The force is getting stronger in France, where the French Fencing Federation has officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a competitive sport. According to The Associated Press, the federation ...

No, the lightsabers aren’t actually like the ones wielded to lethal effect in the Star Wars movies, but the advent of the sport has given some a new hope, as it were, of pulling youngsters away ...

The physicality of lightsaber combat is part of why the French Fencing Federation threw its support behind the sport and is now equipping fencing clubs with lightsabers and training would-be ...

The physicality of lightsaber combat is part of why the French Fencing Federation threw its support behind the sport and is now equipping fencing clubs with lightsabers and training would-be ...

The physicality of lightsaber combat is part of why the French Fencing Federation threw its support behind the sport and is now equipping fencing clubs with lightsabers and training would-be ...

It is now easier than ever in France to act out Star Wars fantasies, because its fencing federation has borrowed from a galaxy far, far away and officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a ...

On Monday, the French Fencing Federation officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a competitive sport. But don't worry—competitors don't use the actual lightsabers that characters in the ...

The physicality of lightsaber combat is part of why the French Fencing Federation threw its support behind the sport and is now equipping fencing clubs with lightsabers and training would-be ...

The Force is with the French, as their country has made lightsaber dueling an official sport. As reported by the Associated Press, the nation's fencing federation officially recognized ...

Hamill and the trio weigh in on the lightsaber lore. British actor John Boyega plays Finn, the central characer in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP The sport of ...

The fencing federation has officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a competitive sport. Christophe Ena, The Associated Press In this Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, photo, a competitor battles during a ...