Southpaws !!!!!

[I-Self]

Every martial artist should be training to do their techniques on both sides. As for orthodox or SP stances, however I'm standing at the time is my fighting stance. There IS something to be said about amBidexterity. The more weaknesses you have, the fewer options you have.

 

Mushin is the stance we are all still trying to learn!

[Treebranch]

A wrestler who's a southpaw?

[Guy_Mendiola]

I never heard of wrestlers having any fighting stances.

[SevenStar]

who said anything about a wrestler south paw? what I said was

 

"I don't agree that that's the same for anyone. A striker does not want to do that to a wrestler, for example. On the street, you want to do what you do best and most comfortably."

 

in response to TB saying

 

"Well the best defense against a southpaw is close the distance, clinch and throw. Oh yeah, that's the same for anyone."

 

that's not ideal if you're a striker who is fighting a wrestler. If you close and clinch, he will maul you.

[Treebranch]

I'm not soley a striker, that's why I said it. I see what you are saying though.

[Hoju]

I'm not a lefty, but I was taught very early on by some of my seniors the importance of being able to spar lefty. And I have to say, its one of the most effective things I've learned. Sparring righty & then quickly switching to lefty for attacks generally completely bewilders the opponent. Either they don't move, in which case you have an open target. Or they switch to match, putting them on their less effective side & giving you the advantage for that moment that they actually do the switch.

 

Granted, one thing righties do have is that statisically righties live longer than lefties. So, HA!

[Fenris-wolf]

Well, I'm a southpaw, but I'm not naturally left handed. There are a few of us in our club and still most of the orthodox fighters are a little stumped by the change in stance (except of course for the people who are so much better than me that it doesn't matter! ). But even so, the fact that they've got to spar against us gives them an advantage over somebody who trains in a club without southpaws. In order to beat a southpaw it's the same as beating anybody else, and just requires practice.

 

In the case of changing stance, that is interesting. Our MT club sometimes spars with a Ninjitsu club in our area. They are taught to fight from both stances at once. While I find that very frustrating (I usually go for the inside thigh and they keep moving!), if you spend a little while watching them, you will find they are pretty weak in either stance (for the lower grades, anyway), because they have to learn two things at once.

[kotegashiNeo]

Again being a southpaw has nothing to do with switching your feet. Just because your right foot is in front doesn't make you a southpaw. It has to do with natural co-ordination, If you train to be able to fight on both sides that doesn't make you left handed or does it, The way everyone talks about switching stances you would think it does.

 

Empty your cup

[Treebranch]

A strike is a strike so move.

[wado_lee]

you may favour a side but when it counts in the street you wouldnt even realise left or right just do what comes natural do we believe in muscle memory??