Darth Sedo'Ira

[Darth Sedo'Ira]

Hello All,

Well I found you folks though friends of friends on Myspace.com so I thought I'd check LA-Jedi out.

I've always been a Star Wars geek, but more or less the closet kind until the past two years, so as time passes the geek comes out more and more.
I Finished My first Saber not too long ago so I've stopped using Practice Shinais and have been using it in saber battles with a group I Joined down here in Orange County, but I've been doing this on and off for about six years, so since I found you all I thought one day I'd take a trip up to LA and join in once and a while.


My other hobbies are Computer Gaming, Offset Printing, Silk Screen Printing, Graphic Arts, for many years I traveled with a guild to different Ren-Faire locations in California preforming Live Steel Combat, and my Current Project is My Stormtrooper armor, I enjoy doing Charity work and just started going to cons.
And I love BBQs and Bonfires

I do have a few questions though, and I guess I should explain why I ask, In the group I come from we practice actual Saber Combat using a hit point system, two arms or two legs, or the combo is a Win, or hitting the torso including back, butt and shoulders is a one hit win, also the hits on the sabers them selves are and can be hard but when striking an opponent it's never done with force that can hurt.
So I'm not quite sure how you guys operate, because I know some sabers that have led's in the blade tend to black out when hit so I don't know if you guys are more directed toward practicing fight sequences than unscripted combat, or if you do both...

But the saber I own was ordered from TheCustomSaberShop.com, i selected the different hilt pieces, electronics, blade, and had a blast putting it together., the blade is battle worthy and holds up very well.

- Andrew.

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Andrew welcome man when I read your story it seems familiar, I also came from a Faire background and the last few years I was in Kintyre Freikorps a Mercenary Live Steel Guild. Which group were you in and I wonder if we have met before? We have a few members here that are also former SCA but the LA Jedi is more devoted to Choreographed Combat and Safety is our highest concern. I am also on the CSS and that is where I get all my supplies, except there I am GFORCE 13. We are having classes this week Sat. & Sun. 1-3 would be nice if you could make it otherwise looking forward to meeting you in the future. Annon and May the Force be with You.

[Darth Sedo'Ira]

You may or may not know me, most people called me Tobias or Toby and i was a fighting member of Kintyre Freikorps / Black Guard.

Small world...


The group I run with now also has a very high concern for safety, one of the founding members was also from Kintyre / Black Guard (Erik aka Smudge) so we still take into consideration all the important factors of combat saftey, but we do practice scripted combat as well, just not as often.

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Omg what a small universe my wife and I were the first 2 original and last 2 members of Kintyre Freikorps, I totally know Eric and do you know if Mike and Terri are still running Black Guard, since next month will be 2 years that I have been out of the Faire Circut my last one was Las Vegas Faire.

[Darth Sedo'Ira]

Mike and Terri still run Black Guard, and they are still going around California doing gigs, I Retired about two + Years ago so i'm out of the loop now as to what exactly is going on, but yeah it's still going.