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# Could Martial Arts Help Actors Handle the Emotional Toll of a Role?
- URL: https://www.dojoactors.com/martial-arts/
- Published: 2023-04-03T22:33:38.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-10T05:09:30.000Z
- Author: Tahlia Norrish

The more time I spend in our industry – both as an actor and coach – the more adamantly I champion the notion of 'actor as athlete', and the more potential I believe athletic training has to constructively integrate with our own.

If there was one "sport" actors major in, it would be that of transitions. Whether we're shape-shifting into a role, from rehearsal to performance, or from artist to promotional fodder, this demand is a constant. But the toll this can take on actors, however, is largely overlooked. 

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