Built for every school
The Saber Standard
A saber choreography standard for recording, teaching, sharing, and safely performing choreographed saber combat.
More than notation - From Monologue to Dialogue
The Saber Standard is not just a way to write attacks. It is a public, maintained choreography standard for documenting full saber movement: attacks, parries, body movement, transitions, spins and other actions.
It is written for both Saberists at once. Most notation record only the attacker's moves leading to a run of attacks answered in turn. One person acting and the other reacting from start to finish. That is a monologue, and on the floor it looks staged.
Every Saber Standard movement is written as two rows of equal standing: each Saberist has their own line, and either may attack or defend at any step. The initiative passes back and forth the way it does in a real exchange. That is what makes this a dialogue — a language two people speak, rather than a list of targets one person delivers.
What the ecosystem includes
| Part | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Saber Standard | The overall public choreography framework |
| Saber Notation | The written movement language |
| CM Library | Official baseline Choreography Movements |
| LUMINA Games | Optional game/scoring format |
| Glossary | Controlled vocabulary for consistent teaching and documentation |
For schools and instructors
The Saber Standard is designed as a shared choreography language.
Schools and performance groups can adopt the notation standard without replacing their own choreography libraries, teaching culture, or curriculum structure.
- Read the proposal: For Schools and Instructors
Relationship to SaberCraft
SaberCraft is the founding school and original community where the Saber Standard was developed. SaberCraft remains committed to community classes, community events, and training culture.
SaberCraft's CM library represents one implementation of the Saber Standard, but the notation system is designed to support choreography from other schools and communities as well.
Originated, developed and maintained by the SaberCraft community.