Jedi in training! Daisy Ridley shows off her lightsaber skills and her muscles as she trains with stunt team on the set of Star Wars: Episode VIII
By JOANNA CRAWLEY FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 03:57 EST, 26 April 2016 | UPDATED: 07:36 EST, 26 April 2016
She showed off her fledgling lightsaber skills in Episode VII: The Force Awakens during her final showdown with Kylo Ren.
And it looks like Daisy Ridley will be taking on even more stunt work in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII.
The actress shared a video on her social media on Monday from the set of the next movie, where she was put through her paces by Chinese martial arts expert Liang Yang.
Action girl: It looks like Daisy Ridley will be taking on even more stunt work in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII, as she shared a behind the scenes video on social media on Monday
The British actress was keen to show off her swordplay techniques as she practiced behind the scenes, but many fans have pointed to the fact the moves lend themselves to lightsaber scenes.
The action girl is seen showing off her muscles in a black vest, with her hair tied back as she gets to work.
In the caption Daisy explains that she's been picking up some skills from the hugely talented stunt performer Liang Yang.
Stunt work: The actress' video sees her put through her paces by Chinese martial arts expert Liang Yang
Yang is a trained acrobat and martial artist born in China, but now based in London and has worked on a huge list of big and small screen productions including Skyfall, Game of Thrones and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Liang also appeared in last year's The Force Awakens, playing the First Order Stormtrooper FN-2199 who uttered the now infamous 'Traitor!' line at Daisy's co-star John Boyega..
Daisy seems to have been working closely with Liang, telling her fans in the video caption: 'So @liangstunts (TRAITOR) is WUSHU FRICKING MASTER and I always try to get him to teach me things...'
She's got skills! The action girl is seen showing off her muscles in a black vest, with her hair tied back as she gets to work
Action! The Brit demonstrates her impressive marital art skills under the eye of stunt performer Liang Yang
'This was today!!! Obvs not great but HE'S amazing and he's also featured at the end our stunt team are the most incredible group of people, so lucky I get to train with them!'
It's been an exciting few days on the Episode VIII set for Daisy and the cast, with Princes William and Harry dropping by Pinewood Studios last week for a visit and to reportedly film cameo roles as Stormtroopers.
The Royals recorded the scene when they visited the set last week, The Mail on Sunday has revealed.
Learning from the best: In the caption Daisy explains that she's been picking up some skills from the hugely talented stunt performer who appeared in The Force Awakens
They appeared alongside Daisy and John Boyega – the British actors who played Rey and Finn in last year’s The Force Awakens –and Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro, who is believed to be playing new villain Lord Vikram.
Daisy joked about the Princes’ ‘geekiness’ during their visit, which was linked to William’s role as president of Bafta.
She said: ‘The minute you see someone with a lightsaber, you just think, “You’re one of us.” ’
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