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The Force is incredibly strong with these two modern samurai.

Decked out in full protective gear, the two Japanese kendo martial artists bow to one another, switch on their lightsabers, and launch into a full-on battle of would-be Jedis.

Facing each other with their lightsabers at the ready, the fighters take calculated pauses before launching wave after wave of viscous attacks in exactly the same way that Jedis fought in the Star Wars movies.

The similarity in the styles of fighting makes sense when you consider that George Lucas was heavily inspired by samurai when he invented the Star Wars universe.

In fact, Lucas choreographed Jedi fights using kendo, the modern martial art that evolved from traditional samurai swordsmanship, according to Wookieepedia.

Beyond samurai swordsmanship, Lucas also took design cues from samurai armor when he designed Darth Vader’s iconic look.

When you add all that up, it’s safe to say that the modern Jedi in the video put on a real tour de Force.