Fast style



The fast style of lightsaber combat was a style used by New Jedi Order Jedi such as Kyle Katarn, and possibly Jaden Korr.

Style and stance


Consisting of short and quick motions with the blade that could be chained and combined almost indefinitely, this style allowed for multiple attacks at an extremely fast pace.

Users of the fast style would typically utilize a defensive stance where the lightsaber was held across the front of the user, ready to parry attacks and deflect blaster shots or to launch short, fast jabs and cuts.

This style bore some similarities to the Ataru form of the Old Jedi Order. The fast style made use of acrobatic jumps and rolls to strike an opponent from unexpected angles. However, the fast style shared more similarities with Soresu. Fast style resembled Soresu closely in that the blade was kept close to the body for a very rapid and effective defense, both against blasters and other melee weapons. Fast style enabled very fast parries or trap shunts (trapping and then redirecting an opponent's strike to knock them off-balance).

Advantages and disadvantages
As with all other styles, the fast style had both its advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages
Its obvious advantage was that it was efficient in one-on-one combat against slower opponents with laxed defenses or many opponents who were not wielding melee weapons. Especially when combined with Force Speed would the fast style be very dangerous to any number of opponents. Among all the styles, this style provided the best defense against blaster fire. In lightsaber combat, it was a powerful defensive technique, as the user could create a very strong defense against multiple opponents or a single, stronger opponent.

Disadvantages
Relying primarily on speed and multiple attacking, the disadvantages of the fast style were equally obvious. Firstly, its use of fast strikes limited the amount of power that was put into a blow, making it easy for a strike to be parried or overpowered. Secondly, its range was considerably short, making it a less effective offense against a wide-spread of multiple opponents. Third, the fast style's defenses could quickly be broken through if an opponent was much more physically powerful than the user. Since the blade was kept so close to the body, a strong, cunning opponent will simply hammer the user's blade in the hopes that the practitioner would tire and cut themselves open.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy