Cmon man
When we look at fencing, we see swift and fast paced swordplay. When we think of Jedi knights, we think of supernatural talents who can bend the force to their will. They are also fast enough to stop those lazerpistol shots.
So i would think about "fencing on steroids".
The PT actually had such swordsplay. You see that and think of "holy crap this is some awesome elite fighting"
When we see the original trilogy, its like 2 crepid grandpa's smashing togheter their canes. And completely unrealistic to presume they have the speed and agility to fend off lazershots.