Have a Dominant Hand or Ambidextrous?

[Mac28i]

I'm not naturally ambidextrous but I do focus more on my left when training, thus ensuring the left is on par with the right. When I'm in full flow the fluidity and continuity between left and right almost feels ambidextrous

[chuckyouup]

So am I.

[chuckyouup]

Honestly, I think most people are DH and have learned to be less that way with certain tasks, like nunchaku.

[ImThexxx1]

Honestly, I think most people are DH and have learned to be less that way with certain tasks, like nunchaku.

its called forced ambidexterity. its a very rare occurrence that someone is ambidextrous naturally.
There is also something called multi handed, Where you can learn to use both hands = in certain things. that's not ambidexterity.
But me, i can do anything evenly with my left that i can with my right. But i wasn't born that way either, Ive broken my right hand so many times that my left has become even with it so i can do tasks normally easy. Forced ambidexterity :]

[chuckyouup]

its called forced ambidexterity. its a very rare occurrence that someone is ambidextrous naturally.
There is also something called multi handed, Where you can learn to use both hands = in certain things. that's not ambidexterity.
But me, i can do anything evenly with my left that i can with my right. But i wasn't born that way either, Ive broken my right hand so many times that my left has become even with it so i can do tasks normally easy. Forced ambidexterity :]

I appreciate your insight. It'd be interesting to see how many people who are forced vs. natural ambidexterity.

These things interest me, I work with research sometimes. Thanks man

[chuckyouup]

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[Exmortem]

rather DH (right) but did lot of doubles stuff to get more balanced in this case

[zwy6art]

I've always thought no one is born ambi just like no one is born a genious. Some people are more prone to it but very rarely is there a natural in these fields.

For me it all started when I was a kid and I broke my hand and couldn't brush my teeth. I didn't care about writing so I pretty much got away from doing any real school work for a while but I love brushing my teeth. So every since I can remember I brush my teeth with my left hand, which also led me to shaving with my left hand. I still throw a ball and write with my right but I cannot brush my teeth or shave with my right.

So to me it's kind of bizarre. For most things I usually start with my left hand, when I spar in tkd I use a south paw stance cause it just feels more comfortable.

Chucking I make a concious effort to learn EVERYTHING AND PRACTICE EVERYTHING with my left first. Cause I know that my right hand will always be able to do it better with half as much practice. Then my left hand gets jelaous and quits.

As much as I like to think I'm ambi when it comes to chucking I'm not. I'm an extreme right DH and unless it's sparring, shaving, or brushing my teeth I have to go to just as much extreme to make sure my left keeps up with my right so my doubles don't look lopsided.

As for when other people say they are ambi I have great respect for that cause as far as I'm concerned it doesn't come natural in wny way shape or form and you have to work extremely hard till you reach the point where you start automatically picking up your chucks with you LDH(less dominant hand).

[ImThexxx1]

No... my Friend Andrew that i've known basically my whole life has always been able to do everything with both hands. he can write with left or right. Both crapily i might add. But its evenly bad  He can throw a ball or catch it with either hand, Switch stance when playing baseball. Lots of things that most people cant do, and he has no trouble with it at all.

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[zwy6art]

No... my Friend Andrew that i've known basically my whole life has always been able to do everything with both hands. he can write with left or right. Both crapily i might add. But its evenly bad  He can throw a ball or catch it with either hand, Switch stance when playing baseball. Lots of things that most people cant do, and he has no trouble with it at all.

He is one of those freaks. There are quite a few on these boards. (I don't mean freak in a derogatory way but in an awesome way).

I would say though that a vast majority of us are unfortanate to be freaks, especially bambi nunchuck freaks. lol

[ImThexxx1]

He is one of those freaks. There are quite a few on these boards. (I don't mean freak in a derogatory way but in an awesome way).

I would say though that a vast majority of us are unfortanate to be freaks, especially bambi nunchuck freaks. lol

He is quite the freak