FAQ
This page answers common questions from students, schools, theater teachers, clubs, and choreographers who are new to SaberCraft.
Is the SaberCraft Standard only for SaberCraft?
No.
SaberCraft is the founding school, but the SaberCraft Standard is designed for any group that wants to document choreographed saber movement clearly.
A school can use the SaberCraft Standard without becoming SaberCraft.
Do we have to use SaberCraft’s choreography?
No.
SaberCraft has its own Core Movement library, but the SaberCraft Standard is a notation standard, not a franchise.
Your school can create its own forms, drills, scenes, or choreography and write them using SaberCraft Notation.
Is SaberCraft only for Star Wars-inspired choreography?
No.
SaberCraft grew from saber choreography, but it also connects to theater, stage combat, martial arts-inspired movement, martial sports, and performance training.
The goal is clear movement documentation, not imitation of one franchise.
What problem does SaberCraft solve?
Most choreography is passed down through memory, video, and repeated in-person teaching.
That works until someone forgets a detail, changes the timing, leaves the group, or teaches it differently.
SaberCraft gives groups a way to write choreography down so it can be taught, reviewed, preserved, and shared more consistently.
Is SaberCraft just attack notation?
No.
Some notation systems mainly describe where an attack goes.
SaberCraft is designed to describe the larger choreographic exchange.
It can include attacks, parries, defensive movement, turns, spins, ducks, jumps, recoils, locks, holds, thrusts, kicks, flourishes, transitions, and timing between performers.
Attack notation tells you where the saber goes. SaberCraft is built to show what the whole choreography does.
What is the difference between notation and a standard?
A notation system helps people write movement down.
A standard gives the community a public reference, shared definitions, version history, and a way to review whether choreography is being written clearly.
Read more: Standard vs. Notation System
Is SaberCraft publicly available?
Yes.
The notation material has been available online for over a decade, and this site is being built as the long-term public reference for the SaberCraft Standard.
The goal is for students, teachers, schools, and clubs to have access to the same reference instead of relying on unavailable material or private interpretation.
Is SaberCraft free to use?
The public documentation is intended to be readable and usable by schools, clubs, instructors, and choreographers.
For specific reuse, publishing, or redistribution questions, see the Licensing page.
Can a theater teacher use SaberCraft for a stage fight?
Yes.
SaberCraft can help theater teachers and student performers document a fight scene so it can be rehearsed safely and repeated consistently.
It does not replace live instruction, fight direction, or safety judgment. It gives the team a written reference for the choreography.
Can a high school or college club use SaberCraft?
Yes.
A club can start with the beginner path, learn the six beginner target lines, practice CM-A, and then begin writing short original exchanges.
Start here: Start Here / Beginner Path
Can my school create its own choreography library?
Yes.
That is part of the point.
Your school might create its own forms, scenes, drills, or performance sets and write them using SaberCraft.
The shared notation makes choreography easier to read across groups, but each group can keep its own style and identity.
How does choreography review work?
Formal review is part of the long-term vision.
A future SaberCraft review council or working group may help evaluate submitted choreography for clarity, safety, notation accuracy, and whether it belongs in the official core library, an extended library, a community archive, or an experimental section.
Who maintains SaberCraft?
SaberCraft is currently maintained by Lumina Federation LLC and developed from the SaberCraft teaching community.
The standard is being organized publicly so questions, corrections, and future improvements can be handled in a more transparent way.
How do I ask questions?
Use the official website and public community spaces connected to the SaberCraft Standard and SaberCraft.
The goal is for questions to be answerable publicly whenever possible, so other schools and students can benefit from the same clarification.
Where should I begin?
If you are new, start here:
If you are a teacher or school leader, also read: