But I do find the "style" discussions more interesting, to see how the styles interact with each other in a combat situation. I think sometimes brute aggression can run over most things, especially if the practitioner is only average in application of a defensive game, but if they are skilled enough and the style flexible enough...
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Obviously it's not an exact science but I like that it's all based in real world forms of martial arts. I've sometimes seen the criticism that the fights in the OT weren't choreographed enough or that the lightsaber forms were rudimentary or not based in any real world fighting style, yet even then they had a coordinator working with the actors and basing the style on European longsword fighting (itself a valid and legitimate martial art that was honed over centuries with many instructional texts written in the late medieval and renaissance periods) with what looks like a bit of oriental influence in some of the stances as well. Reminds me of the old argument that boxing isn't a martial art because they don't even use their legs, even though footwork is a huge part of boxing.
There are even fans who have devoted themselves to actually learning these forms and using them in cosplay fight tournaments. Personally, I wouldn't mind learning some Makashi (which is basically just fencing with some modifications) or Djem So (loosely based on aforementioned medieval longsword fighting)
To be fair, it is a little silly since most of these forms were retroactively named after people studies the duels in the films--and the characters usually aren't using a pure variant of any one form, although I suppose in the real world it's not uncommon for people to learn and incorporate multiple forms of martial arts into their fighting.
It is somewhat rare though in fictional media to see completely different forms and styles used against one another. That's actually something we see a ton in SW, though we tend to assume everyone just learned the same thing.
A good example I can think of from outside of SW is the duel in Rob Roy. Liam Neeson uses a broadsword (or is it a longsword?) against Tim Roth's fencing rapier. It's probably one of the most realistic sword duels ever put on film, but also cool to see how the two styles clash. Neeson at an obvious disadvantage, ultimately only brute force and luck allow him to win. I could see why it would not be practical to mix these styles based on the different weights of the swords alone (Neeson wears himself out faster than Roth), though I suppose lightsabers are mostly weightless which makes it more logical to blend these styles or see them used against one another