My dad taught me how to box and he was a leftie. He always said if you just do not care and figure them out like you would any fighter you will be ok. The key is not to allow fear or uncertainty. That is what will defeat you the fastest.
As a lefty myself, I find the people who have the most success against me in sparring are the people who don't overthink it and don't change up their game too much
I'm not big on unarmed combat but I have a sneaking suspicion that being left handed isn't as big an advantage as it is in armed martial arts or combat sports like fencing.
Coach Ramsey clearly fought in a Kumite and the guilt he feels about having to permanently dispatch so many talented fighters has weighed heavy on his gentle heart. its ok Coach, we know you did what you had to do to protect your family from ninjas. They gave you no choice but to fight to the death
I say something along those lines when people say that can not draw. I also remind them how it took them a long time, some even years, before they could "walk"; more like toddle. But they weren't good at that for many more years. Even running. Hell, even people that got out of shape take about a year to get good at running, and that is only counting those that don't have a physical limitation other than trained muscle.
Doing things wrong for a long time can permenantly hurt you. If you go to gym and do stupid shit, you will only harm yourself, smart approach is the right approach. But of course without experience you cant be good with just being smart.
As a southpaw, its all about experience. Hell, if a southpaw doesnt have experience fighting other southpaws, its just as bad as when an orthodox fighter goes against a southpaw
Easy way to experience southpaws is just to enter a few fencing classes. Nearly 100% of fencers are right handers fighting out of a southpaw stance. I do notice a lot of boxers (not kickboxers) stay in southpaw once they miss with a straight right. I think that's called shifting? There's a lot of southpaws in boxing gyms.
@@TheHYENA87 It's because fencing has only the jab with no power hand as a threat, and so the dominant hand must hang out in front. I found the fencing stance to be weirdly closed, and as fencers advanced I kept looking at that leading leg as the biggest juiciest steak you ever saw.
Strange not met any left-handed people in my life, All I've been surrounded by right-sided dominant people Find it hard dealing with these people and it's very confusing been totally left side dominant
definitely true. Some people feel more comfortable with their feet in the southpaw stance even if they're right handed, feels more natural to have their right foot forward instead of their left.
This is a poor reference on my part because I can't remember where I seen it. But I remember seeing research that showed direct correlation between how many left handed members a society had and how warlike they were. This was from a historical anthropological perspective. You totally reminded me of it when you talked about how a disproportionate number of fighters whether pro or am are left handed.
As a southpaw I was only bullied by one person....my 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Watson who looked like she should have retired back in the 1870's. She just hated the fact that I always had a pencil in my left hand. One day she walked by my desk and smashed her ruler down hard on it next to my left hand and yelled "put that pencil in your right hand!" After that little incident I was transferred to another class. I wished I had known MMA back then (1967) I would have taken Mrs. Watson out to the playground! Great video Ramsey!
One thing I fond that helps the most for fighting south paws is actually training and fighting south paw. I found that I can land faster heavier hits south paw, granted they are not as powerful as my orthodox hits, but sometimes landing more hits that are firm is more effective than landing the fewer hard hits. But my defense lacks as I am better at defending with my left (I am mostly right handed). Get more people in your gym to also practice with south paw, help you all improve on not only how to fight that way (which is a great back up if you even need to switch due to injury or being tired) but as you all get better, you teach each other how to be more effective against them.
Been telling my students exactly this for a while now. Great hearing this from another coach :) I'm left-handed myself and fight from both stances. The reason being I was initially taught Orthodox, then mastered southpaw on my own later on. Same thing happened to another guy at our gym. Also, learning southpaw was a big help when it came to fighting southpaws. Just to confirm what you said; life as a left-handed is exactly how you described it, you end up doing tons of things with your right hand (using scissors, the computer mouse, shaking hands, knife and fork). So I think lefties are in general more accustomed to thinking like a right-handed person than the opposite (this applies in sparring as well).
