Originally posted by Meatpants
How would Kit Fisto fare against Jinn in a dueling contest?
Many people, myself included, consider Kit above that level because of his spar with Kenobi in Cestus Deception. The latter noted Kit was restricting himself just so Kenobi could keep up with him. It can be presumed that this Kenobi is at least Jinn's equal in sabers.
Originally posted by The Ellimist
Wasn't Qui-Gon's age cited as a reason for his fatigue?
IIRC, yes. His age coupled with his heavy use of Ataru is supposed to have heavily contributed to fatigue in dueling over time. My interpretation from the source material is that Jinn and Maul were at a parity until Jinn begins to tire, to which point Maul's youth and extensive training take over.
I've always wondered why Jinn didn't do something to combat increased fatigue. He became more grounded in fights and relied more on experience as the years went by, but I don't see how retooling Ataru would really help. But then again, when was there ever any reason to adapt for fighting a Sith? He was already one of the best duelists in the order, and there was no reason to drastically change or alter his fighting style I guess.
My recommendation would have been to utilise more Makashi (he definitely would have been heavily familiar with the form) and take on Soresu to shore up his defences, as Kenobi did.
Originally posted by Xiggy
Many people, myself included, consider Kit above that level because of his spar with Kenobi in Cestus Deception. The latter noted Kit was restricting himself just so Kenobi could keep up with him. It can be presumed that this Kenobi is at least Jinn's equal in sabers.
I've heard of this, but I don't know the details. Is this AotC Kenobi?