There are still several basic similarities that you in all likelihood overlook because you're used to them. I am not disputing that every individual fights differently - that is only natural. But a formal style has hallmarks, easy enough to make out once you spot them.Mobiboros wrote:Actually, it is very possible that Qui-Gon and Yoda use similar forms but apply them differently. A real life example:
I am 6ft tall. I have studied Italian Rapier for a few years now.
My friend is 4'11" tall. She's been studying roughly as long as I have of the same form, Italian.
If you were to watch us fight you'd really only see similarity in that we are both using a rapier. We move different, we attack and defend different. We have to, because of the size difference. She needs to be able to close the distance much more rapidly than I do.
Even taking that into account, Qui-Gon's and Yoda's style are far too dissimilar for comfort. The description of Form IV is the exact opposite of what we see Qui-Gon use. It would be like an aikido stylist responding with kicks and punches - in essence it should be possible, if not for the fact that there are practical limits to what a style teaches. That is to say, if "style" and "Star Wars Form" were in any way interchangeable concepts.Any fighting form needs to be adapted to the person using it. So while you can readily tell we are fencing, and you might guess we were both using some form of Southern European style you'd not likely guess we were both using an italian form.
Same with Yoda and Qui-Gon. Yoda /has/ to do what he does. He completely lacks reach. He needs to be adapt his form to get in quickly as possible.
Qui-Gon has shown great facility with telekinesis, and seems better at this than Obi-Wan; moreover, he is very physically fit and powerful. He could easily employ Force jumps far more than he does in TPM. It would be completely in keeping with the tenets of his Form were he to do so. In fact, Form IV centers on enhancing ones body through the Force. Qui-Gon does not, perceptibly, do this.
So the question is - how could one justify Qui-Gon and Yodas styles being in any way similar? Is there a single thing one of them does that even remotely resembles the other, except use a green lightsaber?
Apparently, they switch between styles, which is also nonsensical - it is what you'd expect from dilettantes who haven't had time to integrate different styles into a single body of techniques. Also, we don't see said switching in the movies.Also, do we know they always stick in just one form or do th Jedi learn multiple forms and drawn a pesonal style from all the forms they know? Having learned some Spanish and French fencing I can tell you that having extra 'tricks' in your bag can make the difference between winning and losing.
But then again, I could be wrong about this, since the concept of what a Form really is has never been defined in a satisfactory manner.