I am a lefty who fights orthodox. It throws people off a lot when I swing my lead foot back and keep going. If nothing else I love the parity of being able to go back and forth with some confidence. I got here because of your very dry humor and critique, keep it up. Reminds me of my coaches ' if you wanna get better at it, do it more'!
As a southpaw, putting your lead foot outside mine doesn't do much, because you're having a go at what I practice daily. Wanna know how to beat a southpaw? Don't over think it.
Also a lefty/southpaw, I think thats the key for a lot of issues people have with martial arts. Don't stress and overthink it, just keep going, you'll eventually, intuitively realise where you're getting hit and aren't, as well as what is your doing thats working and whats not working. Not saying you shouldn't look for insights or take tips on what to avoid, but when you're too busy thinking of game plans or your opponents advantages you're not in the moment, experiencing it first hand
Yeah a good southpaw can fight from the inside angle too. Just because you get the outside angle does not mean that you have the best position. The only position I don't want is squared up. But that is 50/50. The orthodox fighter is just as open as the southpaw. Its just a question of who has the better left/right lead and chin. I chose to take angles because I'd just rather not get hit. When I was young I ate a lot of right hands. I have a good chin and great left. I won those exchanges but knowing how to move so I hit and don't get hit.
Or is it because they had the "advantage" in real fights, and that is what made them love the sport? Kind of the same question, but undoubtably more than 14 percent of fighters are southpaw
Or is it because they had the "advantage" in real fights, and that is what made them love the sport? Kind of the same question, but undoubtably more than 14 percent of fighters are southpaw
I don't know. I'm not a lefty but having TKD as my base made southpaw stance seem normal when I trained boxing, and I use it now mostly in TKD bc of weakness around my right knee.
hah, exactly the same here except I train TSD. Inured my right knee a couple of years back and now feel much more comfortable fighting southpaw. Being able to switch without even really thinking about it is a great advantage as well.
TexasRigged yeah but ur left hand is weakkkkk , stop trying to be a southpaw , from a real southpaw it’s such an easy tell if ur a orthodox trying to be a southpaw , stop trying to finesse the game
@@bredin9199 You just don't want more orthodox guys to figure out how to trip you up. My rule is that when I spar a southpaw (at least two rounds every sparring session, sometimes 4 or 6), I go southpaw position too. Guess what? TRIPS THEM UP hahaha
Thanks for sharing Ramsey♡ Practing regularly as a south paw oneself with JKD power side is a great way towards understanding and playing with the idea comfortably, also against trying it out against orthodox fighters, or any fighter for that matter. Play your own game and stick to it (balance, speed, timing, distance) if it is sound enough (be a weapon and not a target) and capitalizing on (focusing on your own intent create opportunities and destroy any of theirs) exploiting the opponents weaknesses and dominating your will over theirs; for me these points are more important than which side the opponent is standing on♡
I’m a southpaw, well was just an old guy now. In the early 70’s when I started boxing was more comfortable right hand forward even though I’m right hand dominant. Continued as a southpaw for 40ish years never considered changing. Enjoying the increased video production sorry to hear it was an injury that allows more time for UA-cam👍
48 didn’t spar a southpaw in my teens and twenties until I was in my early thirties. He was good it was just expecting the jab was throwing me off, and his foot position always took advantage of mine. Funny I taught my older son to box like Pernell Whitaker my favorite boxer in the eighties.
I like how that's the answer to pretty much any question. "Practice it". It's a little sad that more people don't know and constantly have to ask the same question. Whether it's learning instruments or martial arts... it's always the same. I will go so far as to say that talent (other than extreme size and speed) doesn't even exist. Only practice exists. Have that attitude, no matter your discipline. You have to practice a LOT and you want to look into how you can do it the best. Thanks for the great advice and getting less annoyed with a pretty silly question
In my earlier years. Being a lefty, or southpaw had it's advantages. Most righty opponents were tasked with a split second thought of, just how do I adjust to this. Mean while I was in for the kill so to speak. The thing that really got me, was sparring with another southpaw. I was then in the mindset of split second, just how do I adjust to this. sounds funny, I know. But as in anything, practice makes perfect, or at least better.
