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Message no. 1
From: Adam Getchell <acgetche@****.UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Off-hand skills
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 13:57:28 -0700
The bit about Ambidexterity and taking a penalty for higher
skills I understand, because your reflexes are wired a certain way and do
not adapt well in other situations. However....
I find it extremely amusing that I throw better on my left side,
rather than my right. Especially Tai-Otoshi or Uchimata. Even though
most of my years of practice has been on my right side. This often
happens with middle-rank practicioners too; they end up throwing/falling
kicking better on their off side rather than their "on" side.
I think it's because their off side hasn't picked up the bad
habits that the on side has, and since they understand the basics of the
technique, they perform it uncluttered by bad preconceptions.
Go figure.

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Message no. 2
From: Marc A Renouf <jormung@*****.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Off-hand skills
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 13:06:47 -0400
Adam Getchell writes

> The bit about Ambidexterity and taking a penalty for higher
> skills I understand, because your reflexes are wired a certain way and do
> not adapt well in other situations. However....
> I find it extremely amusing that I throw better on my left side,
> rather than my right. Especially Tai-Otoshi or Uchimata. Even though
> most of my years of practice has been on my right side. This often
> happens with middle-rank practicioners too; they end up throwing/falling
> kicking better on their off side rather than their "on" side.
> I think it's because their off side hasn't picked up the bad
> habits that the on side has, and since they understand the basics of the
> technique, they perform it uncluttered by bad preconceptions.
> Go figure.


I find just the opposite, that my "on" side is better than the "off"
side, especially on the more complex manuevers (split-target kicks, fancy
throws, etc.)

(BTW Adam, what styles have you studied?)

Marc

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