Lightsaber Dueling is Officially a Competitive Sport in France

The French Fencing Federation has decided to let Jedis shine, and is making the iconic Star Wars-themed battles subject to professional judging. These are the rules: Two fighters duel it out inside a circle marked in tape. A hit to the head or body is five points. ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe ◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/6ElleCub6uM ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/jAu1ZsTCA64 ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/W8T6fYt9-tA  Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe  Best of playlist: https://on.mash.to/BestOf  MASHABLE ACROSS THE WEB  Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1hCcRpl  Facebook: http://bit.ly/2T5bgLp Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Cx8gSN Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Tctzi3 Mashable is for superfans. We're not for the casually curious. Obsess with us. https://ift.tt/2NevOiM Mashable February 20, 2019 at 07:36AM