LudoSport has opened its first academy teaching seven forms of combat from the Star Wars world using flexible blades mounted on weighted hilts.
The sport began eight years ago in Italy but has only just come to England with the first classes in Cheltenham.
Instructor Jordan Court said people were already "hooked".
The classes in Cheltenham began last month. So far there are six pupils, but this number is expected to increase.
Mr Court attended an international boot camp to learn the different stages of the sport which range in characteristics from defensive in stage one to "aggressive and flamboyant" in stage four and "unpredictable" in stage seven.
The 34-year-old said fighting with "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age" was a childhood dream come true.
"My brother and I used to steal our Mum's bamboo garden canes to fight with," he said.
The lightsabers used in the sport are all hand-made and are provided for use during the classes, Mr Court said.
The sport is so new to England that there have only been a handful of classes so far but Mr Court said there were plans to begin teaching in Bristol by the end of October... if "the Force" was with the academy.
Lightsaber Combat Academy
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Opener Sean Dickson made 63 as they reached 146-7 before Will Gidman (51) and Matt Coles (52) led a recovery.
South African paceman Rory Kleinveldt took 3-70 for the visitors, who had made 31-0 in reply by the close.
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Star Wars fans are being given the opportunity to become Jedi Knights and learn how to wield lightsabers in combat.
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