: 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,

Write from experience... Have you ever engaged in a martial arts contest yourself? You may want to write a play-by-play but those (to me) tend to become tedious, like reading the steps to a choreography. Others gave some good ideas on how to accomplish that.

A fight, martial arts or other, is more than the punches and kicks. When writing a screenplay, then the visual is more important and the moves matter. I find that in writing, you want to focus on more than a play-by-play.
(Disclosure: I only did fencing, so will draw from my experience)

The person's inner state of mind (calm, worried about losing, confident, looking for a way to cheat, breathing)
One's breathing
The demeanor of the two combatants between furious assaults. Does one taunt the other (I used to do that)? Does one labors to breathe? Does one looks for an escape?
Any changes in the environment. Did the battle move from one location to another, something that is relevant such as the fighters moving from a garden to a riverside.
The reaction of the onlookers.

This allows you to expand on your character's state of mind. Even when one enters the no-mind, there are still many things that happen. It will make your story more relatable and allow the reader to understand the character better.

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