I'm right handed but I use a southpaw stance. My main reasoning for this when I first started to learn was I wanted to have a really good jab and it just felt easier to jab with my right hand. Get well soon Ramsey!
I'm a southpaw and used to box as an amateur against some good guys that are now pro. Only shot that used to trouble me was the inside right uppercut. At range I could happily outbox fighters miles above my ability just because they couldn't hit me. The moment they came inside and cut me off I was in trouble. Short right uppercuts are tough to defend from an orthodox fighter
@@chrisklitou7573 But what if 1 stance is slightly better off/def while, let's say, hitting pads or doing defense drills; BUT when fighting a southpaw it trips them up and is more effective?
@@sensam6155 switching stances always trips people up but what he saying is staying in the weaker stance too long is risky You should do a combination in it then switch back don't stay in it for too long
Mr. Dewey! Sir, I do believe you may be turning into ol' Saint Nick! Lol, I want to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas! Not sure if the Church of L.D.S. celebrates, but just in case you do.
Good thing I was training in a gym with plenty of southpaws and orthodox around.... I'm a Southpaw btw and I also have hard time sparring with my two coaches who is a southpaw and an orthodox... But I notice, I have to spend more time with orthodox too, sparring southpaw is a bit easier cause I'm also southpaw... But yeah sparring more with everyone both southpaw and orthodox is better.... Damn haven't clicked so fast for this update video... Thanks Coach!!!
As a left handed person I've found I have an advantage when sparring with the two stand up styles I train. With Modern Arnis we train much of the time with the stick in our right hand so when stick sparring switching to my left hand can confuse my partner especially those with not a much experience. With Wu Ying Tao I can switch stances and still be very comfortable and that allows me to be able to get on my partners soft line easier thus having a positional advantage. Of course all of these advantages become more marginalized as my partner gets more experience.
It took a bit, but I finally like being a born southpaw. Smudgy writing, shitty desks, all a mass of disadvantages. But I finally have someplace where it comes in handy.
Friends from Hong Kong tell me in the 90's left handed people got bullied a lot. I am somewhat of an ambidextrous. I bat(throw righty) and skateboard lefty. I fight both lefty and righty. I was encouraged in martial arts and sports to try both ways. I found my comfort zone I guess.
one of kung fus gd points is tjey teach you the ability to switch stance at will even mid manoever which i found very helpful in my mma classes and confuses the opponent ...frequently if you do it alot at right times ofc! i would like you to do a vid on the real ip man mr duey plz.... are the films anythin like real kung fu in the old days over there or even if the storys are true or not or any truths that need to be told would be great
Simple really, two things rarely mentioned are 1. You can terrorize them with your right hand 2. Their liver is right in front of you. (Boxers perspective btw)
@@mycheung6757 yes, but it's not entirely why. His right leg was slightly longer than his left. So he thought it was better to have the longer one in front.
Me too, but it was a different story, in my gym everyone was stronger and bigger than me, I calculated my landing rate the jab has the highest rate but it was not powerful enough to stop my friends, so I changed to southpaw until now so that I can send out the power jab, the result is satisfying
One of my only sparring partners is southpaws, and when I sparred with an orthodoxed fighter it threw me off, I had to switch to south paw myself to make feel normal fighting an orthodox fighter. So long story short fighting a south paw all the time actually turned me to a south paw whenever I fight orthodoxed fighters
I have a teammate who is a southpaw and he has taught me alot, just because he is a southpaw. We started around the same time and whenever we spar it's great because we learned by simply sparring with each other.
I don’t know if its just me but I‘m right handed but naturally gravitated to southpaw stance. I don’t feel uncomfortable in the orthodox stance but southpaw feels a tiny but better. Especially for kicks etc. I hope I can decent at both stances so I can switch it up if needed
I do both stances mostly because my right leg is better at switch kicks and side kicks. I also found the perfect balance to make my left hand into a power hand.
