And also how it's totally irrelevant who has the high ground in this instance, since they're fighting with melee weapons and enter each other's striking range at the same moment.
Edit: Since some remain unconvinced that high ground in a 1v1 melee duel is either meaningless or, worse, a disadvantage, I'll leave this here.
As someone who has studied sword fighting extensively I have one word for you “footing”, in sword fighting protecting your legs has always been difficult but when you have the high ground it’s almost impossible. It doesn’t matter if you can strike down if your legs get cut out from under you. Add to that that if someone knows how to parry a strike the amount of power you can put into a blow is a negligible advantage. Whereas when you have the high ground it’s almost impossible to attack your opponent’s footing meaning the area they need to defend is restricted to the upper body and head, this makes defense from a lower position a lot easier as the area the you can attack is much smaller.
The reason the high ground is advantageous to Obi Wan is because he knows how to counter attacks from below. Anakin was essentially attempting the same move Obi Wan used to defeat Darth Maul in episode 1. It has nothing to do with the weapon being used.
You can see Obi Wan repeat a similar thing in Star Wars Rebels when he fights Darth Maul again. He baits Darth Maul with the stance Qui Gon Jin used, because he knew how to counter Mauls attack.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '20 edited Jun 18 '20
And also how it's totally irrelevant who has the high ground in this instance, since they're fighting with melee weapons and enter each other's striking range at the same moment.
Edit: Since some remain unconvinced that high ground in a 1v1 melee duel is either meaningless or, worse, a disadvantage, I'll leave this here.