The daily life of a karate girl

[lego_joker]

Hey, all. Long time no see...

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with Detective Conan, but right now I'm developing a story around its karate-ka heroine Ran Mouri (Rachel Moore, for those of you who might dimly recall the dub from [adult swim]), and I could really use some pointers from folks who've got more experience practicing, writing,

Comments

[beesandbrews]

As in all dramatic situations, you really need to have a firm grasp of your character because *real life" tends to have sod all with what goes on in the classroom, and most fights tend not to be fought by the Marcus of Queensberry's rules. (Boxing, but you take my drift.)

Also important to consider: what is the point of the fight scene? Because like everything else in your story, it should be there for a reason.

Is your protag under the assumption that fighting on the outside is like what goes on inside a dojo, formal and ritualized? In which case a street fight might be a gigantic wake-up call and would showcase their innocence in the ways of the world.

Is it there just to show how adversarial the antagonist of the story is?

Is it there to drive the plot forward? In some other way? These and other questions are what you have to ask yourself as you sit down to write the fight, so that it does more than add to your word count.

Btw, have you considered hitting up some martial arts forums for background information? Just reading them would probably be helpful in getting a grasp of the technical aspects, and might point you towards other resources.