Epic Lightsaber Moves That Make You Look Fancy

What do you want to do with your lightsaber? If you’re like a lot of collectors, the answer is, “As much as humanly possible.” You want to master as many lightsaber moves as possible, tapping into the full power and potential of your elegant weapon. One of the best ways to learn new tricks with your single or double-bladed lightsaber, and acquire potentially useful skills in the process, is to learn how to spin a lightsaber and similar movements.

Teaching yourself how to flip or how to spin a lightsaber behind your back can be a lot of fun, and you don’t even need a partner to practice with. All you need, aside from your trusty lightsaber, is some open space—it’s best to find an area larger and less cluttered than your living room. You should also have a reasonably soft surface under your feet. With the lightsaber techniques we’re about to show you, it’s likely that you’re going to spend a lot of time dropping your hilt before you really get the hang of things.

Ready to get started? Below, find a how-to list of lightsaber moves that you can use to impress family and friends and show your mastery over the Force.

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.