{"id":3383,"date":"2025-04-04T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heroesofthehalcyon.com\/?p=3383"},"modified":"2025-04-03T22:41:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T05:41:36","slug":"how-does-an-immersive-technologist-view-disneys-galactic-starcruiser-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heroesofthehalcyon.com\/?p=3383","title":{"rendered":"Awaken the Force with Lightsaber Trainers Jeff &amp; Tesh Norton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1990607\/episodes\/16909044-awaken-the-force-with-lightsaber-trainers-jeff-tesh-norton.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember July 2023? That&#8217;s when the galaxy held its breath as Instagram lit up with images of Tesh-Ka of Dathomir squaring off against Atin Kal before their legendary showdown on Batuu during the Ultimate Lightsaber Fighting Championship. The intensity in their eyes said it all\u2014this wasn&#8217;t just another duel; this was destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fast forward to this week, when we scored the interview every Star Wars combat enthusiast dreams of\u2014sitting down with their human counterparts, Jeff &amp; Tesh Norton, the force-wielding couple behind these fabulous characters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nortons aren&#8217;t casual enthusiasts\u2014they&#8217;re true lightsaber masters with hundreds of grueling training hours etched into their muscle memory. 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