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Hello there. Somehow, Star Wars memes have returned. It's not a trap, this is where the fun begins.

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[–] DakRalter 70 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The high ground was just a ruse. Obi Wan has the advantage on the low ground. Vs Maul and Grievous, he attacked from below. Taunting Anakin about the high ground was just to make Anakin try to get the high ground so Obi Wan could attack from below. Which he did.

Attacking from the low ground in melee combat is advantageous as you can just go for the ankles, as my niece figured out very early on when we used to play lightsaber battles. She'd insist I stand on the bed, and she'd slice off my ankles, it's over, Auntikin, I have the low ground, haha.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"Yeah laugh now, Walter, but we'll see who's still laughing at the end of Season 5. I have the high ground, bitch" ~Jessie

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm about ligjtsaber fights obviously but in swordfighting Id say that having the high ground gives easy access to your opponents head, ontop of that you bring more weight into some of the hits making it harder to block. Source: my family all do reenactments including swordfighting so ive learnt a little bit too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

just be like an anime character who endures the hits from above by standing straight and tall and crushing the ground and sinking into it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

(I will defer to you as you have the greater experience but I’d like to offer my experience)

As a 6’5” person I’ve noticed that, when I want to apply force(non-combat, anyway) that it can be more difficult for me when something at an average height is below my center. I don’t have the advantage of pushing off the ground, it’s only weight unless I crouch and a shorter oppenent can crouch as well, forcing me into a more uncomfortable position to get even with them. Even if I bring a sword up high to crash it down all that does is leave me wide open so it seems a niche case.

You don’t need to hit the head to take someone out of the fight and a low attack, I imagine, is harder to block than something more at torso level. Especially if, as in Anakin’s case, you’re midair, but of course that’s not exactly common normally haha

So I guess it isn’t that I don’t believe you and more that I don’t fully understand. There are a few scenarios where I could maybe see it but you don’t need my entire train of throught barreling through your station unsolicited haha

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Tip on applying combat force as a tall person:

Learn to throw knee strikes. I caught a standing knee from a 6'6" guy in my chest that ended things very quickly. I was prepared to take in in the stomach, not the nipple...

Threw off my balance something awful.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's also weird that Anakin couldn't just force push Obi off the high ground into the lava. Didn't even try.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

They actually show that in the movie during their duel on Mustafar.

When they're in the control room they both do a force push on each other but they cancel each other out for a moment then they both get sent flying backwards.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Haha thanks, I whooshed as well!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

God fucking damnit

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

You should get really high. It will help.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jaha we need to add more stools to memes now

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I dunno, sounds pretty shitty to me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Definitely an advantage, although Shreev can already jump like a motherfucker