That's never directly stated, but seeing as he didn't practice afterwards, I'd assume so.
But it's pretty impressive that he has such mastery given that he only wielded a lightsaber for a several years (in 54BBY, he notes that Plagueis had only allowed him to handle a lightsaber a few years prior), which is a testament to his instinctive ability.
He isn't practicing in his off years if he didn't even carry one in 52BBY, which shows that he was already comfortable with his lightsaber mastery and didn't see the need to use one further. That, or he didn't have enough time for regular practice. Or both. Either way, there was no need for him to carry a lightsaber in 52BBY, and he only created one afterwards as a reserve. His lifestyle wouldn't have changed much and as Chancellor, he wouldn't be training much either.
You're running off baseless speculation at this point.
After the incident he might have felt it was prudent to keep his skills honed. Also just because he didn't carry a lightsaber on him doesn't mean he didn't practice.
Edit: As are you my friend. I mean, he didn't practice because he didn't carry a lightsaber on his person? At least don't apply double standards.
Originally posted by UCanShootMyNova
After the incident he might have felt it was prudent to keep his skills honed.
That's never suggested in the novel, explicitly or implicitly. Heck, even after the incident, he still felt that lightsabers should only be used to humiliate the Jedi at their own game.
Also just because he didn't carry a lightsaber on him doesn't mean he didn't practice.
If he doesn't carry one, that means he didn't feel that there was the need to use one. So there's no sense in him practicing for something he felt he didn't need.
The incident itself occurring makes it a logical reaction.
He used a lightsaber multiple times throughout the Clone Wars. He likely didn't feel the need to carry around a potentially incriminating weapon but if he were to carry out an assassination or was going to a place where he'd need to defend himself then it makes sense that he'd bring his lightsaber and keep his skills honed.
Said logical reaction being that he equipped himself with a lightsaber. Not that he continued practicing. He absolutely butchered the Gran.
Multiple times throughout the Clone Wars? I only recall vs Maul/Savage 😬
Sidious doesn't carry out assassinations personally anymore. That's why he had Maul (or was planning it until TPM happened), and that's why he has Dooku recruit assassins.
The former being that he equipped himself with another lightsaber? That's what I said. That doesn't mean he practiced in any decent quantity, though.
Ah, Talzin. He barely even used it then anyway.
Which implied spars with Dooku?
He didn't carry out personal errands anymore. He focused on his political career and Chancellery ambitions after that. That was the point of training Maul, as well.
The fact that he knows how skilled Dooku is doesn't mean they sparred. He knew of Dooku's skill even before Dooku joined the Sith, but that hardly means they sparred.
Maul was carrying out missions at a pretty early age.
And Sidious wasn't doing personal errands by 52BBY, either. That was one exception that he took upon himself, more than anything else.
Sidious kept his lightsaber(s) stored in a statue at the start of his political career, including during his Chancellorship, which kept him rather busy, it should be rather obvious that he wasn't practicing regularly, if at all, during that period.
EDIT: And prior to retcons by TCW, its stated he never touched his lightsaber until RotS.
Originally posted by SunRazer
The fact that he knows how skilled Dooku is doesn't mean they sparred. He knew of Dooku's skill even before Dooku joined the Sith, but that hardly means they sparred.Maul was carrying out missions at a pretty early age.
And Sidious wasn't doing personal errands by 52BBY, either. That was one exception that he took upon himself, more than anything else.
He states this in the context of fighting with Talzin which implies he knows the Count's skill from firsthand experience.
20 years before TPM? Nah, I don't buy it.
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Originally posted by The Ellimist
I think people find it demeaning to say that all of these uber-hyped characters are sub-Kenobi level, but I don't see why Kenobi has to be considered weak. He's obviously incredibly powerful.
I like how you try to sell these arbitrary cross-examination rankings as facts, lmao.