Left or Right handed?

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Left or Right handed?

  1. Left (leftys FTW highfive!)

    33.3%
  2. Right

    66.7%
  1. Dan93

    Dan93 Valued Member

    Suprised to see so many left handed people here as I never run into other left handers! I favour southpaw but can punch just as well right handed but this is the range I practice more than anything else. Outside of MA I do most things left handed.

    Noted during my Muay Thai and Kickboxing training, everyone seemed to find southpaws awkward to train with and was amazed at how many people struggle to hold pads for a southpaw, not to mention sparring, I never actually ever met another natural southpaw when I used to training in Kickboxing so seemed like a pretty rare occurance. sparring another leftie which would be a interesting experience.

    My left leg is my dominate leg but I am pretty comfortable kicking with both althrough any flashy showboat kicks i.e. Tornado kicks ect. I can only do off my left. More interested in close range anyway so not something I really worry about.

    Feel it is important to train both sides as most don't and if you are struggling sparring/fighting someone in there dominant side can throw off their game dramatically

    Would also be interesting to see who has their dominant (stronger) hand behind when fighting or as a lead as per the JKD/Jun Fan camp. I tend to favour my strong side (hand) to the rear.

    Cheers

    Cognito Ergo Sum

    Dan93
     
    Last edited: Jan 30, 2012
  2. finite monkey

    finite monkey Thought Criminal

    Sinister means left
    Dexter means right...in heraldry

    Leftys were thought to be wrongens and hence sinister came to mean naughty, or evil ( the devil sits on the left shoulder etc.) and led to kitogs (irish for left handed) being persecuted and forced into using thier right hands

    I only bore you with this trivia beacause the sinister tag has been removed which makes monkey sad :[
     
  3. Primus Death

    Primus Death どうか私を教育してください

    Sorry, I romoved that because I thought somebody was just being silly (once somebody put 'bdsmpapasmurf' as a tag on one of my threads). I've never heard of the sinister thing b4. I'll remove the 'dextrous' tag and replace that with sinister. And please tell me if the mods wont be happy with me for writing what that tag was. I'll go and check the rules to make sure.
     
  4. finite monkey

    finite monkey Thought Criminal

    No worries mate...hey, its your thread
     
  5. Southpaw535

    Southpaw535 Well-Known Member Moderator Supporter

    Not martial arts related but do any leftys use the stuff sold in left handed shops? Can't think of anything right handed I've had trouble using personally.
     
  6. Hatamoto

    Hatamoto Beardy Man Kenobi Supporter

    Depends how far into the fight I am. I'm not left handed :p
     
  7. flaming

    flaming Valued Member

    Teachers used give me left handed scissors becasause I'm left handed and I couldn't use them. I used some scissors a few days ago (with proficency) and I was using my left hand but they must of been right handed scisors as I presume most are.
     
  8. finite monkey

    finite monkey Thought Criminal

  9. finite monkey

    finite monkey Thought Criminal

    What is the percentage of leftys in the gen pop?

    The poll is showing nearly 50:50

    Are leftys more militant or are rightys lazy?
     
  10. Sketco

    Sketco Banned Banned

    Last edited: Feb 4, 2012
  11. Hannibal

    Hannibal Cry HAVOC and let slip the Dogs of War!!! Supporter

    Right handed, right lead...well mostly
     
  12. YouKnowWho

    YouKnowWho Valued Member

    There is a good reason that you should put your strong side forward.

    In wrestling, you have major hand (leading hand) and minor hand (back hand), offense leg (leading leg) and defense leg (back leg).

    In striking, if you put your strong side back and if your opponent moves toward your side door, he can use your leading arm to jam your back arm, and make your back powerful striking arm useless. Boxers do that all the time.
     
  13. finite monkey

    finite monkey Thought Criminal

    Very interesting article Sketco. Thanks (I would give you e-thanks, but the button has gone?!)

    However I think we rightys need to get off our backsides and vote.
    Those leftys are making fools of us!
     
  14. Sketco

    Sketco Banned Banned

    You maybe... I do a fair amount with my left hand like shaving and brushing my teeth, in order to keep the co-ordination up with my left.

    I actually really enjoy fighting southpaw. The footwork feels very natural even if the hands feel less so.
     
  15. TaekwonPRO

    TaekwonPRO Valued Member

    Pretty surprising statistics, I didn't know so many people here were lefties.
     
  16. Spartan warrior

    Spartan warrior New Member

    I fight southpaw but my dominant leg is my right
     
  17. finite monkey

    finite monkey Thought Criminal

    I got a nice lefty osoto-gari the other night in randori.
     
  18. Master Betty

    Master Betty Banned Banned

    No ambi option?
     
  19. SAMA-UK

    SAMA-UK the Mr Bean of Wado!

    I'm a left-handed Piscean, meaning I'm all artistic and thoughtful and generous in spirit. And probably means I shouldn't be within a thousand yards of a dojo and the brutality therein! And it probably explains my lack of skillz!

    Being a lefty means I'm constantly examining my stance. I use a southpaw stance although orthodox feels a more natural hand position, but I prefer to have my left leg as my back leg for stronger kicks!
     
  20. aikiMac

    aikiMac aikido + boxing = very good Moderator Supporter

    Right handed, but with a clear preference for the southpaw lead. I can fight either way (escrima and aikido go both ways) but Bruce Lee was correct: it's better with the strong hand and strong foot in the front. ;)

    I'm goofy foot on skateboards, too.
     

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