User blog comment:Ramikad Galaxywave/The Force Awakens: Issues/@comment-4689032-20141220133059/@comment-5317780-20141220220428

Considering he said "Podawan" and that it was a "Jedi's weapon" kinda just ruins the whole thing. And even if it's one continuous beam, that really doesn't dispprove the theory that it's useless. Maul's saber was one beam, Kenobi cut it in half, half of it works, the other half doesn't. And the "casing" around the beam most definitely holds more than just a beam and case. If it does come in contact, some major components to the saber will be destroyed. I would rather like to believe that the side beams are more for offense rather than defense.