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From: pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha)
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Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness
Message-ID: <247@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 12:42:36 EDT
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Summary: 

In article <274@gymble.UUCP> tewok@gymble.UUCP (Wayne Morrison) writes:
>Another way that left-handedness is an advantage is in sword fighting.
>Right-handed swordsmen are usually, from my experience,
>somewhat confused since the sword swings aren't coming from where they
>are expecting them and their swings are going where they aren't accustomed
>to putting them.

Being a fencer myself, you are right facing a left-handed swordsman
can be a problem. But not as much as you might think. A good swordman
(right-handed,that is) learns FAST how to counter a left-handed attack!
(This is much easier in current fencing circles since the fighting
is limited to a narrow strip. This is a BIG disatvantage to the lefties
since they can be crowded to the edge of the strip with their vunerable
areas open. Personally I enjoy fighting lefties - they don't think I'll
anticipate their style!) The fencers that are REALLY hard to fight are
the ambidexterous ones!
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