punching - FightWrite A Writer's Resource for Fight Scenes, Action and Violence Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:28:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.fightwrite.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-fist-pen2-1-32x32.png punching - FightWrite 32 32 How to Punch https://www.fightwrite.net/how-to-punch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-punch https://www.fightwrite.net/how-to-punch/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2020 22:36:59 +0000 http://fightwrite.net/?p=8937 We are in the midst of a series on writing female fighters. The most recent post discussed how to pick a fighting style for ANY character. I thought it would be a good idea to take a break and actually learn how to punch. What your character should NOT do when they punch. This video is a how to punch tutorial just for writers. In it, FightWrite™ discusses: stance, when to change the stance, the physics of punching, when the surface isn’t good for punching, why you throw a punch and don’t punch a punch, why technique matters, why you …

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]]> https://www.fightwrite.net/how-to-punch/feed/ 28 What Your Character Should NOT Do When they Punch https://www.fightwrite.net/what-your-character-should-not-do-when-they-punch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-your-character-should-not-do-when-they-punch https://www.fightwrite.net/what-your-character-should-not-do-when-they-punch/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:11:05 +0000 https://www.fightwrite.net/?p=8686 “He clenched his fist tightly and swung hard.” Ever read that? It makes sense. For your fist to be solid, it makes sense that you’d clench it tightly. And for your punch to hit like a wrecking ball, seems like you’d want to swing it like one. The thing is, clenched fists aren’t as solid as a wrecking ball. And, to knock down a wall, you don’t swing a wrecking ball hard. In both cases, what you need more than what makes sense is science. Science dictates how to punch. Efficient fighting is anchored in science. That science is generally …

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