Hir i-Chorvath
Auror
So like the title says, I'm trying to figure out how to write "katas"/sparring matches.
The reason that I put kata in quotes is because I'm not sure it's the right word. I want a practice session of sorts with a sword but it's only done with one person. I've heard it described as a kata before but I looked it up and Google says it's for martial arts so now I don't think I'm using it right.
But whatever it's called, I need to find out how to describe one. It's really important to my WIP.
And just to be clear, I don't have any humans in my WIP, it's mostly elves, but the other races aren't relevant to the question.
So, anyway, one of my MC's has to do a "kata" and perform it as part of a ceremony to acknowledge that he's become an adult and worthy of becoming Aran. (The elves live in a type of nomadic clan (called a geth) and the leader is called the Aran) So he has a lot riding on it but he's struggling to do it right and he works on his "kata" several times throughout the book.
As far as sparring matches go, there are several and I don't know how to describe them without it sounding dumb.
In general, I just don't know how to write "katas" or sparring matches without making it sound dumb or even mildly realistic. Neither can I figure out how to write a "kata" that was done wrong.
Help please?
The reason that I put kata in quotes is because I'm not sure it's the right word. I want a practice session of sorts with a sword but it's only done with one person. I've heard it described as a kata before but I looked it up and Google says it's for martial arts so now I don't think I'm using it right.
But whatever it's called, I need to find out how to describe one. It's really important to my WIP.
And just to be clear, I don't have any humans in my WIP, it's mostly elves, but the other races aren't relevant to the question.
So, anyway, one of my MC's has to do a "kata" and perform it as part of a ceremony to acknowledge that he's become an adult and worthy of becoming Aran. (The elves live in a type of nomadic clan (called a geth) and the leader is called the Aran) So he has a lot riding on it but he's struggling to do it right and he works on his "kata" several times throughout the book.
As far as sparring matches go, there are several and I don't know how to describe them without it sounding dumb.
In general, I just don't know how to write "katas" or sparring matches without making it sound dumb or even mildly realistic. Neither can I figure out how to write a "kata" that was done wrong.
Help please?