Every other youtuber and mma youtuber ussually cuts out any kind of pause they have in their speech, but with you it actually makes it easier to ingest the information
I fight both stances depending on where I'm at relative to the opponent. Their southpaw advantage won't matter if their stance become orthodox in three easy steps (literally!). Train that footwork!
I’m a right hand dominant southpaw. A decade of judo kinda dictated what stance I was most comfortable with, and my striking utilizes a stiff jab and lead hook. It’s not perfect but I’ve found it effective.
I'm also from a judo background, and am now training karate since a few months back. I'm right-handed, but having my left foot forward feels unusual to me.
I got fed up with a bully in high school and finally agreed to fight. I didn’t know he was left hand dominant, he was my first lefty fight. The guy caught me on the tip of my chin with a overhand left. I was there in my mind, but I couldn’t move at all for a couple of minutes. Im glad that people kept him from hitting me again.
If the lefty has only been trained to box, then you step to you left, lining his chin up with your right hand, then when he steps to his right to line up his left hand, you catch his right foot with ko-uchi-gari, then don't let him back up. If he swarms you while moving back to his right, then it's ko-uchi-gake and if you get that at 100% there will be no ground game...people watching will be traumatized...if anyone asks who you are, tell them you're 'John Wick,' then leave. More importantly, remember these simple tips when picking a sparring partner, regardless of whatever gym you find yourself, and you should be fine: Never box a guy nicknamed 'Bruiser.' Never wrestle a guy nicknamed 'Crusher.' Never spar a BJJ guy nicknamed 'Strangler.' Ok, now for the advanced class: Never play poker with a guy called 'Ace.' Never shoot pool against a guy called 'St. Louis.' If you get challenged to a dual, then remember the one challenged gets to pick the weapon, so choose dodge-balls at 20 feet...you should be fine. This has been your free lesson from the Collier Judo Method.
@@RamseyDewey Thank you for the kind words, my friend. While there are rumors of our suppression, such reminds us of that fine poet who once said: "God gave the Irish whiskey...lest they take over the entire world!"
I'm orthodox, but I train southpaw a bit, for a few reasons: 1. To feel comfortable delivering the same type of kick from either side. 2. Because you can end up that way briefly any time you step fwd or back. 3. Because I've noticed that in heated altercations I'm right side fwd & right hand out, and I figure if that suddenly escalates I better be ready in that moment.
Jakov Hrga generally I wouldn’t recommend fighting or sparring with your lead hand dropped, its best to protect the head but like I said it leaves your liver closer to your orthodox opponent while the right handed fighter has their liver to the rear and generally will be circling away from your left hand.
Due to my weird location in where i train my stances. I call myself a forced southpaw. I'm naturally orthodox but since the space for my punching bag is required to have my right leg front. And since i can seamlessly transition to both stances now and have two powerhands. Works really well as an inside fighter.
