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From: pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Righ
Message-ID: <278@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 18:41:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: bcsaic.278
Posted: Fri Sep  6 18:41:59 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 9-Sep-85 04:04:11 EDT
References: <679@wdl1.UUCP> <620@rtech.UUCP>
Reply-To: pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha)
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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Summary: 

In article <620@rtech.UUCP> jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) writes:
>> Left-handed fencers do do well against right-handers but suffer a disadvantage
>> against another left-hander.  The worst kind to face is an ambidextrous
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> 				John R Blaker
>
>How is it possible that a left-hander would suffer a disadvantage against
>another left-hander?  This would mean that both would be at a disadvantage.

Easy. Lefties are so rare in fencing circles that they rarely fence
against each other. That being the case, they rarely develope the skills
needed to fight under "normal" conditions (ie. conditions where the
targets are in the correct locations). Also the paries (defense
movements) must be somewhat reversed. They don't get much practice
with this unless there are an inordinate of lefties in their group.

					 P.M.Pincha-Wagener