Anakin Skywalker Signature Move

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[@TheMimiSard]

Also known as the Hayden Manoeuvre. From what I have heard in other videos, Hayden saw a stuntman doing it, so he decided to learn it, and now it is Anakin's signature move.

[@nonameman7114]

That’s awesome. Hayden was perfect for the role.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

I heard Hayden himself created the move, unless I’m just misremembering

[@madwolf]

​@@teleportedbreadfor3daysIt's a very basic move in martial arts, so I doubt it.

[@samiuddin7051]

​@@madwolfwhat move is it called and which martial arts teach it?

[@madwolf]

@@samiuddin7051 The name, have no idea, but it's a very basic movement and it's even included in many first grade weapon forms of Whushu and Taiji. kzbin.infoktw0Qoo-klw kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGLMlX9th6uHd6s

[@ricknd97]

he's by far the most satisfying duelist to watch

[@richardesponja693]

Mehh Doku in Tcw was great

[@prolastmedia6171]

​@@richardesponja693citing a cartoon 😂

[@ncard00]

Yes, him and Ray Park would be awesome in a lightsaber battle against each other.

[@TheFunnyGuy9000]

Like Anakin said he’s a fast learner

[@hopefullyanonymous3466]

Hayden’s just a goat through and through. His portrayal of Anakin will always be amazing to me.

[@thalmoragent9344]

It's crazy to think too, that he technically learned and perfected this technique after seeing another actor doing it on set during the AotC filming.

[@ktmysticlight]

We can also say (Fan Theory) he perfected this technique after seeing Kenobi spin his lightsaber :D

[@someguy-hc8gi]

does anyone know which actor/person did he get it from?

[@tomikoivisto]

​@@someguy-hc8giA stuntperson, to be exact. Unfortunately I don't know the name.

[@jd0879]

@@tomikoivistowhy unfortunately lol. Who cares what his name is

[@grawman67]

​@@jd0879 I do

[@atlasprime6193]

Of course that’s his signature move, spinning is a good trick after all!

[@mandalorianmarauder4749]

Now this is lightsaber dueling!

[@celvvai]

This is where the fun Begins

[@panther7584]

Autistic people agree with you

[@monobiteme6014]

​@@celvvai *kills all the younglings*

[@pingamalinga]

Hahaha

[@fly_m.a.k]

Including the mustafar defeat scene is hilarious lmao

[@ktmysticlight]

HAHA you catch that Easter egg

[@SithLordNefaar022]

Yeah he just *HAD* to add that one 🤣🤷🏿‍♂️🤪👍🏿

[@shepardren8006]

I've had a shit week and that moment made everything better

[@gustavosifuentes3991]

his signature move 😭

[@silvershock82]

​@@shepardren8006Hope it gets better dude. Life's a bitch but it has it's moments, focus on those. May the force be with you 🤙🏽

[@wearegogeta9974]

I am a sword fighter, the funny thing is that most people consider twirling useless in a sword fight but there is a hidden utility behind it. Twirling a sword allows you to change your stance and your tactics while remaining in motions as well as making it hard for your opponents to predict your next move. The only thing is it presents a risk because if you twirl for too long, then you may leave yourself open.

[@ronwatford7331]

Repeated spins are used in several Shaolin techniques as well because the flash of the blade distracts the eye. You nailed it talking about unpredictability.

[@ToriNazu]

Plus, with a lightsaber the weight will be much less of a problem, allowing for much greater control, while every point of contact is potentially deadly to the opposite, vs any bladed weapon. Much more similar to a flail in utility, with the precision and control of a sword.

[@wilky1189]

Yeah but it looks rad as fuck in a movie

[@Rougeification]

I learnt about this in fencing - 'spinning' is actually an aggressive tactic. It's kinda harder to pull out to block, but if you're being *very* aggressive, you're basically winding up to strike/lunge, and it forces your opponent to retreat and try to block. It's slightly-higher-risk/quite-high-reward. It fits *perfectly* for Anakin, who definitely believes the best defence is a good offense.

