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[Star Wars] So the younglings ... do they get like ... practice light sabers so they don't cut their hands off before they know what they are doing?

I'm just curious ... don't remember seeing anyone cover this. I know that knights started getting training in archery and swordsmanship as pages ... so what did the Jedi do for their kids?
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In the EU, padawans begin training with a training saber which can only afflict light burns and minor bruises at most. At least one Padawan actually 'won' a duel by actually *grabbing the blade* of his opponent and pulling it aside before delivering a winning blow himself, and came away no worse for it.