Lightsaber Combat {|}
The Jedi teach six forms of lightsaber combat. This is excessive and a waste of time. There is no need for a Sith to study any form that does not channel one's aggression. A battle should end quickly. At every moment, one should be assessing the ways to dispatch one's opponent - select the most direct method.
There are two key forms of lightsaber combat a Sith must master: Strong style and Fast style. The latter emphasises footwork, speed, precision, and acrobatics. With some exceptions, Fast style is rarely suited for a Sith. The dark side supplies us with strength, and that strength must be used. Hate makes us powerful.
Strong style is expressed as djem so - an ancient philosophy that requires you to combine your body weight and your muscular strength with the energising drug of anger so that the execution of your blows will land with enough force to crack armour.
When used for defence, djem so turns an attack back on the attacker. If you deflect a blade at a vulnerable angle, it will draw your opponent in close enough for a gutting slash or an elbow to the face. Deflecting a blow may also draw your enemy into a blade lock, which is easily won with the strength of your arms and the power of your hate.
Another facet of Strong style defence is shien, or blocking incoming blaster fire. When generating this defence, some choose to use a reverse grip on the lightsaber hilt. Sith shien should be a temporary measure - used only long enough to shorten the blade distance to your opponent or to recover from a kill so that you may find your next target. Deflecting bolts against your attackers can be useful, but be aware that this tactic is a waste of your physical prowess.
Any combat situation or style can be enhanced by the use of dun möch. This tactic employs taunts and verbal attacks to weaken your enemy's will. It takes only a few words to expose your opponent's lack of confidence and to lay it out to manipulate.
There is a third style, though it is exceedingly difficult. It is called Juyo. The key to this style is the same as our core belief: Emotion, not peace, will lead to victory. With Juyo, you must give yourself over to the sensations you feel in the heart of battle: hatred for your enemies; fury towards their actions; and fear that they may prevail. Yes, fear. It is foolish to cover this emotion behind pride. Fear of death, fear of loss, and fear of chaos are primal motivators. Fear can be your fuel.
Juyo is based on quick strikes and unpredictable attacks, but you are not fully embracing the style unless your emotions ignite your senses and elevate your abilities. But do not succumb completely to your emotions. You are Sith, not an animal. As you take aim and fight through the tunnel of rage, you will experience transcendence. In that moment, you are a perfect being and you cannot be beaten - you are at last embraced within Juyo.