[@kurtilingus]

Fucking bingo. Mfers analyzing the utility of whatever fighting technique in a movie is the dumbest shit ever. I'd never give a shit looking cool fighting IRL so long as I drop a mfer & likewise give zero shits if a movie has fight moves that look sick af but idiotic to try IRL.... Ain't here to learn, lol @@wilky1189

[@andregordon2599]

Hayden did the mocap for the Revenge of the Sith Video Game and insisted that his moves were in there. he is very invested in this sort of thing. I appreciate that, choreography, when done right, is also delivering story

[@Artymorty_124]

My absolute favourite game growing up-Anakin's moves and combos were always my favourite-loved the Fury Corkscrew move where he just torpedoes into his opponent and sends them flying

[@mr.raslyon6626]

I'm glad he's getting his flowers now.

[@Ivan_KV]

Square, triangle, triangle

[@MrAppleOrchard]

"You were dead the moment I walked in the room." Best line in the game

[@newbie6377]

Fucking great game

[@dallasyap3064]

Anakin and Obi-Wan's duel at Mustafar is still the best sword fighting duel ever

[@bookworm598]

I believe it also still holds the record for longest movie sword fight.

[@wiffmastermase]

Pretty sure it will stay that way for a long time.

[@ForeverYoung2708]

I would agree with your statement

[@nightking4132]

Bruh .. you should watch all Rorouni Kenshin movie prequels 🤣🤣 Though Anakin and Obi's duel is good... but still it's not the best.. welp, it's your opinion anyway so no rush :) ..

[@masteryoghurt2110]

Best fantasy sword fighting duel ever* It's not realistic at all.

[@Smarthalayla]

1:09 the best Signature move ever.

[@ClipsAndTracks]

Yep getting limbs chopped of literally is one of anakin's signature moves

[@AlystraCurrentlyAFK]

🤣

[@8thMusketeer]

The High Ground maneuver. Or The losing limbs maneuver.

[@gundamnduke0]

​@@ClipsAndTracks it runs in the family

[@chrisrodgers8255]

😂😂😂😂

[@ZeKermet]

He said it himself, spinning is a good trick ...but only if its the lightsaber. If youre the one spinning, your limbs spin away from you

[@ClipsAndTracks]

The second part of the sentence 💀💀💀

[@TheTrytix]

You know, turning around and facing away from your opponent is usually a terrible move, hence why spinning around seem mostly unnecessary and done because it looks cool... HOWEVER, Anakin protects his back WHILE spinning around, meaning he's actually incorporating spinning into a useful measure. It's not without reason why the Prequels and shows like Ahsoka or Obi-Wan Kenobi has excellent fight choreography. Hayden and Ewan are actually trained in sword combat.

[@ktmysticlight]

This is so beautifully written!! 😍

[@ZeKermet]

@@ktmysticlight 😂

[@adrianstucky3186]

God the prequel fights absolutely destroy anything we’ve gotten since. Time to go rewatch rots

[@khalilyusef8096]

I agree besides ahsoka

[@soulstealer567]

@@khalilyusef8096 lmao the fights in that are so bad

[@khalilyusef8096]

@@soulstealer567 so the fight with ahsoka and skoll was boring im guessin you think The fight between anakin and ahsoka was bad to lol come on

[@soulstealer567]

@@khalilyusef8096 lol watch those “fights” back to back with duel of the fates, yoda vs dooku, anakin vs obi wan and then tell me they're anywhere near

[@ngcastronerd4791]

The scene with Luke in Mandalorian trashing the droids was pretty good IMO.

[@bewolf16]

1:08 That transition was priceless 😂🤣 I died.

[@TheArcher101]

So did he Almost

[@TheAngryBadger3]

There's a quote of Nick Gillard saying Hayden is like one of the best swordsman for lack of a better term he's seen.

[@kibwel.parker6042]

0:10 his lightsaber hum synced with the music....most impressive-ly

[@Fn_Flixer]

Same for the kenobi show one

[@joshuatyler4657]

On the prequels, he’s actually striking in the middle of the flourish. In the newer material, it feels like the stuntman just wanted him to do it for show to get people nostalgic.

[@misterkami2]

Exactly; he does the move to create an opening, but then he pauses before actually attacking, as if he needs to give the audience time to process that he did the thing.. thereby nullifying the effect of the move

[@Aereto]

And in all seriousness, it gives me the feeling Anakin was close to going all out but knows this is Snips he's fighting, not Obi-Wan. The Knight and the Padawan.