The southpaw thing is because there’s allot of right handed southpaws starting or switching to that stance later on because they know it gives them a slight advantage as it is awkward for the majority of orthodox fighters or make up the majority of boxers. I know this because that’s what I did :)
I think there are two major advantages to being left handed. Firstly, because the vast majority of our opponents are right handed, we are far more familiar with the lines of attack and defense in a left handed vs right handed match up. We become experts in the very thing that right handers have to put a lot of thinking and training into to overcome. Any moderately competent lefty has a distinct advantage over a righty just from this alone, though eventually enough difference in skill will certainly outweigh the advantage. I did a lot of weapons sparring back in the day, and it was a regular occurrence to have an opponent admit that he/she didn't notice I was left handed, or that they thought something was odd, but couldn't figure it out. Yet 99% of the time, I never had to adapt to their handedness. It sometimes felt like cheating. Secondly,--and this is a broader mindset issue--we spend our whole lives adapting to a world that is not made for us, and that forces us to be more creative. It's not just scissors, but hand-held drills and spiral notebooks and can openers and thousands of other things. So when we come to fighting, we constantly take what you all teach us and then both imitate (learning it right handed, which you might not actually see happening) *and* mirror image it (mentally and physically converting to our preferred left handed stance) as we incorporate it into our repertoire. And as we mirror image, we find the ways in which we can modify to take advantage of the changes in position and angles. We essentially learn everything three times or three ways, depending on how you want to think about it. We aren't "better" necessarily, but we do have to work harder to get there, and we've had to analyze everything more on the front end. This partially explains the lack of a left handed "style", too, because each of us has to do the interpreting and modifying (generally) in isolation. So yeah, right handers are just going to have to seek us out and put in the hours. :D
Hello Ramsey, I hope U get better in regards to the shoulder... The title got my attention, but I would actually like to know what tips U can provide to a Southpaw when Fighting right handed fighters, since it is difficult to avoide the ortodoxo's power line, maybe some counter set ups and things like that.... Thanks and get well soon
Oh and speaking of the shoulder, hope it's gotten better. (I actually have alot of extra coordination and control over my left handed movement due to not being able to use my right arm for over a year after breaking my right arm off of my body at the shoulder in a car wreck ) that's actually where and why I was originally introduced to wing Chun and tai chi etc. Actually fully recovered from that one tho believe it or not.
My trainer like us to switch stances. He likes us to do pads one round as orthodox, the other round as southpaw. And to play arond with stances during light sparing sessions. Not so much while harder sparing, unless you are good enough to try it out. Thats why some right handed people switched to southpaw in our gym.
My suggestion on how to deal with southpaws is to train as one. Switching from tai chi to muay thai, I noticed that they only train one stance, whereas in tai chi, they train both stances (at least they did where I went); so I naturally seemed to deal better with the southpaws during sparring and actually switched it up without thinking about it from time to time. Against people who are only orthodox, southpaws gain an advantage - you're on their turf, they're experienced in fighting against orthodox, but you may not be experienced in fighting southpaw. I found that switching stances confused some people who had some experience fighting both, as well as giving me some insight into what it's like to *be* naturally southpaw, let alone fight against it. I was even confusing some natural southpaws with my switching. So yeah. Drill and spar as a southpaw, would be my best advice as to how to learn best to fight southpaws.
It's not because of bullying or some such. You find higher amounts of lefties in fighting the same reason you find them in other sports like fencing or tennis. Coming at the opponent from a slightly different angle than they're used to gives you an advantage. People who find themselves with an advantage in something tend to stick with it.
And because of that advantage, they are proportionally more successful, and being more successful makes you also more likely to stay. So it's not necessarily or only that proportionally more lefties start with a certain discipline, but (also) that proportionally more righties quit doing it because of less success.
I'm left-handed, but "right-footed". So I prefer to kick with my right leg (and adopt a "normal" fighting stance, with my right leg on the back), but I mostly punch with my left hand. Should I force myself into a complete southpaw stance or can this work? I remember that Bruce Lee famously used a southpaw stance even though he was right-handed, so he could have his "stronger side" up front. Does this make sense?
Love to get your thoughts on the "Wing Chun style" wall bags. I don't have room for a heavy bags, but if I get a wall bag what should I keep in mind in terms of training differently, pros and cons, etc...?
Hey ramsey i have a question, why is it that I'm always ALWAYS comfortable sparing with anyone in my gym even if they are way better than me but i always get nervous when i spar with my coach even if it's a not serious
Coach, I am left handed, however growing up in a tradition Karate school from 5 years old, I was forced to learn how to fight Ortho (so now I have a killer jab). As far as "disproportionate number of south paws in the gym" I think it has something to do with the arts in general. Lots of artists, and musicians are Lefty. Martial arts fit in to that mix as well.
