Does anybody have advice on writing good fight scenes?  I'm totally
bogged down in one right now...

Use as few words as possible. Don't be concerned with describing every 
twitch and muscle contraction. Fights have to move fast, or they will 
end up being contrived and cheesy. Keep away from long thought phrases 
during battle, because this is silly as people in the heat of combat 
don't typically have a lot of time for profound consideration of events. 
You may, however, stretch things a little when depicting a fight between 
very unequal opponents.

Strikes and evasions should be compounded into a single sentence. A 
single offensive should not exceed one paragraph.

Use technical-flavored language. Shallow kick, open-palm strike, draw 
out, palm-edge, pushing blow, follow-through, initiative, etc.



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