I've been reading and writing and watching fantasy stories full of swordfighting scenes for over a decade now, but I really don't have a great understanding of how fights work.
As a writer, I used to be able to fake it with vague, poetic descriptions that made my action scenes seem passably believable. But now I'm working on a webcomic centered around sword-wielding monster hunters, and writing the phrase "he swung his sword at his enemy" is a very different thing from having to illustrate the stance of the character, the way he's holding the sword, the direction it moves, how exactly the enemy dodges or blocks it, and a myriad of other missing or incorrect details that expose my ignorance in this new visual medium.
So.. yeah. To make my fight scenes look accurate and not-stupid, I probably gotta do some of that dreaded research I've been avoiding haha
This thread is for any kind of advice or tips on writing/illustrating swords and swordfighting, medieval weapons, action scenes, and fighting in general. If anyone has any good research resources to recommend on these topics, that would also be super helpful and much appreciated
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