[@Protoss450]

I don't know man, I get the feeling he did it in Ahsoka to show that he could still do it. Because, yes, you are right, there is no reason for him to do it for the fight. It was just Hayden showing off he still has his lightsaber skills. But really, the entire move was to show off that he could do it.

[@Aaron-fb6mb]

@@AeretoI like that idea, I was wondering about the pause

[@berengerchristy6256]

I think the real reason is Rosario Dawson can’t hang with Hayden Christensen in a saber duel. Also for some strange and poor reason Disney won’t bring back Nick Gillard, the man who came up with all the Jedi’s saber styles and who choreographed the saber fights in the prequel trilogy. A shame, really

[@PatTalisman]

I think it’s interesting to note that Obi Wan knew how to do the same move at 0:57. You can even argue (yes I know Hayden learned it from another stuntman) Anakin canonically learned it from Obi Wan, they are symmetrical in their moves.

[@JohnnyRocker023]

Given that 1. Kenobi is the best defensive duelist alive at the time and 2. That he taught Anakin, he knows how best to counter him and knows his moveset.

[@Fir3Dir3]

That is literally the point yeah. This duel was so intense because they knew eachothers weaknesses and strengths inside out. They were quite literally brothers in the sense that they are the same. Anakin is just more aggressive.

[@jackweber3660]

it’s called the obi-ani twirl/spin for a reason

[@beanik835]

One neat detail I see here is that Obi Wan puts more effort into his spins while Anakin is more casual with the move

[@chavitanwar2126]

​@@beanik835 that's probably just Ewan McGregor not quite mastering the move like Hayden did. He said so in an interview.

[@jonathan45564]

Spinning is in his DNA

[@Daniele63]

It is a good trick.

[@aishikmukherjee8438]

It got incorporated into the Skywalker genome. Even Kylo spins with his TIE in TLJ.

[@ZombieN8YT]

Hayden showing this generation what a REAL lightsaber fight is.

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

Ok I guess.

[@michaelkean5969]

I think it’s safe to say that Hayden is Easily the best saber duelist out of the entire Star Wars cast excluding ray parks (he’s a trained stunt coordinator not an actor)

[@silvershock82]

He and Ewan McGregor put in so much effort into their roles in all aspects. The dedication was unreal. Everything from the dueling to the acting. Perfect castings. Makes me a bit sad we didn't get more live-action stuff from them back in their younger days. They'll always be Anakin and Obi-Wan

[@ncard00]

@@silvershock82 Yeah, I think Hayden looks better at it than Ewan, cause Ewan learned the defensive style for Obi-Wan, and Hayden learned the aggresive Anakin style, but Hayden also being younger and taller probably adds to the ease of his expression when it comes to lightsaber fighting.

[@TREVORVADER]

@@silvershock82yeah I’m upset that all that time was wasted because a bunch of old people couldn’t let their childhood go and accept the prequels for the good they always were

[@calkelpdiver]

Ray Park is also a highly trained Marshal Artist. He is trained in Kung Fu (Chin Woo style) and Wushu (another form of Kung Fu) along with Kick Boxing and use of bladed weapons.

[@TREVORVADER]

@@calkelpdiver yeah the dude is awesome. His work is impressive

[@kaana8421]

Hayden is the reason Djem So is regarded as one of the coolest forms. He portrayed it so well

[@foodfrommarz]

yup! very cool with all the powerful strokes. Only a master of otaru like obi wan can counter his attacks

[@wandered_rogue22]

@@foodfrommarzsoresu* which is the defensive form… not to hate on Ataru though, both qui-gon and yoda use Ataru which makes it just as cool to me

[@pascalhicks4376]

1:17 After all those years since after being free from Darth Vader, I can now roam with is spinning trick!!!

[@ryanking8227]

I spent weeks trying to perfect the move and it's now my favorite move to use when sword fighting

[@ktmysticlight]

That awesomeeeee!!

[@Yoshistar238]

Man I just today learned that spin and it wasn't very hard but still need to master it into a full loop like in that scene with obi-wan (RotS)

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

How is it being thrust in the face while half way through every time?

[@Yoshistar238]

@@HALLish-jl5mo you mean how they can spin it back in front?

