Sai tok

In lightsaber combat, a sai tok, frowned upon by the Jedi because of its Sith-like nature, was the act of cutting an opponent in half, usually separating his or her legs from the torso at the waist.

It was performed by Jedi Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi to defeat Darth Maul in his duel against the Sith Lord during the Battle of Naboo.

Although Obi-Wan Kenobi's body disappeared upon his death, the death blow delivered by Darth Vader was a move of sai tok.

Qu Rahn executed such a strike against the Dark Jedi Maw. Maw survived this event by drawing on his anger, and his disfiguration consequentially made him a prime candidate for the Trispzest form of lightsaber combat.

Jedi Knights applied numerous sai tok moves on battle droids during many battles. For example, when captured on the Invisible Hand, Anakin Skywalker executed this move on one of the IG-100 MagnaGuard while attempting to save Chancellor Palpatine in Revenge Of The Sith.