Guard shoto

A guard shoto, also called a lightsaber tonfa had a regular lightsaber hilt set at a 90-degree angle to the blade, which allowed the wielder to quickly change from attacking to defense, and with one movement; block an attack and counter attack. Though it was a hard weapon to master, they were very effective especially when it was used in conjunction with the Form V/Shien form of lightsaber combat, which had techniques for backhanded grips and tonfa style weapons to allow counterstrikes unexpectedly.
==Sources==
*Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force 
*Rise of the Separatists
*Gadgets and Gear 
==Notes and references==
Category:Lightsaber variations