Yoda is teaching a group of younglings in AotC:
Isn't that equivalent to handing them chainsaws without protection?
Yoda is teaching a group of younglings in AotC:
Isn't that equivalent to handing them chainsaws without protection?
According to AotC novellization, younglings were trained with 'light' versions of the real lightsaber, with limited energy field that could produce no real harm.
Likewise, in ANH, we see Luke Skywalker training in combat against a training droid, that does not cause damage, only irritates.