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| Janus' Staff Foundation Class: 2005 Edition | ||||
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In order to pursue a more successful Staff Saber Career in your JA life, you need to start off with a solid foundation. Although simplistic in nature, for 8 weeks, students will undergo piece by piece of what you can do fighting with the Staff Saber. Every 2 weeks will introduce new aspects of the Staff and how to duel with it. This will conclude by putting the pieces together in the final 2 weeks. SYLLABUS: PART I: Wielding The Staff Week 1 & 2 - Half and Full Animations (w/theory & discussion) PART II: Using The Staff Week 3 & 4 - Basic Combos and Preanimated Moves (w/theory & discussion) PART III: When and When Not To Staff Week 5 & 6 - Janus' Seven Deadly Staff Sins & Intro to Advanced Moves (w/theory & discussion) FINALE: Putting It All Together Week 7 & 8 - Final Exam (Culmination of Weeks 1 - 6) If you'd like a jump on the knowledge or just learn more, please feel free to visit the Holocron, specifically the Staff section. FAQ Q: Is the Final Exam Mandatory? A: The first run through, I meant it to be, but only a few showed up. This will be fixed by stating that the Final Exam is MANDATORY to receive passing marks for this course. Q: What if I miss a week? A: When the syllabus above states those topics will be discussed during those weeks of the term, I mean just that. If for some reason you can make it to week 1, but can't make it to week 2, the student will know the lessons for the part. IT IS ADVISED however that the student seek myself, or anyone else on the attendance list for that designated week to review and stay familiar with the lesson taught. Final Remarks: At the end of each lesson I will put on this thread the attendance class and what was covered. Any discussion, any remarks, everything and anything for a lesson will be put on here for all to view. I look forward to teaching this class and helping the future staffers of the JA out as much as I can. Please seek me out if you have any other questions. This class is no longer in session. |
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| Game: | Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Academy | |||
| Instructor: | Janus | |||
| Server: | (JK3) Classes | |||
| Time: | 11:00pm Saturday, Mar 09 | |||
| Duration: | 1 hour | |||
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Janus - Retired 
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Shift an hour ahead for timechange, it was 6pm before. _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Setementor - Jedi Master 
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... Shouldn't Class have begun 5 minutes after you posted?  This comment was edited by Setementor on Apr 10 2005 12:19am. |
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Janus - Retired
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My apologies, I had the alarm set to wake up in time for class, but work was a bitter cruel animal to me last night, and the 11pm to 7am shift rocked me good, I was really beat and slept through the hour. Again my apologies on not making class... _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Janus - Retired 
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CLASS FOR APRIL 2ND HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO PREARRANGED PLANS FOR THE TEACHER, PLEASE SEEK OUT OTHERS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH WEEK 2 FOR ASSISTANCE. CLASS RESUMES PROMPTLY FOR THE 9TH. _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Janus - Retired
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3/26/2005 - Half Animations, Week 1 Attendance: Dane Tenebrae Krus D'Kana What We Did: Today's class marks the start of the 2nd time slot for the Staff Foundation Class. We used today as an Intro/Week 1 mesh answering questions and then jumping right into Half Animations. Half Animations are described as pushing the direction you want to head while combining it with a press of the attack/key, but only once. After one swing, this technically ends the Half-Animations. Keeping it held (the direction AND attack) will produce the Full Animations. Those will be covered next week. Below is a cut and paste of how to do the Half-Animations along with theory. Half Animations & Theory Basic Attack Up+Attack(once) Down+Attack(once) For those 3 above, the saberist makes an arc of sort when swinging. Quick note is that it's good for aerial attacks, you'll catch their feet and do damage to them. Up+Right+Attack(once) Up+Left+Attack(once) Making up the two pieces to Basic Combo #1, the Saberist will start by swinging from the opposite back of the direction pressed, and end up ending the swing with the direction pressed. For example, Janus swings the saber once to his Up+Right. The swing starts at the back and left and finishes with the saber pointing forward and right. Back = Down, Forward = Up. Left+Attack(once) Right+Attack(once) Making up the two pieces to Basic Combo #2, these are side swipes. Great for using with someone coming at you with overhead swings. Down+Right+Attack(once) Down+Left+Attack(once) Completing the 3 Basic Combos, these two directions make up Basic Combo #3. Saberist may use these swings for oncoming aerial attacks from the side. As with the versions moving from Back to Forward, Saberist will start swinging from Forward, and end up going Back, but with an angle to the swing. Example, Janus swings Down+Right+Attack, the staff starts at his forward and left, but will end with the saber down and right. For pictures, I strongly recommend consulting the holocron article about staff saber to see what it will look like Great class everyone, see you next week! Next Week: Half Animation Review and Full Animations, Week 2 Office Hours of Availability: 6pm EST - 10pm EST, available through above mentioned communications otherwise. 9:30ish AM EST to 4:30ish PM EST = Sleeping and 12AM - 8AM EST is working. Take care... ~J _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Tigerclaw - Student 
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I haven't been to one of these classes yet, but looked in last night. I thought it was quite impressive and would like to learn staff to go with my yellow. I'll try and get upto speed with one of the other students by this next class. Hopefully I won't lag behind too much  edit: I have now to been to one class, yours on Tuesday night, and been brought upto speed by the kind Rosered. _______________ Geriatric single User, with a touch of Staff now and again. Influenced by Dash Starlight, Jaina. Janus, and Gradius in staff. And in yellow stance. Jaina D'Kana, who really helped me when I first joined the Academy and Jaiko D'Kana, who's classes I took in the begining. Proud owner of _Muro_'s 400th ACK! comment. Avatar by the one and only Majno . Padawan to Dash Starlight This comment was edited by Tigerclaw on Mar 30 2005 01:58pm. |
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Soren - Student |
I would love to come! Im pretty bad with staff and wish to be great in all forms... Ill be taking another class for dual sabers, is this alright with you? -Soren  |
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