Hello all, first time poster here. I have been looking at the evo and nxt gloves that lamadiluce produces for lightsaber sparring/dueling but haven’t been able to find any reviews on them online. What’s the general consensus amongst the ludosport crowd on their quality and effectiveness (in protection, grip, and how they affect manual dexterity for spinning and whatnot)? Also, is the sizing generally pretty accurate? Thanks.

Hello

I hope this sub isn't dead. I don't see any recent posts. I've got a problem. I'm trying to get a ludosport approved saber and the official store (LamaDiLuce) is closed until August. I cannot even comprehend how the only official store for a sport decides they want to close the entire store for 2 months so I vowed to never buy anything from them. I don't understand how somebody can have a business like that. That store is making it hard for people to join the sport. It's unprofessional.

Either way, there are, maybe, only 2 more stores I could find. Nordic Sabers is one and another I won't even bother mentioning cos it costs an absolute fortune (more than fancy replicas).

There are no YouTube videos about Anima boards. I can't compare it to anything. I'd like to know of it's any good and whether it has smooth swing, for example. Would anybody know?

And does anybody know of other ludosport approved shops that ship abroad? Even American ones would be good.

I wanted to make this post to see if anyone is brave enough to make any predictions!

In my case I must admit im a D'Addosio simp, gotta love his style but kind of a "safe bet" and as for my national choice gotta go with Trayad, great guy, great duelist and great teacher.

So I live in New Zealand and I've started learning and practicing ludosport. after watching the videos online and reading whatever I could I've hit a roadblock. There is no classes or instructors in my country basically meaning I cant do anything without travelling (which isn't an option at this point)

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Anyone have any advice on what I can do?

I’m rejoining Reddit after many years away. I’m specifically rejoining to help spread LudoSport. I’m a Form 1 instructor in the Washington, DC, USA area, and a member of the Tidewater Academy. I’m searching for students in my area to start up new classes. Let me know if you’re interested or you know anyone who is!

Hey everyone, I just dug out my Polaris SSE-1 saber from Lama di Luce I bought a few years ago. I wanted to check for software updates etc. but the it seems like the website is down? Anyone know whats up or can help me find the most recent software version and manual(s)?

Thank you!

Could someone please give me the old v10 software? It seems that I can't use the newest version with my Sse-1...

Thanks in advance !

There isn't an academy in our area (in the UK), so I'm considering what it'd take to get enough of a proficiency to set one up.

Excluding the cost of attending a few classes in nearby(ish) academies, and assuming no real experience (in Ludosport anyway - sword training I've done a lot of) do you guys know roughly what kind of costs would be incurred in setting up a new Ludosport academy?

Thanks!

IMPORTANT EDIT: The information and question in this post is out of date please refer to your teachers or to the official ludosport announcements for any questions you have. If this post has confused you I am sorry.

Old Edit: Never mind, after playing around on the website for abit I was able to locate the section for stylemaster training, I don’t think I’m at the level needed to tackle that one just yet.

Hello, first time poster, long time lurker. I’ve been doing ludosport for over a year now and according to my instructor my clan and I are close to closing form 1, I recently was gifted a new battle name and went to the combatant website to update my battle name accordingly we I decided to look around at the site since I sort of knew more about the sport than when I started.

I came across the titles,honors,ranks and all that but I’m not really sure how to start earning some of them, mostly the style master, and pretty much all of the honors.

Is this just up to the discretion of my teachers when I am awarded the titles or do I need to take special certification classes?

How did you guys decide the between a short blade vs a long blade

I haven't started ludosport yet but I'm planning on starting soon as well as my sister. We were looking at buying a lamadiluce saber for each of us so we can spar, while learning form I, since there's no dojo's (are they called that in this sport?) near us. But, the sabers are incredibly expensive, is there a cheaper replacement that will still work?

I'm thinking of starting ludosport, but I'm wondering how it feels actually being in a match. I've never had any martial arts training and I'm curious as to whether this actually makes you feel somewhat like a jedi/sith (whichever you prefer) and how fun a match is. I've watched a few videos and the matches seem like they can be a little boring. Would love to hear some of your thoughts

So, currently I'm in college for business and stumbled across Ludosport. Instantly, I was intrigued. But I have no studio near me. I was thinking of making one, of course I'd need to learn the sport. From what I've seen it looks like different countries have different forms (or I may be just confused). Can someone please explain this to me? Do the forms relate to the 7 star wars forms? Also, is there any way to learn all forms online/take lessons online or is that not possible?

Hello all. I'm brand new here, purchased my first saber which will arrive in a week. I wanted to learn the 7 ( or is it 8?) Forms of ludosport as well as the rule set and etc and was googling for a manual. I found a YouTube who seems to help with some of this but during these times of covid and the likes I cannot really join a club or dojo for this and I REALLY want to start learning. Can anyone give some manuals, videos etc that could help a new guy on his path?

I've just noticed that a lot of the offerings have changed on lamadiluce. the older polaris models are gone. I'm assuming they are discontinuing the older parts in favor of the new evo model. have they said anything about when other color parts will be back or when they'll do a push button model of the evo?

Hi guys,

I'm currently running a competition trying to get videos of activities people have been doing during lockdown to keep active. It would be great to see some Ludosport videos!

https://twitter.com/orfiactive/status/1271394313054846977

Hi guys,

Just pointing you in the direction of the podcast we filmed with Dan Sammons from ludosportUK. We had a great chat and found out a lot about the sport, and we think it would be a great introduction to anyone who has just started.

Check it out through the link below.

https://youtu.be/nCdNMbZml-M

Thanks

Hi guys,

A few months ago we tried out Ludosport and recorded our experience. We had a lot of fun as star wars fans so if anyone is interested i'll put the link below.

https://youtu.be/qLQkw6AFq4E

Hey guys,

I work for a startup and we are trying to promote Ludosport through our social media. If anyone who has a few Ludosport fans on twitter and wants to give us a follow it would be hugely appreciated.

We tried out Ludosport for the first time a few weeks ago and are currently editing a video of our experience, so any support in expanding the reach on our socials would be great. I'll leave a link below.

https://twitter.com/orfiactive

Thanks

I'm a beginner at Ludosport (about a month now) and liking it very much so far. I know I have a long way to go in Form 1 but so far when thinking of how I am doing, I would judge my offense as adequate for a beginner. However, my defense could use some serious work. Namely, using the correct blocks when a person from the sides or down below.

When working out or when you have private time outside of lessons, what methods/exercises do you recommend that could be good training to increase attack recognition and reaction speed?

Hi all! I just purchased and am going through the online form 1 course. I’m looking into getting my saber but I’m a little lost.

I’ve found the list of approved sabers on the ludosport website but they are a little steep for my budget. I’ve been looking into some of the other combat saber websites and was wondering if anyone has a build through the other services that fits ludosport regulations? Ultrasabers has a good selection, but I’m not sure if their 40” blade will be the appropriate 87cm when it’s inserted in the handle.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Hi guys,

Just wanted to let you know about an app called Orfi Active which is promoting LudoSport sessions across the UK. I went to one of them last week and it was lots of fun, definitely going to carry on with LudoSports going forward. If anyone else is looking for sessions local to them then i'd recommend the app a lot. I'll put the link below. Thanks.

https://www.orfiactive.com/