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

@@Yoshistar238 I mean I do HEMA and Olympic (style) fencing, and doing this move takes so long and involves holding your sword behind yourself briefly. Against an opponent that is both awake and within a step or two of range, you are getting hit trying this, especially if you do it more than once. Out of range, sure, but it's then entirely pointless.

[@scoman91]

One must imagine just how fucking bitter Vader must have been that he probably couldn't do this move anymore. Between the cape, the restrictive nature of the suit, and the sheer damage to his body, Vader could never again have that free flowing motion he had as Anakin. Everything has to be economical just to fit within his body's new limits. For a former slave, who only felt free when he got to be in motion either in a vehicle or just by moving through the force, being so utterly restricted by his own body must have been such utter hell.

[@fudalefu1]

God I love seeing Hayden in action with a saber. He always looks so naturally and effortlessly unstoppable and invincible.

[@easyenglishwithjake]

Super underrated actor... There's no seed of doubt as to who would have suited this role more perfectly and accurately other than Hayden.

[@zarkrai]

I swear the choreography in these prequels was insane. Especially in Revenge of the Sith. And the fact that he did it again in the Ahsoka series made me think like he was saying "I still got it".

[@santiagoconan]

at 0:30 it's when it is completely usefull, and maybe also the next one, and not just a flashy move for the sake of it

[@chancegarrison7636]

This Shows How Skilled of a Duelist Anakin Skywalker really is.

[@HenhousetheRed]

Star Wars nerd here. Anakin was a highly specialized practitioner of a variant of the Form V combat style called Djem So. Djem So required the user to counterattack and press the assault constantly to overpower and overwhelm an opponent's defenses and draw down their physical reserves until they are exhausted. Hayden's signature move was perfect for Anakin's style.

[@ShadowGhost0117]

Djem So is a variant of Form V, form lV is Ataru. Otherwise spot on

[@mrs.padmeskywalker9329]

Listening to the sound of the lightsaber, when he does his signature move, is like a mating call to my ears. For both Anakin & Hayden!

[@Themineadventurer786]

Ill try spinning, thats a good trick!

[@ktmysticlight]

don't try it!~ lightsaber swing *

[@Themineadventurer786]

@@ktmysticlight 😂

[@Themineadventurer786]

I honestly really like his move!

[@ktmysticlight]

Haha me too! that why I decided create this special video hehe :D @@Themineadventurer786

[@Themineadventurer786]

nice vid!@@ktmysticlight

[@bonochelo]

It's amazing how Anakin looks more awesome fighting in live action than in animation, animation just can't keep up with his moves.

[@gamerdude7481]

Anakin and Hayden really did need to take it down a few notches for Ashoka and Rosario respectively lol

[@TREVORVADER]

Hayden actually sort of developing a fighting style is just another reason he’s one of my favorites

[@Mpiewizard]

I genuinely never noticed how satisfying of a swordsman he is to watch until the fight he did with Rosario Dawson for the Ahsoka show. She looks so incredibly stiff and he looks so fluid, like he’s gliding on air.

[@voicingdragoon7]

Man, putting the prequel fights next to the Ahsoka fights like that is like a night and day difference in quality

[@theRedK337]

I see, his signature move is twirling his lightsaber in either defensive or offensive stands.

[@Bladex750]

“I’ll try spinning, that’s a good trick!”

[@dannyhipolito817]

It’s great that Hayden can still bust out the lightsaber spin

[@mr.o6240]

Nick Gillard the stunt creator of the Prequels designed a duelist style for the Jedi and Sith actors.

[@Yoshistar238]

Man he could swing a lightsaber

[@paoloantonio1531]

He still can 😀

[@imjaylen6461]

Anakin got a aggressive fighting style

[@hamsterminator]

I always smirk when I watch 0:56. It's like the fight choreographers realised how ridiculous the sword flourishes were and decided to add 5 seconds of just swinging your lightsaber around.

[@Smith-sz9nt]

They're feints

[@lag00n54]

Story wise its suppose to show how equal they are That they have basically mirroring each other Because they know each other that much

[@gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820]

@@lag00n54Yep. They knew each other so well that they we’re making micro-adjustments in real time, causing them to be in that loop.