Hey Ramsey, What is your opinion about the posibility of muay thai, kickboxing or savate being included in the Olympics, as in the recent years they were recognised as Olympic sports, which is the step before being included. Whats your opinion, is It a real posibility? Is It better for the sport, or worst as what happened to TKD? Thank you and keep the good work!
I've sparred people of both stances. It actually never fazed me as far as how to fight them. Cuz I tend to switch stances often anyways, and sometimes the people I spar follow that example and switch theirs when I switch mine. Kinda works for both sides. In almost every style I've trained except for boxing, we always practiced moves and positions on both sides of the body. Cuz you would t always be able to target the side you prefer. But I would often apply that to my fighting stance and sparring. It does tent to throw them off a little. Especially if I switch often.
Hey Ramsey Dewey, I have a question. What is the best way to train and/or condition yourself for a martial art (say boxing, capoeira, or muay thai) without being able to go to a gym, have a training partner, and no training equipment? I'm currently going through this and every video I find always involves equipment or a gym. I'm just curious if there is a way to train properly this way. I'd deeply appreciate it if you could give me your perspective on this, thank you and good day.
Switch stances often and be able to use explosive footwork to power your shots. In other words, use more boxing and turn speed to power with your feet. I use both stances and love having my more dextrous hand in the front. It allows me to change angles and really mess with ppl.
Here's another thought and I'm not sure if you've heard of this one. A lot of martial artists are influenced by JKD and many of them read The Tao of Jeet Kun Do ( I know I did). Because of this some may have adapted a "South Paw" stance even if they're not left handed (like me). I came across a few JKD purists (which is weird considering his philosophy) and they argued that "South Paw" is the real way of doing JKD (I'm not a JKD guy as you know). Now a days a lot of JKD academies are just going by MMA, but they do encourage their fighters to try "South Paw". I was kind of surprised by this. To this day I prefer "South Paw" not because of style, but because it just flows better for me, even in grappling. Great video! Keep it up!
im right handed but i ride a skateboard with my right foot in front so when i started to do boxing for the first time i felt more comfortable in southpaw position. this might have to do with there being more southpaws than left handed people. some people find themselves more comfortable that way, other than just being comfortable in that stance, before i had any fighting knowledge i just assumed my right arm is stronger so fighting south paw would let me do as much power and keep distance with my jab since im tall and lanky, thats just something that stuck with me growing up tho. i also shoot a rifle opposite to but thats because im left eye dominate when aiming down the cross hairs. all im saying is that there could be many factors that go into why theres more southpaws than left handed people.
I'm left handed myself. Never trained or sparred before but I did put on gloves once because my cousin wanted to show me a few moves and found out I am southpaw myself XD
Do you consider someone who is right handed but fights with power hand forward as in Jest Kune Do a southpaw? Is there a difference in your thought process/approach?
I have also recently suffered from dislocated shoulder injuries, is this ur first time with a dislocation, if not how do you treat/deal with it for kickboxing and grappling?
What would you say the outcome would be in a situation where a small and not too strong woman with a lot of proper MA training vs big and very strong guy who who can't fight? I've been having a discussion with someone elsewhere about this, and they're trying to convince me that size alone is a determining factor for the outcome of that. I'm not convinced at all.
man, dislocating his shoulder put so much stress on his body that it caused him to age rapidly
The aftereffects of a 1000 step stopping heart secret move that he took a while ago.
Lol
Not sure you noticed it, Ramsey said he played Santa.
GuitarsRockForever "played" Santa? It's pretty suspicious that his supposed injury happened at Santa's busiest time of year!
@@collinmagrah922 he could not resist the rmb
I feel like we’re Doctor Stange who’s seeing an alternate reality of Ramsey
Why tf are you on every video i watch
@@poopidoopi9575 him and Duchi is on every video I watch
I feel like you don't need any sleep to survive just youtube vids to comment on
Same
How many things are you into?
My dad taught me how to box and he was a leftie. He always said if you just do not care and figure them out like you would any fighter you will be ok. The key is not to allow fear or uncertainty. That is what will defeat you the fastest.
