tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post1199648030839724428..comments2024-03-27T23:42:36.619-05:00Comments on Mock Ramblings: Lightsaber BattlesMichael Mockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-53942703117998063892012-03-28T13:24:58.478-05:002012-03-28T13:24:58.478-05:00The original lightsaber stuff in Episode IV was ba...The original lightsaber stuff in Episode IV was based on Kendo. There's plenty of information around; if you're in a major metropolitan area or a college town, there may be a local Kendo organization. If you're reasonably respectful (no "lookit the funny people!!), they're generally happy to have observers.<br /><br />One thing to watch out for -- Kendo is a sport based on a combat art, and as such, it's acquired a lot of funky rules that would be grossly out of place in combat.lightninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324277194228663914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-49576741751120648412012-03-28T13:17:41.484-05:002012-03-28T13:17:41.484-05:00Sure - you can post it here, or email it to michae...Sure - you can post it here, or email it to michaelmock {at} mockwriting [dot} com.Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-43574439443516141402012-03-28T12:19:09.376-05:002012-03-28T12:19:09.376-05:00Um, both?
That comic with the gun is a stitch. S...Um, both?<br /><br />That comic with the gun is a stitch. So is the other one...have you ever seen the classic where her boobs sort of counter rotate around the bullet...?<br /><br />Anyway, I think your advice to find a competent martial artist is excellent, which is why I'm bugging you. So, teach, now that I've followed the link, completed one of your assignments, (& even read the follow-up post) would you care to critique it? Pretty-please? It's only about 1-1/4 pages... If so lemme know where to send it.<br /><br />sincerely, sylvus@rejiquar.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-69422987887853205562012-03-26T08:39:01.807-05:002012-03-26T08:39:01.807-05:00Are you more interested in the writing, or the dra...Are you more interested in the writing, or the drawing? If it's writing, then several years back when I was heavily involved with an online writing/roleplaying site, I put together a class on <a href="http://www.mockwriting.com/Library/WritingCombat.htm" rel="nofollow">Writing Combat</a>. It's oriented towards Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time milieu, but a lot of it's pretty generally applicable. <br /><br />For drawing, you really need realistic models. Weapons and armor - even fantasy weapons and armor - benefits from using historical models, much like <a href="http://deadwinter.cc/page/guestsam" rel="nofollow">drawing guns does.</a> Lord of the Rings did a good job of creating fantasy weapons that were still compatible with historical designs; the original Conan, featured blades that would have been insanely heavy just to carry around, let alone swing.<br /><br />For action scenes - fights and the like - I'd generally recommend finding a competent martial artist, asking a lot of questions, and maybe seeing if there are a couple of senior students who'd be willing to run through a simple exchange and let you take pictures that you could use as models. <a href="http://www.superstupor.com/sust01252012.shtml" rel="nofollow">A working knowledge of human biology helps, too.</a><br /><br />Either way, research is essential.Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-31511500111982532222012-03-26T07:30:47.222-05:002012-03-26T07:30:47.222-05:00I'm *sure* there's lots of stuff out there...I'm *sure* there's lots of stuff out there on how to write (let alone draw) believable combat scenes. But could you particularly recommend a vid or tut for a beginner?<br /><br />Or, more of the above would do. After reading pages and pages of critiques of fantasy female armor, I did start to get the sense of how it *ought* to work.<br /><br />--rejiquarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-62467718009565873872012-03-22T20:34:37.929-05:002012-03-22T20:34:37.929-05:00Yep, just exactly like that. Works just about that...Yep, just exactly like that. Works just about that well, too. Well, except for the part where a new pair of shoes is a bit less likely to leave you bleeding on the floor.Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-61121593618740513952012-03-22T20:09:28.809-05:002012-03-22T20:09:28.809-05:00I would think that the "fantasy" style o...I would think that the "fantasy" style of sword would make you fight better. You know, kind of like how new shoes made you run faster as a kid :)Choreboyhttp://www.choresforsex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com