[@Tempusverum]

A potential future, canceled by a counter future, canceled by a future of future = endless response loop stretching out into the abstract without a single blow

[@thestarkknightreturns]

​​@@Tempusverumloool imagine if they spent 20 years in that flourish loop, adjusting, canceling and correcting predictions of each other's future moves without ever touching their lightsabers ever again

[@supergamingclips1]

I love how they are starting to get better with the lightsaber battles and more faster swings and not like a baseball bat and the best part is that they are more detailed like sparks happening when colliding compared to just glow sticks that just has a light when colliding

[@NL-X]

the flashes make far more sense for two lazers impacting than sparks since it's just energy.

[@supergamingclips1]

@@NL-X very hot energy?

[@NL-X]

@@supergamingclips1 more like a fictional lazer energy. And actually. Look at the real light sabers video, when they collide no sparks appear at all. It's plasma, not fire

[@SirEpifire]

I love the fact that you know Hayden just loves this move that much, that it keeps coming back. Even though I stopped watching Disney SW after the Boba Fett season, I'm really glad to see Hayden step back onto the screen again.

[@MinecraftMW09]

he was one spinny guy. and we love him for that.

[@fknpanda7280]

freezing at 0:39 is one of my favorite frames in star wars for some reason XD, anakin just looks like a badass futuristic samurai as all jedi should. that wide stance as he stares down obi wan is just killer lol. then theres cgi obi wan still landing and lookin all goofy ruining the frame tho haha

[@PatoChu]

IMO ObiWan was way more impressive, how the hell did he block all those?!!

[@fknpanda7280]

@@PatoChumaster of defense baby!

[@albertdispo6250]

@@fknpanda7280 nah look alternate ending ps2 game obi wan dies and anakin kills sidious

[@albertdispo6250]

thats awesome

[@PatoChu]

@@albertdispo6250 that game was not canon 🤦‍♀

[@freddyvalentine]

Hayden has an elegance to his movement with the lightsabre

[@chrisyoung5549]

Lookin at the fight scene of Ani & Obi Wan are always top notch. It crazy because Obi Wan basically raised him after Qui Gon’s death & I believe if Qui Gon didn’t die in the 1st episode, Vader wouldn’t have existed.

[@mariusconstantin6057]

Hence, why he had to Die

[@TomsTrailerReactions]

That’s why it was called “duel of the fates”

[@airsir9559]

It’s determinism. It’s as the Force wills. Qui-Gon was always going to die. Darth Vader was always going to exist.

[@mariusconstantin6057]

@@airsir9559 that was the result of the Sith Lords messing with the Balance

[@hylianro]

​@@mariusconstantin6057the Jedi messed with it first tbh since they had thought the sith were wiped out until palpatine showed off darth maul in episode 1

[@SlyScribeV]

I don't care how dramatic it looks (Anakin IS dramatic after all) I love how he duels so much

[@adamm784]

That push at 1:26 is just so bad ass, like. It's telling - I'm going easy on you this is just training, remember your place among me, Padawan :D

[@DJ-1Q84]

My headcanon explanation for this move is Anakin uses it as a show of disrespect/bravado while dueling. He's essentially conveying the fact that his technique is so superior to his opponent he can even turn his back to them and remain safe.

[@xShadowNinjaEX]

When he did this in Ahsoka i basically went " Yeah lets gooo show these plebs how its done"

[@AliothAncalagon]

Things like these make the character feel more like an actual person with their own personality and style.

[@vincem2320]

Seeing that move is like seeing Yugi’s Dark Magician or Goku’s Kamehameha. It’s just a part of who he is and I love it

[@spookykouki8970]

Not only did Anakin want to be the best duelist in the galaxy, but so does Hayden.

[@optimusprimus89]

When I was 15 I remember watching behind the scenes of the ROTS movie and the final duel in slow mo so I could learn how to do this lmao. I was so proud back then

[@R1SKbreaker]

Ha, i did the same thing.

[@lolsaidthescorpionlmao]

I really like that they kept his spinny dueling style even in videogames, it's forever part of his character.

[@breznknedl]

some might say it's a good trick

[@nikeab8718]

Everyone knows that spinning your weapon, whatever that may be, increases your style points massively, thus making you automatically win.

[@zacqueeentertainment7336]

It's the coolest lightsaber move too

[@paytonkraft7564]

So much love went into Anakin's character. I honestly can't get enough.

