Training lightsabers, also known as youngling lightsabers, practice sabers, or training blades, were non-lethal training implements^[7] used to practice lightsaber combat. Training lightsabers of various kinds were most often used by Jedi younglings^[1] in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant^[2] before they underwent the Gathering^[8] and built a weapon of their own.^[1] These range from very simple wooden swords^[5] to small lightsabers of limited power and thus limited danger.^[1] It was also possible for normal lightsabers to be tuned down so they could be used in this fashion.^[9] The Jedi training droids had training lightsabers for lightsaber combat.^[10][11]

During the High Republic Era, training sabers were used in conjunction with training tunics for Jedi Padawans to practice dueling. Training sabers were sufficiently low-powered so as not to be lethal or risk dismemberment, but still powerful enough to cause pain if a sentient was struck with one. The training tunics were white and sensitive to heat, and direct hits from a training saber would show up as a scorch mark.^[12]

During the Age of the Empire, some lightsabers like Kanan Jarrus' lightsaber and Ezra Bridger's lightsaber had a low-power setting to avoid injuring sparring partners during practice. In this setting, the blade had a different shade of blue, and the weapon vibrated at a slightly higher pitch.^[13]

With the restoration of the Jedi Order during the New Republic Era, training lightsabers were reintroduced at the Jedi Temple of Luke Skywalker on Ossus.^[3] Padawans Ben Solo and Voe trained with wooden swords during the early days of their apprenticeship under Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.^[14] By 21 ABY,^[15] Skywalker had delegated the task of supervising younglings, who trained with practice sabers, to his senior pupils including Solo.^[3]

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• Jedi Order in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as training lightsaber)
• Lightsaber in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 5 (Databank A-Z: Barada–Depa Billaba) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Expert Guide (First identified as youngling lightsaber)
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
• Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 72 (Helmets: Pilot/Training Helmet) (First identified as training blade)
• Rise of the Separatists
• Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
• Star Wars: The Mini Book of Lightsabers
• Jedi Temple Location Gallery in the Databank (backup link)

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