Makashi is the best of the seven forms of lightsaber combat as recognised by the jedi order.

Thanks to Pro for his response.VaapadVaapad requires individuals to channel the energy of an opponent and to redirect that energy (whether kinetic, mental, or force) back at the adversary. The technique requires the exercise of controlled passion. Vaapad does not require the use of the dark side to be highly effective, either. In his duel against Sidious, it is reasonable to conclude that Windu was able to defeat his adversary (a far more powerful opponent than Dooku) without falling from the light side himself. [5] Pro's argument, therefore, that Vaapad requires the use of the Dark Side to be anything other than "clunky and weak," is clearly absurd on it's face. If anything, Dooku, the source of Pro's quote, is an unreliable narrator who is notoriously overconfident in his own abilities and dismissive of others.Pro makes a fairly baseless assertion than Windu fell to the Dark Side in his battle with Sidious. There are several reasons to disbelieve Pro's claim here. The first reason is that Windu has an excellent trackrecord of restraint, even in battles which were major tests of his ability to hold back. For example: "Windu discovered that the only way he could survive...was to give all of himself to Vaapad, but realized that if he did, he would fall to the dark side as well. Turning away from the dark side, Windu conceded the fight, purposely opening himself up for Billaba's killing strike." [3] Windu demonstrated a commitment to die rather than to fall.The second reason, is that Windu's actions were entirely logical ones to take. He had not realized the scope of Sidious's power until the duel, and he understood that if Sidious were allowed to live, he would pose an existential threat to all. [2] This was later a conclusion reached by Yoda, who of course never fell to the dark side. So, there is no reason to believe that Windu's logical train of thought was somehow evidence of him having fallen. Finally, it seems highly implausible that a Dark Side Windu would have, as he did, argue that "the oppression of the Sith will never return." [6] Even as he fought Sidious, Windu advocated the light. It should also be noted that nowhere in my second sources does it state that Windu was "blinded by his rage and the dark side." This is an inference Pro himself draws and which is logically problematic for the reasons I just gave.But let's be clear: Pro's whole argument against Vaapad boils down to the notion that it invariably causes people to fall into darkness. Firstly, Pro drops all the benefits of Vaapad which I cited in order to focus on this tangential disad. Second, it's not actually clear that the "best form of lightsaber combat" is one which keeps you in the light. Makashi, for example, is practiced extensively by Dooku, a Sith Lord, yet Pro argues for this form. [4] As long as the form is recognized by the Jedi order, it does not seem relevant to the topic whether it the form is light or dark, only whether it is effective in combat. MakashiMakashi requires constant movement, but that movement is gentle and highly controlled. It's not the kind of movement designed to create high levels of kinetic force. It's the difference between ballet and break dancing. You will notice in the video of Dooku's fight with Anakin and Obi Wan, that Dooku employs graceful movements instead of the kind of hard-hitting punches that Anakin counters with in the last part of their duel; it is ultimately these kinds of very forceful, staccato strokes (Juyo) which allowed Anakin to to pierce Dooku's defenses. [7]My opponent's second defense against my reply literally contradicts source material, which my opponent should not be able to get away with. That source material is literally what is the case in the Star Wars universe; my opponent cannot just magically make that go away. But even if you believe Pro can just ignore source material so blatantly, the notion that you can just dodge out of the way ignores the speed at which Vaapad movements occur and ignores the fact that it's not as if your opponent is not nimble either. You don't exactly need to be an expert in footwork to turn and parry.My opponent, on the question of blaster bolts, seems to conflate nimbleness with brute speed. I can be nimble but still suck at running marathons; they're different kinds of speeds at play. Vaapad has the kind of speed which would allow the practitioner to close gaps between the swordsman and the marksman, not Makashi. Pro hasn't even done anything to show us that Makashi is fast in the first place; he just assumes that fancy, prancing footwork equates to speed, which is a dubious assumption at best. And, you cannot just doge a hail of blaster fire with footwork. You're body is literally too large for you to do that in a combat situation when faced with multiple shooters of reasonable accuracy. The source material literally says that Makashi was pushed into virtual obsolescense because of this inaquacy. My opponent cannot just pretend that this didn't happen and that Makashi is just fine at dealing with blaster-armed opponents. Obviously, it was NOT just fine at doing that, and so quickly became outmoded.Ultimately, though, Pro has yet to offer any real reason to buy into Makashi. His round one case was basically a single sentence. He needs to do more work to justify his position if he is to meet his BOP.Sources5 - http://www.debate.org...6 - See Video http://www.youtube.com...7 - See Video http://www.youtube.com...