[@sneakyfox5]

Your video shined a light on something… In Ahsoka, we see Anakin do his signature move again for the first time, since he got his body back.. 😭❤️

[@B3Nara117]

“I’ll try spinning, that’s a good trick.” One line that started it all.

[@jarodM6]

0:58 I don't get why people make fun of that moment. I heard that's an actual fighting tactic people do. Also there is only one chosen one of Star Wars Anakin Skywalker. The Disney sequel Trilogy does not count.

[@ktmysticlight]

I Agree man! they are so skilful! they just waiting for each other to make 1 mistake and have an opening! people don't get it :(

[@john50beach18]

Because you'd get realistically get stabbed while doing these silly twirls. The Anakin from Ahsoka makes more sense. Less pointless moves

[@DangSensei77]

@@john50beach18Just say you know nothing about actual sword play. It’s called a sword feint. They were equal in the force hints why they literally made the same move.

[@john50beach18]

@@DangSensei77 The fact you tell me I know nothing about 'sword play' and then you talk about people being equal in the magical force makes me think you're a 12 year old or an idiot

[@SirDankleberry]

​@@john50beach18It's called feinting. Basically to bait your opponent into attacking.

[@leftyfourguns]

Nick Gillard, the stunt corrdinator of the PT, is a real life Jedi Master. He personally worked with every single actor playing a Jedi, even the "minor" characters with only a few seconds of on screen action, to develop fighting styles that suited their personalities and physical characteristics. That's why all the Jedi of the PT are so memorable and iconic. It's fun to watch the Battle of Geonosis and just focus on all the background action, there's a ton of cool stunts going on.

[@n.pags.99]

Anakin be doing behind the back just like Magic Johnson making the slick passes and moves!

[@vjredline9242]

I suppose an opponent of his could realize where his back is exposed in the motion, but I feel like this is really cool the move does two things: 1 covers his back despite its appearance, and 2 it almost mirrors Grievous style of blade spinning for the intimidation factor, or to make the opponent uncertain of where the strike will be. Cool stuff, haydens the goat

[@hyruleguy9569]

So spinning *IS* a good trick

[@TruBloodGaming]

Spin to Win. Like the old days

[@wearegogeta9974]

Spinning is indeed a good trick if it’s beneficial in the moment to use it.

[@Dricon1997]

He does become more and more scary to imagine oneself facing. His swings look so light yet they seem to land so heavily.

[@Exton_Z1]

Anakin= Fidget Spinner

[@ktmysticlight]

The true invetor of Fidget Spinner XD

[@billygilmusic5072]

"I'll try spinning, that's a good trick". Anakin Skywalker.

[@DOWN2MARZZ]

I think anakin was autistic. He couldnt stand the texture of sand, he had a special interest in constructing and fixing things in his youth, he was admittedly a slow learner, and he had plenty of emotional breakdowns when overwhelmed

[@ThallanarRabidtooth]

He also was obsessed with learning lightsaber combat and perfecting his favorite forms.

[@DOWN2MARZZ]

@@ThallanarRabidtooth this!

[@PaburoMendes]

Although many don't like the Obi Wan or Ahsoka series, seeing Hayden make those movements with his saber is amazing, especially in a time where we no longer see interesting duels!!

[@stevenobrien7686]

0:57 people always clown on this but I think they don't really get the idea. For the exchanges prior they were doing similar movements but were attacking and blocking at every point perfectly. So for two experienced force users, it's not hard to imagine this extended flourish in striking distance was an attempt by both of them to bait out a block in order strike somewhere undefended.

[@Lyaagato]

yeah those two are the best force user and they try to parry/bait/counter at the same time with their inhumanly speed, the duel between sith and jedi are supposed to be super fast that a normal human can barely see what happen

[@darthunleashed]

The best lightsaber user. The chosen one. The goat. The full potential best of them all. Anakin/Vader

[@brucewayne7989]

I’ll try spinning that’s a good trick

[@Alavi24]

"I'll try spinning. That's a good trick." -Anakin Skywalker

[@HakiKingEntertainment]

You know a lot of people say the spin is useless but actually if you pay attention to most times he uses it, the move is actually timed and the best times for its use, can trip up the defender and shift and push the saber and weight of the defender bringing them off balance showing that the move actually does has great use but only if it is being used by a master of offense which fits the chosen one very well

[@LovusEternius]

When I saw it in Ahsoka. I said: "HE DID THE THING!" and started crying tears of joy.

