Shinken

History
Zero created Shinken as a style of lightsaber combat that promoted freedom of creativity, allowing it's users to make their own style as they saw fit. Taking elements from forms I-X (not including form VIIb) and added his own techniques. The style itself took Zero over 20 years of his life to create. He created the style to unlock the true limits of the user and the styles used within the form. While the style is still technicly in development Zeor sees the style as complete all that remains i the users to make their own alerations.

After forming his own order of jedi he began to teach the style ot the members there by turning the form into the specific style of that group. Out of the group the only ones who gain acess to certain techniques are the elite and mysterious Paladins.

Description
The Form is very graceful and elegent using speed, agility, balance and strength to overpower their opponant. each technique is graceful and elegant due to the base method of the style, Zero himself is known for his relaxed method of using the style. Letting his spirit lead his hand to victory.

It is also common for users of the style to wear cortosis guantlets to guard their face as some techniques require their hand at the side of their face.

Grip & Stance
While the grip can be of the user's choosing be it reverse, single handed, double handed and so on. A common grip seen by Zero and his padawan was holding the blade pointed toward the ground by the strong side hand, with the off side hand riding loosely on the weapon's pommel. this allowed a a block in a triangular pattern to defend the the lower two-thirds of their body and lightning fast strikes to keep the enemy on their guard.

Offence
The form is known for elegance and speed in this attacks similar to Form II but the attacks are far more dynamic involving spinning the lightsaber mid attack either behind the back of the user masking a trasition between hands or to add flair. despite this seemingly useless aspect it doesn't effect the accuracy of the style as users are drilled to have near perfect accuracy. The style is also highly acrobatic spinning in the air before landing a devastating blow. The form also makes good use of twin lightsabers as well as double-bladed lightsabers, forked-lightsabers and Guard-Shoto. Being the style is made up forms I-X it can counter the styles as well. Zero personally made it so that if he fights an opponent using Ataru he'll use the techniques he feels is best to counter the style's agility and speed. Also if he fights someone using a personal variation of Juyo/Vapaad he can also counter by using Shinken's arsenal of styles. Even using his own personal techniques to add a degree of unpredicability.

Defence
The defence of this form is equally graceful and dynamic as the offence using dodges, flips, rolls, and spins to avoid attacks but still uses parries and blocks. The defence is normally blended in to the spins of the offence as users are drilled to use the spin to twist the opponant's lightsaber out of their hand upon the user's blade making contact.

((please Note: The chart represents Zero's ability in the style not his Padawan))

Weaknesses
The only real weakness of this syle is the user itself. if the user is not fast, strong or agile enough their variation will lack. thats why all users are required to engage in an intence pyhsical workout before they begin lightsaber training and even then they are weighted down to aid in their speed, agility and elegence and most importantly strength. On top of the physical weaknesses that may be present a lack of experience can also deal the user a bad hand, Zero himself is very hard to fight due to his training and early life.

Lightsaber Design
The design can be any the user chooses, Zero himself has two lightsabers each with similar design and Kali uses has three lightsabers each different in design.

Behind the Scenes
The form itself is based off Chinese Sword arts, Fencing and Japanese Sword arts. The name as far as i know means Divine Sword. The stance is taken from the variation of Shien used by the founder of The Jensaarai a Dark Jedi known as Nikkos Tyris