Epic Lightsaber Moves That Make You Look Fancy

1. How to Throw a Lightsaber (The Basic Throw)

While this may seem like a basic lightsaber trick, it requires a great deal of practice to master. However, once you do, you’ll be able to enter any future duel with the confidence and grace worthy of any Jedi.

• Start out by holding your lightsaber in a standard grip at your side at waist level, with the blade pointed diagonally upward. 
• Bring the hilt upward while letting the blade dip downward. 
• Once the blade is pointing at the floor (or nearly so), release the hilt. If you execute it right, the blade will do a 360-degree rotation in the air as the hilt remains more or less in the same space where you released it (so the entire saber resembles a rapidly moving clock hand). 
• Grab the hilt once it has completed a full rotation.

2. How to Spin a Lightsaber (The Senseless Spin)

“Try spinning. That’s a cool trick!” This lightsaber move requires a certain amount of skill with the basic spin. The so-called senseless spin is a continuous motion that starts in front of your body, moves behind your back, then comes back to your front. Your saber remains in one hand throughout the sequence.

• Begin by performing a basic spin where the saber travels in a circular motion across the front of your body. 
• Then use the momentum to bring the hilt behind your back. 
• Grip the hilt, as you would at the conclusion of a standard basic spin, and rotate your wrist around to perform another blade rotation behind your back. 
• Then bring the hilt back around to your front. If you like, you can launch into another basic spin from that position and create a continuous lightsaber motion that looks pretty awesome.

3. How to Twirl a Lightsaber (The Twirl)

This is a trick for the double-bladed lightsaber enthusiasts out there, especially those who want to bust out some Darth Maul lightsaber moves. It’s basically a way to do multiple continuous lightsaber spins that travel in a 360-degree circle around the user’s body. Lightsaber twirling goes like this:

• Begin by holding the staff in one hand at your side. 
• Start rotating your hand as you bring the hilt across your body to the other arm. 
• Grab the rotating hilt with your other hand, and then swing it behind your back as you lean forward a little to accommodate the spinning saber. 
• Bring your other hand (which held the hilt initially) behind you from the other direction and reclaim the hilt—the changeover should happen at the middle of your back. 
• Then simply swing the hilt back around to your front. 
• At all times, the hand that holds the hilt should be rotating it to maintain the spinning movement.

If you do it right, this lightsaber trick looks amazing and intimidating.