Jedi instructor Jedi instructors were Jedi Masters that taught the Initiates and Padawans of the Jedi Order . Specializing in different fields , including politics , lightsaber combat , unarmed combat , and the sciences , these Jedi drew from both the Guardian and Consular branches of the Jedi Knights . Most Jedi instructors had considerable aptitude in a variety of skills that helped to maintain the Jedi ' s numbers . Particularly , Jedi instructors were adept at identifying an Initiate ' s weak points , preventing their students from falling to the dark side , and helping young Jedi determine the role they would best fit in the Order . Overview . Jedi instructors were stationed at every Jedi academy across the galaxy , assigned to oversee the rearing and the protection of the Initiate clans to the Jedi Order . Ranging from lightsaber instructors to political theory lecturers , these Jedi Masters were experts in their field and were looked up to as paragons of wisdom amongst the Jedi . While not all instructors were a part of it , the Educational Corps served as a way to collect vast swaths of data and share it with the Order and others out in the galaxy . Specially modified starships were converted into mobile schools in the early days of the Order so that Jedi instructors could perform their lessons nearly anywhere they traveled . It was typical for these ships to vary in size and occupancy . The smallest mobile schools were contained within a small transport designed for one Jedi instructor and up to six students . The largest of these schools , such as the " Chu ' unthor " , were large enough for hundreds of Jedi trainees and dozens of instructors . Lightsaber instructors . The art of lightsaber instruction was practiced by Guardians who had perfected their skills on the battlefield or on long journey - missions on the Outer Rim Territories , mastering all seven forms of combat . Not believing in the practice of teaching for life , instructors first had to demonstrate their knowledge of their art through various tests and missions . All instructors were Jedi Masters and were recommended for the role by the standing battlemaster ; the chief instructor at the academy , and appointed by the Jedi High Council . These day - to - day instructors passed on their teachings to their students , starting from Form I to Form VI of lightsaber dueling . Before the New Sith Wars , there was only one Battlemaster in existence , overseeing all instruction at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . However , once the Army of Light was called upon to defeat the Brotherhood of Darkness , many Jedi Lord s and generals took up the mantle as they slaughtered the Sith scourge . When the war ended and the Jedi were victorious , many of these Jedi revoked the title and took up teaching positions , while others were appointed to satellite training facilities where they oversaw the combat instruction while reporting to the main battlemaster on Coruscant , Master Skarch Vaunk . While the term fell out of use following the disbanding of the Order and the death of battlemaster Cin Drallig in 19 BBY , Luke Skywalker would learn of the title and bestow it upon Jedi Master Kyle Katarn in 13 ABY , following the reorganization of the ancient Order . While the New Order had been in its infancy , Master Kam Solusar had unofficially held the role at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4 , but was replaced by Master Katarn so that he could oversee the training at the Academy of Ossus . Specialized combat classes . Focusing on Force talents , there were several specialized combat classes that did not require a lightsaber at all . During the final days of the Republic , there were several instructors at the Temple who worked not only with weapons , but with the body of Initiates , turning them into living weapons . Master Ilena Xan , the overseer of the Jedi Temple Apprentice Tournament in 19 BBY , hosted a class in unarmed combat and was nicked named " Iron Hand " for her ability to disable an opponent with only her hands . Additional Force - based classes included the Art of Movement study , a class taught by Master Fy - Tor - Ana and held in a specialized training hall in the Temple Ziggurat . Non - Force - based classes . While the Force was a key part of Jedi philosophy , classes at the Temple covered all subjects . Mathematics , biology , hyperspace theory and more were all classes held at the academy . During the Clone Wars Master Bear taught a Climbing and Ropework class that focused on knot tying and Master Tycho instructed Padawans in military strategy . Master Maks Leem taught hyperspace navigation before her death , with other instructors teaching astrocartography , comm installation tech , and botany . Behind the scenes . It is a strong possibility that Anoon Bondara was the Jedi battlemaster prior to Cin Drallig . In both of Anoon ' s appearances he is described as having lightsaber skills second to none , also the fact that he was the lightsaber instructor to Younglings and Padawans such as Obi - Wan Kenobi and that he died in 32 BBY , the same year Cin Drallig became battlemaster , support this possibility . However , it is unknown whether or not he was the head lightsaber instructor at the Temple and therefore the battlemaster .