[@Respec2.1]

The best star wars Swordsman!!!

[@rietzhu]

Moves* his style is based off several.. everyone else who commented is apparently blind but if anyone scene the behind scenes Hayden specifically said he had to learn signature “moves” designed around his character which are very aggressive compared to obi’s set to set himself apart. You’re welcome.

[@FelixTheCat1919_PSN]

0:53 to 1:09 ...🤯EPIC!!! 💯 Both evenly matched & how both of the lightsabers don't touch as they follow their technique until it finally clashes/collides.😅😬 😎👍👏

[@taipao6661]

Back when star wars actors actually cared about being dexterous

[@ArchangelExile]

You can tell the difference between Prequel trilogy choreography and Disney's. I prefer the Prequel's flowing, elegant, dancy saber fighting over Disney's crappy, slow, baseball bat swinging style.

[@JdjsjHfjs]

0:58 Obi Wan: Look I'm copying your technique! Anakin: Incorrect ( *uses force* )

[@robbie1482]

I mean, spinning is a good trick after all

[@twomouse5572]

The glowing bridge really shows off Hayden's foot work like a fencing professional.

[@poriferarobertquadrilatera4146]

If Obi-Wan can do it too, and he does, then presumably it’s his move, not Anakin’s. He must’ve taught it to Anakin.

[@germancastroelias7302]

Maybe, but Anakin's move looks more fluid than Obi doing it, probably he only uses it in some situations and Ani in all his fights/duels, so that's why is his signature even if he doesn't created that move

[@const8576]

Obi-Wan does it in a different way. Anakin's version is far more advance because he spins sword behind back. Not just doing simple millwheel I also heard McGregor tried to learn it but did not succeed. I'm not sure if it's true any way

[@SirDankleberry]

If Obi Wan taught it then Anakin perfected it.

[@Vulcxqqq]

That's like saying nobody in the world has a signature in fighting because they learned it from someone else. Please educate yourself.

[@AntiZer0]

Hayden is that big bro we all needed when we wanted to have a stick fight outside

[@chicagogalaxy670]

Love it when he does that 🔥

[@nathannelson6843]

Anakin Skywalker may not always win, but he's an abnormally gifted and skilled Jedi for his age and he definitely had unlimited potential! Even though he turned to the dark side, I still believe deep down he had a beautiful heart and soul, or he wouldn't have changed in Return Of The Jedi. Anakin will always be my favorite Star Wars character!

[@kraftik5300]

funny that Hayden had to hold back during filming of Ahsoka because noone would keep to his speed. We can see his moves are slower, but he can still be much faster.

[@DoomOfTheNoldor]

Or maybe because the duels in the Disney Star Wars are complete garbage

[@DoomOfTheNoldor]

@@Vulcxqqq you don’t understand the meaning of “keep up”, do you?

[@Vulcxqqq]

@@DoomOfTheNoldor Wait I just noticed my mistake, my apologies. What I actually meant was Ahsoka needed to keep up with Hayden. My bad.

[@DoomOfTheNoldor]

@@Vulcxqqq You are forgiven, my son

[@Strider-Ragnarok]

When I had the DVD, I paused Anakin's duels just to watch every frame of his moves.

[@justindavis250]

Maybe if he didn’t spin around so much he would win more

[@VestedUTuber]

So, the "Hayden Maneuver" is _almost_ a potentially viable tech. Twirling is typically an awkward thing to do in a swordfight - there are uses to it such as remaining in motion during a stance change but you don't want to spend _that_ much time doing it.

[@meadreamer]

0:43 - 1:17 El estilo de Anakin se me hace tan llamativo, no se si todos los Jedi tienen una forma similar al usar su sable, pero realmente me sorprende.

[@LeugimNocnir]

Anakin es un experto en la quinta forma con sable luz, el Djem-so, asi se llama.

[@meadreamer]

@@LeugimNocnir ¡Muchas gracias por el nombre!

[@tiffles3890]

As per experts in the matter, pointlessly twirling around like that in the middle of a swordfight is a good way to get yourself killed.

[@uthopia27]

He really does love spinning isnt he

[@EwingAmaterasu]

I like to think this is a Djem So move, and would love to see Malgus and Bane do it as well.