Tutaminis (force energy absorption) allows a Jedi to catch blaster bolts and even stop lightsabers with their body using the Force:
Why don't the Jedi just use tutaminis to defend themselves instead of worrying about lightsaber combat?
Answer
Tutaminis is a difficult skill to master. As Wookieepedia notes:
it was a rare feat to be capable of dissipating concentrated energy such as what makes up a blasterbolt or lightsaber blade.
If tutaminis was easy to master, no Jedi or Sith would ever die by lightsaber blade or blaster bolt. Of all the thousands of Jedi in the galaxy, Wookieepedia only lists a few dozen practitioners in all of galactic history known to have used it.
On the other hand, a lightsaber is relatively easy to wield. Push a button to turn it on, and you can easily block a lightsaber blade or blaster bolt with a little use of the Force to predict where it would hit you. A lightsaber is small and easy to carry, too.
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