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Ki's got a bad record though. He was captured in the Battle of Geonosis. He was defeated by Grievious, and then killed by perhaps four to six clone troopers at a medium distance. Whereas at least Luminara has fought in large battles (Such as on Ansion) while maintaining her focus and her faith in Soresu. I'm actually kinda curious as to how she got wiped out. I doubt she was shot from the front unless it was by a legion of troopers or a canon.
Ki is ridiculously underestimated here. 4-6? Try 8-10. Doesn't sound like much, but when troops who have fought and died for you shoot you out of the blue, it's kind of hard to defend yourself.
He was beginning a charge when, all of a sudden, his little squad stops and takes aim. Slowly turning around as he realizes what is happening, he throws his saber up desperately. He succeeds in blocking the first few shots, but is quickly overwhelmed by the well-aimed shots.
And as for Grievous? Janus, I've already given you the Grievous equation. You can help me explain it to the others. Or better yet, I'll just copy it here. . .
"Well, according to Count Dooku in LOE, who is Grievous' saber mentor, the General is incredibly skilled. However, while scolding him for seeming imperfections in his fighting style, the Count states that Grievous' greatest weapon and ally in combat is the element of surprise, along with fear and confusion. Without it, he would be destroyed. Then, the Sith Lord proceeds to name a few Jedi who would destroy the General if he didn't use these to his advantage; Obi-Wan was one of these Jedi, along with Cin Drallig, Mace Windu, and Yoda. Anakin was not. This may merely be the result of Dooku's determination not to acknowledge Anakin's growing power, but whatever. Proceeding. . . .
So, on Hypori, when a Jedi was killed in a split second by a mechanical fiend dropping onto his skull, Masters Ki-Adi-Mundi and Shaak Ti were stunned and confused, along with the other Jedi. They had never seen or heard of such a creature, and as a result, were sufficiently astounded, enough to give the droid General a victory against five Jedi. The same thing happened in LOE (I know, I use it a lot) when the General moves to capture the Chancellor. He uses a dramatic entrance combined with half a dozen of his towering elites to strike fear into the hearts of everyone present, thus ensuring a victory born of deception.
Anyway, as you saw in ROTS, Grievous has not a single one of these advantages on his side. IN fact, Obi-Wan has the advantage of surprise on his side, and although it does little to faze Grievous, it nullifies the General's advantages. It was only Grievous' arrogance and confidence that kept him in the duel. When he realized he had not a chance, and probably remembered Dooku's warning, he fled.
Hope that answers it sufficiently enough. Just a theory, but in my mind, a fitting one."
That was from the Ventress vs. Grievous thread.
Agreed. Even if I give Ki-Adi-Mundi sufficient credit for defending against Grievious, he could not kill Grievious, and Luminara, a practitioner of the same style as Obi-Wan and someone who was a master when he was a padawan (Cloak of Deception) would have a solid defense and she is already shown to have massive free for all experience (Severeal times in The Approaching Storm) and amazing agility, dexterity, and Force control (Again, TAS). I wouldn't say she really surpassed Obi-Wan by ROTS, since he was much more active and easily had better power, but by AOTC, she was his equal at least.
It's possible, certainly. Adi really isn't as big a hitter as either of these two in my opinion, seeing as how she was utterly slaughtered by Grievous. Ki at least put up a fight before his rescue. However, Luminara would still most likely be the victor. She is considered a peer of Obi-Wan in Soresu mastery. That's pretty damn good.