You’ve done it. Today is the day you finally signed up for that lightsaber school you’ve been hearing about. But you’ve never been to a lightsaber class. Or maybe this is your first time in any kind of martial arts setting. What have you gotten yourself into? What even is lightsaber combat? What's a lightsaber? First.... Second, if you're unsure what a lightsaber is. Seek immediate medical attention or check out Indy Bat'leth Academy. At Indy Lightsaber Academy we teach lightsaber combat through a fun and skill based approach. Each of our “forms” are based off a real world martial art influenced by the unique properties of a lightsaber. But don’t worry, you don’t need any martial arts experience. For our Tuesday classes, the only limitation is that you have to be over 12. Our classes are good for the casual exerciser looking for something different, to the serious martial artist looking for a challenge. Lightsaber Combat? It’s wha...

For this post I'm going to recap a lot of our media coverage that we've had since 2015. You can tell we were pretty popular around the time of The Force Awakens opening. Not that we're not still popular. But we were the go-to group for a lot of things Star Wars related. So enjoy the trip down memory lane and catch up on your ILA history. (please note that it is not in chronological order) Indy with Kids https://indywithkids.com/locations/indy-lightsaber-academy/ Indy with Kids was one of the first people to do a story about us. At that time we were hardly a group and were just starting out. It was also the first time that I met the famous D list Indianapolis celebrity Leilan McNally (also see Leland). These are good people. You should check out their site. Indy Lightsaber Academy Celebrates Their Third Year https://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indianapolis/indy-lightsaber-academy-celebrates-their-third-year In May 2018, R...

We get a lot of questions. We also get a lot of the same questions. And don't get us wrong, we love answering them. So to help make information easier to access, I'm creating a series of FAQs.  For today’s FAQ I’ve enlisted the help of "Lighty" the helpful lightsaber. He (or she) is going to help me answer some common questions we get. "Lighty" the helpful lightsaber Question 1: My son is 5 and would like to come to lightsaber class. When are your classes?                                      Question 2: I want to come to lightsaber class, but I don’t have a lightsaber. What can I do? Question 3: Where do you get your lightsabers?                     Question 4: I did karate for 8 years, 3 yea...