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| Obi - Wan Kenobi - Qui - Gon's apprentice |
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| ObiWan Kenobi Kenobi reminded Yoda in TESB that he had been ‘reckless’ in his youth, and indeed he WAS! The young Kenobi seen in the trailer and the rehearsal footage (or his stand-in) tends to use angular motions, both of the sabre and of his body. He leaps and frolics in a skilful but overly showy manner. Young gifted swordsmen often seem this way – they are able to take advantage of their youthful vigour, speed and flexibility to make up for what their style lacks in control. Kenobi is seem twirling his sabre like a cheerleader – a useless and showy gesture – when he and Jinn leap a chasm to confront Maul, Kenobi just HAS to flourish his jump with a summersault. Kenobi will have many close shaves in his fights – only sheer reaction speed will save him time & time again. Young swordsmen also have a lesson to learn – they must learn to replace their speed with SKILL or their career ends at 30 (or even earlier). The body slows with age, and it must be the MIND that wins fights, not fancy moves. We are lucky to have seen the OLD Kenobi in action as well. A man in his 60’s (at least), ‘Ben’ Kenobi uses a totally different style. He ‘fights for centre’ – a style that uses far less physical strength and motion, but is very deadly. The opponent must be careful as the old man is attuned to their every move and will rip them a new orifice with a lightning fast blow. To watch Kenobi & Vader face-off was much like watching 70-90 year old Japanese kendo masters fight ... a battle of minds. They are playing chess – with swords. Attitude and counter-attitude are put down until an opening appears. Kenobi’s ‘straight’ style is more than capable of frustrating the larger and more effusive ‘diagonal’ powerplay from Vader. Ben could hold him off all day long. Every ‘wild’ move risks instant retaliation from the well-settled centre position. HOWEVER: there are still some hints of the younger extravert in there ... old Kenobi employs a couple of twirls and spins, but its clear he isn’t up to the performance levels of his youth. As the fight progresses, he gets tired, and is content to hold ground. He lacks the strength to get a clear shot at the massive Vader – unless he can goad Vader into an unwise ‘big’ attack (as he tries to do!) Kenobi comes full circle. He was truly a master of his weapon – but to the very end, he lacked the majesty, poise and technical excellence of QuiGonn Jinn. |
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