May 15, 2021
Kali weapons expert Jamie Yancovitz reacts to 11 fight scenes featuring traditional Filipino knives and stick weapons and rates them based on their technical...
Knife fights are notoriously tricky to write if the author isn't the slightest bit familiar with the rhythms and necessities of edge-weapon combat.
I like break-down videos like these because they provide ample jumping-off points for further research. No need to get too technical when drafting a knife fight, but it's nevertheless critical to ensure accuracy where possible. And, if the story calls for it, exaggeration. But you won't know what to properly exaggerate, or how, if you don't know how to craft something accurately.