Adaga Rodar


 * "I really don't have a name for it Master. It's a style I created from my skill with knife-fighting.  You could call it a variation on Shien that allows me to use reverse and standard grips."
 * "It's very odd my Padawan..."
 * "Well, that's what happens when I'm left to my own devices Master."


 * Ren Marek and Tyro

Adaga Rodar is a style developed by Ren Marek, son of Darth Vader's first apprentice Galen Marek, while training under the Rogue Jedi and later Great Mystic Tyro. Due to much of his training being done alone, Marek developed this style of lightsaber combat based on a skill he already possessed: an affinity for knife-fighting.

Adaga Rodar is at its heart a variation of Form V: Shien/Djem So combined with elements of Form IV: Ataru. The main difference is the fact that the lightsaber wielder can flip the handle, switching between standard grip and the Shien reversed grip. This allows for varied attack speeds, height and angles, making a user of this style highly effective in duels or defending against an opponent armed with a blaster.

A Brief History
(NOTE: this history is based on a non-canonical storyline!)

Ren Marek was the son of Galen Marek and Juno Eclipse. Discovering that she was pregnant after Galen's death, Juno hid herself on Tatooine in an attempt to hide her son from the Empire. There they remained safe during the war. However, during this time Ren's mother succumbed to an unknown disease that Ren would later name the Eclipse Virus in honor of his mother. Realizing that his mother would die if untreated, Ren traveled with her towards the city of Mos Eisley, planning to smuggle her off of the planet and to Naboo. However, as Juno's condition became critical Ren was taken in by the Korr family, who would shelter the two travelers until their deaths at the hands of Tusken Raiders.

It was from the oldest Korr boy, Jaden, that Ren began learning the art of knife-fighting at the tender age of seven. Yet, it seemed that Renhad a natural talent for the "sport", easily defeating Jaden after only six months of study. Jaden had taught young Ren the reverse grip style of fighting, and it wasn't until Ren began truly competing that he would develop a style of his own. Ren found out that an underground fighting ring had grown in Mos Eisley, with competitors fighting for money, clothing, anything they could wager.