There’s not a lot of official writing on the technique of turning off your opponent’s lightsaber with the Force. However, we have seen masters use this move a couple of times. In the very first episode of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” Yoda deactivates Asajj Ventress’ lightsabers and pulls them right out of her hands. He’s not actively dueling her, but he comments that she’s “not that strong” with the dark side. In “Star Wars Rebels,” Ahsoka Tano uses a similar move while fighting the Seventh Sister. In that instance, she deactivates her own lightsabers, physically grabs her opponent’s hilt while the Inquisitor is pressing it down at her, and turns off the blade. Ahsoka may use the physical switch here, given the proximity, but the Seventh Sister’s reaction suggests it’s a Force move.
While far from a common technique, this move has become something of a meme in the Star Wars fan community. Many debates have raged over the technique and why it doesn’t occur more frequently. YouTuber Matthew McCleskey even made a comedy sketch video spoofing the idea, in which he jokes that Obi-Wan Kenobi’s death by Darth Vader is the result of the Sith Lord turning off his old master’s weapon. Of course, there are reasons why we rarely see this trick come out in actual Star Wars stories.
