Help Writing fight scenes please!!!

Practicaully all my stories there is almost all ways two or more people who hate each other. They're all ways getting into arguements and physical fights.

Now, how do I write a fight scene without listing what each character does?

Example:

Sam punches Jacob
Jacob hits Sam with a chair
Sam kicks jacob
Jacob stabs Sam with a hot fireplace poker in the chest
Jacob walks away alive from the fight leaving Sam's corpse behind

It's the same as writing any other scene - you don't just list what happens, you try to make the reader feel what happens. It's showing rather than telling. More pragmatically, it's about capturing the physicality of the fight as well as the feelings of the characters by using creative verbs, imagery, and perhaps even a line or two of dialogue. For instance, the beginning of the fight scene you listed here could be re-written:

Sam lunged forward, his fist aiming for Jacob's face. Jacob had only a split second; he dodged and turned, picking up a chair and swinging it around, just in time to block Sam's incoming kick. But Sam would not be so easily defeated. The two combatants circled around each other. Jacob was looking for any weakness, any opening, anything he could use to his advantage. out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the fireplace...

And so on. Its all about being descriptive and creative with your verbs so as to capture the exact feeling of the punch or the kick or the stabbing. Also, keep in mind your environment: if Jacob uses that red hot poker, he's going to have to notice it first, and interact with his environment in order to use it. Setting can add a lot to a fight scene.

Hope that helped a bit!

~Annie

...I agree with ankhirke. Write it like it's a vivid image in your head. If you really need any inspiration for that, then just vividly imagine yourself being really pissed off about something, and getting in a fist fight yourself. Imagine that, and translate it as you will into the story.

For my Mixed Martial Arts story It's in the Blood, I had to do this; I'd never been in a real fight, amateur or professional, but I've seen how they do it, and I've imagined myself doing those same kinds of punches and kicks and elbows and knees and whatnot as well. It just taks a lot of imagination. Have fun writing the scene, man. Fight scenes are the most fun to write.

Go read some books, and if you like the fight scenes in them, analyze what makes them good. Short impact sentences, strong imagery, and emotions are all important. If you're doing it from one character's POV, then what does he feel? Does he see his opponent's eyes widen in fear as he swings the chair? Does he hear the blood rushing in his ears? Put the reader in the character's place, make them feel as if it is their own fight.

Uhhh PS- your title is spelled wrong. It's 'writing'. and Corpse has an 'e'.

Thank you all of you! This really helped me and I will try out these ideas. Once again thanks to you all ^_^