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All About Writing Fight Scenes

@galaxies-are-my-ink asked,

“Do you have any advice on writing fight scenes? The type of scene I’m writing is mostly hand to hand combat between two experts. I’m definitely not an expert so when I try to write it, the scene ends up sounding repetitive and dull.”

Fore note: This post is coauthored by myself and one of my amazing critique partners, Barik S. Smith, who both writes fantastic fight scenes and teaches mixed martial arts, various artistic martial arts, and weapons classes.

I (Bryn) will tell you a secret: I trained MMA for seven years, and when I write authentic hand to hand fight scenes, they sound dull too. 

The problem with fight scenes in books is that trying to describe each punch and kick and movement (especially if it’s the only thing you’re describing) creates a fight that feels like it’s in slow motion. 

I write…

Lowering her center of gravity, she held her right hand tight to her face and threw a jab towards his chin. He shifted his weight, ducking under her punch. His hair brushed against her fist, and he stepped forward, launching a shovel hook into her exposed side.

But your brain can only read so fast. In real life that series of events would take an instant, but I needed a full eight seconds to read and comprehend it, which gave it an inherent lethargic feel. 

So, we have two primary problems:

How do we describe this fight in a way the reader can understand and keep track of? 

How do we maintain a fast paced, interesting fight once we’ve broken down the fight far enough for readers to understand it? 

(We will get back to these, I promise.) But for now, let’s look at…

Different types of “fight scenes:”

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Me after season 8:

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Sup! I'm new and I love your studyblr . I had a question tho. I have some really important exams in a really less time and I'm not very good prepared haha *nervous laugh*.... so what is the quickest method of note taking and learning stuff? Also i get distracted too often, i mean by random things so how to get my mind back on track?

Some tips from me:

don’t do fancy headers in class, you can always do them after class

use symbols and abbrieviations when writing notes or you can learn the shorthand method as well

just write things concisely, summarise them into bullet points

Other helpful links:

how to take notes faster by @studyquill

symbols & abbrieviations for faster note taking by @studyquirk

symbols and abbrieviations for note taking by @mystudentid

Some tips from me:

go wash your face if you think that you are falling asleep

drink coffee or tea to help you stay awake (not recommending it only as your last resort)

stand up if possible, otherwise just sit and stretch your whole body

use the forest app to help you stay away from your phone

Other helpful links:

how to focus in class by @emmastudies

how to stay alert

how to remove distractions