That meant lightsaber training.
Lots and lots of lightsaber training.
“Doing two hours a day, seven days a week, was pretty intense,” says Dawson.
Rosario Dawson on ‘Ahsoka’.Disney+
Ahsoka also presented a special challenge in training due to her unique fighting style.
“She is ambidextrous,” notes Dawson.
“That was just a lot to kind of own.”
Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano on ‘The Mandalorian’.Lucasfilm
There was also one other big difference between the character and the actress.
“She’s so fierce from the very beginning,” says Dawson.
“It was never a question about whether she capable.
She meets every single match just so head on.
But the actress and student notes that after enough work, something clicked.
That’s when I really felt like I locked into Ahsoka.”
“I was grateful for the team of people that we have,” says Dawson.
“It’s the intention and the desire behind it,” says Dawson.
“I feel like I have it more than someone who just wants to move an object.
I definitely feel more powerful and confident portraying this character, and I think it does show up.
A different kind of training, perhaps, but equally intense.
