Palpatine and his Lightsaber style

[Sothis]

Obviously there's little denying that Palpatine's skills with a saber are considerable. He cut down three Jedi in the space of about 30 seconds in one scene, and held off Yoda later on. Only Windu outfought him.

Given Palpatine's apparent age, we can probably say that he was using the Force to boost his energy levels and reaction times, and of course, he must have used the Force at the beginning of his duel in his chambers, as the first Jedi he killed wasn't even looking at the crazed Sith Lord with a bright red saber when he was impaled.

Palpatine was fond of stabbing attacks, and also kept his saber unnervingly aimed right at his opponents when he duelled (as opposed to Anakin, who held his saber straight up into the air when standing ready to right). There was a mixture of pure malice and aggression, and reserved calculating swings and strikes that appeared to sum up nicely a lot about what we know of Palpatine anyway.

Anyone have their own take on his duels and style?

[Lord Pounder]

Part of his style was very similar to Yoda's "muppet on crack" form. This is most apparent in Palps duel with Yoda.