These lightsaber duels are for real

Many are Star Wars diehards; some enjoy the thrill and competition of an unconventional duel; others just enjoy hitting each other with LED sticks.
For a variety of reasons, the popularity of lightsaber fighting is on the rise. A quick Google search of “lightsaber fighting” will produce page after page of results, everything from where to buy lightsabers to schools that teach the fighting form.And on Thursday nights, about a dozen or so members of a popular local group, the SoCal Sab