: Re: How to express martial arts action in fiction? In the context of an actual as opposed to training fight scene in a fictional narrative, how would one express martial arts action? Generally,

Martial arts which focus on offense can be described like any other fist fight. Combat is composed of movements (advances and retreats) and attacks (jabs, punches, kicks and blocks). Each opponent's maintenance of their own balance can be described along with the preparatory tensing of muscles prior to each major offense. Trash talk and grunts will make up most of the dialogue.

Defensive martial arts like judo or akido can be described more artistically, with a focus on shifting the balance of the enemy, drawing the attack and then turning the force of that attack against its owner. Defensive arts lend themselves to a vocabulary which is usually reserved for dance, with flow and cadence overpowering force and fury.

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