Niman | Form VI

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Niman, also known as the “Way of the Rancor”, “Moderation Form” or the “Diplomatic Form”, was the sixth form of Lightsaber combat. It was a form that was adapted from previous forms and made to be a form of its own. This form could be easily mastered if the master of the saber devoted their time to practising and learning the form. The interesting this about this lightsaber form was that it lacked significant advantages but also disadvantages, making it a balanced form. This form may have looked like a simple and straightforward point but if a Jedi or Sith mastered it properly, it would be a deadly advantage for them.

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This form originated from the Royal Macheteros of the Kashi Mher Dynasty, who practised this fighting style during their time. The style then passed onto a group of sith called the Legions of Lettow who appeared during the First Great Shicsm of the Jed Order. Once the legion was defeated, the Jedi then took on the combat form and adopted it to be a combat technique for the Jedi. Many Jedi Consulars used Niman to focus on diplomacy and meditation of the Force. This form was also used by the Sith Knight Exar Kun, a famous practitioner of Niman. By the time the Clone Wars appeared, Niman had become more common among the Jedi Order, being used for standard saber training as well.

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As mentioned before, one of the famous practitioners of this form was the Sith Lord and former Jedi Exar Kun. He was trained in lightsaber combat by Jedi Weapon Master Vodo-Siosk Baas, and mastered the form so well that he was able to beat his own master with this form. This form was also taught to the Jedi Sentinels of the Order.  Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith during the rule of the Empire, also mastered this form and enhanced it with his force powers so that he could attack with both his lightsaber and with the force. A student of his, Darth Maul also mastered this with his double-bladed lightsaber. Even Obi-Wan Kenobi practised this form during his padawans with Master Qui-Gon Jinn.  To move forward, Anakin Skywalker also practiced this form and became more used to using Niman and was able to use the force as well as teach his padawan, Ashoka Tano, the basics of Lightsaber Combat.

Famous practitioners of Niman / Form VI (6) :

Sith Lord Exar Kun, Darth Sidious, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi Jedi Master Cin Drallig, Galen Marek (Starkiller) and Darth Krayt.