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From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman)
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Subject: Re: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Righ
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Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 01:26:48 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 10 01:26:48 1985
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> >
> >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

I'll try again.  When two left-handed fencers face each other, each of them
is facing another left-hander.  Neither of them has had much practice against
left-handers.  How would either of them have a disadvantage that the other
wouldn't have?
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak

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