Lethos Jedi Training

In the Order of the Lethos Jedi, emphasis was placed on learning through experience. While formal classes were held, students were also asked to establish their own training programs, developing their own individual approaches to the Force. Jedi trained constantly to meet the intense requirements of the Order. Jedi could train in groups or in a Master –Apprentice relationship.

Training in the Order of the Lethos Jedi
Throughout its history though, the idea of a Master and an Apprentice was consistent; though at times more than one apprentice could be taken by a single Master. Training was harsh and difficult, consisting of lengthy tutelage before an apprentice became a full-fledged Knight. While formal classes were held, students were also asked to establish their own training programs, developing their own individual approaches to the Force.

The Grand Master oversaw the teaching, but did also delegate most of the teaching responsibilities to students onto Jedi Instructors who were specifically skilled at certain areas. Some Instructors focused mainly on lightsaber combat to advance the skills of the Jedi Initiates, while other Instructors would teach other skills like unarmed combat, self-defense, problem solving, researching skills, studying of history and military tactics. In accordance with the learning-by-doing principle, students would accompany Masters on missions to gain experience and they would sometimes be sent on missions on their own. When a Master chose a student, their decision was unquestioned and undisputed. Age restriction did not exist in the Order, with Masters taking on adult apprentices and raising them to full knighthood at varying paces.

Following the end of construction on the Olympus Jedi Temple Order completely reformed its academy under the Council of First Knowledge. Closing many of the enclaves of the early order in favor of a more centralized academy on Olympus, those that remained open were overseen by a Council of Masters as opposed to a single administrator. The formation of the Acquisition Corps was a necessity to help locate new members for the Order. In order to help, the Rend Collective Triumvirate passed a law requiring all member worlds to check for Force-sensitivity upon delivering each child. The Council also took the time to codify a formal battery of five tests of Knighthood, in addition to restricting apprenticeship to one Master and one apprentice.[1]