Form V: Djem So (Powerstaark)



Djem So, also known as "the way of the Krayt Dragon" or "the perseverance form" was a style of lightsaber combat that relied largely on brute strength.

Djem So was an offensive fighting style where the user would try and overwhelm their opponents through sheer strength. Although many users of Djem So were quite strong physically it was also possible for someone to use the Force to give them extra strength beyond their ordinary strength. However Djem So's greatest weakness was its lack of mobility and a swift opponent could take advantage of this. Djem So was useful against blasters as it could be used to send bolts straight back at the enemy but it was designed more for lightsaber combat. Djem So practitioners would often block a blow and then immediately strike back with a powerful counterstrike.

Stance and maneuvers
The Djem So stance was to hold the lightsaber above the head angled back and down at a roughly forty five degree angle. The dominant leg would be forward enabling powerful step-through strikes to be used. Practitioners would often bring their lightsabers down hard on the opponent in a feirce power blow known as the "Falling Avalanche".

Another maneuver was known as the "Fluid Riposte" where the user would smoothly parry an attack and then swiftly counterattack.

Practitioners
Anakin Skywalker was a master of Djem So and in Count Dooku's opinion he was the best Djem So user Dooku had ever seen with the possible exception of Mace Windu. Skywalker continued using the style after his transformation into Darth Vader. He also trained his Padawan Ahsoka Tano to use Djem So. Ahsoka's friend Tom Norton put a few elements of Djem So into his style though, out of the styles Tom employed, this was the style he'd had the least training on.

As mentioned above, Mace Windu was also a master of Djem So, using the style when he wasn't using his prefered form Vaapad. He notably used the opening stance during his duel with Darth Sidious. Plo Koon was also a master of Djem So and his skill with the style made him one of the finest swordsmen in the Order. Qui-Gon Jinn also put elements of Djem So into his swordplay though he never mastered the style.

General Grievous was also a practitioner of Djem So using his great physical strength to batter his opponents into defeat. He used a combination of Djem So, Juyo and Jar'Kai, sometimes with four lightsabers, to overwhelm his enemies. Count Dooku also used the opening stance of Djem So during his first and his last duels with Anakin Skywalker.

Other practitioners of Djem So included Aayla Secura and Luminara Unduli. Whiphed Jedi Master Kkrunk was also a master of Djem So. Jedi Council members Agen Kolar and Oppo Rancisis were both masters of Djem So, as were Sora Bulq and Cin Drallig. Even Piell put elements of Djem So into his style but due to his size this was not his preferred form. The Dark Acolyte Tol Skorr was also proficient at Djem So.