Why Are Jedi Padawans Training Without Lightsabers In The Acolyte Trailer?

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The new trailer for The Acolyte shows Dafne Keen's Jecki Lon, a Padawan, training - but not using a lightsaber. Excitement is building for The Acolyte, the next Star Wars Disney+ TV show set roughly a century before the Skywalker saga. Marketing has picked up over the last few weeks, with Lucasfilm releasing a flood of official images from The Acolyte, and even a new trailer for Star Wars Day. But they're raising an odd question about Jedi training at this point in the Star Wars timeline.
Thomas Bacon

Why Are Jedi Padawans Training Without Lightsabers In The Acolyte Trailer?

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