I have good luck timing my straight right lol my dad was a South paw also
I can say this is true. You can’t think during the fight, that’s why he stresses sparring south paws.
As a lefty myself, I find the people who have the most success against me in sparring are the people who don't overthink it and don't change up their game too much
I'm a righty. I find just taking into account the power punches from the dominant hand/leg should be the only change.
Ryley Kuhn another lefty here and I have to agree
I'm not big on unarmed combat but I have a sneaking suspicion that being left handed isn't as big an advantage as it is in armed martial arts or combat sports like fencing.
Southpaws and orthodox have the same advantage.. Both their lead hands, have a dangerous chance go land easier
I think the heart and soul of combat is virtually the same no matter who you're fighting
Coach Ramsey clearly fought in a Kumite and the guilt he feels about having to permanently dispatch so many talented fighters has weighed heavy on his gentle heart. its ok Coach, we know you did what you had to do to protect your family from ninjas. They gave you no choice but to fight to the death
basic answer everytime: If you dont know how to do something, do it a lot untill you learn how to do it. lol
I know, right? The truth about fight training is not very popular on the internet.
The work is teaching you the work!
I love these short to the point a swerve videos
I say something along those lines when people say that can not draw. I also remind them how it took them a long time, some even years, before they could "walk"; more like toddle. But they weren't good at that for many more years. Even running. Hell, even people that got out of shape take about a year to get good at running, and that is only counting those that don't have a physical limitation other than trained muscle.
Doing things wrong for a long time can permenantly hurt you. If you go to gym and do stupid shit, you will only harm yourself, smart approach is the right approach. But of course without experience you cant be good with just being smart.
As a southpaw, its all about experience. Hell, if a southpaw doesnt have experience fighting other southpaws, its just as bad as when an orthodox fighter goes against a southpaw
Psylent truth
Easy way to experience southpaws is just to enter a few fencing classes. Nearly 100% of fencers are right handers fighting out of a southpaw stance.
I do notice a lot of boxers (not kickboxers) stay in southpaw once they miss with a straight right. I think that's called shifting? There's a lot of southpaws in boxing gyms.
langhamp8912 is there a reason why they do that in fencing? I find that interesting, boxed my whole life.
@@TheHYENA87 It's because fencing has only the jab with no power hand as a threat, and so the dominant hand must hang out in front.
I found the fencing stance to be weirdly closed, and as fencers advanced I kept looking at that leading leg as the biggest juiciest steak you ever saw.
langhamp8912 haha I guess you would eat up that lead leg with a slash. The way I look at a juicy leg for leg kicks.
*To my fellow Southpaws out there*
_* Brofist *_
ludlow 889 I write with both hands but do most things with my left hand (and I'm southpaw)
Am I a disgrace?
ludlow 889 then there's me who's right handed but naturally southpaw? I don't know either. ..
ludlow 889 😂
Conn Laffan same as my brother
Strange not met any left-handed people in my life,
All I've been surrounded by right-sided dominant people
Find it hard dealing with these people and it's very confusing been totally left side dominant
One thing I wasn’t told about southpaws is that not all of them are from the south or that they don’t have paws
You're forgetting something very important. Not everyone who fights in a southpaw stance is necessarily left handed.
Yup. Lomachenko is right handed southpaw
Mike Tyson was a left handed orthodox, Bruce Lee advocated putting your strong side forward.
I think that's what he meant by there are more southpaw fighters than there are left handed people
definitely true. Some people feel more comfortable with their feet in the southpaw stance even if they're right handed, feels more natural to have their right foot forward instead of their left.
Most are though
Considering that Godly voices and accelerated aging, did Ramsey is one of Big Boss's clones?
Lol, genius joke . You're pretty good!
This is a poor reference on my part because I can't remember where I seen it. But I remember seeing research that showed direct correlation between how many left handed members a society had and how warlike they were. This was from a historical anthropological perspective. You totally reminded me of it when you talked about how a disproportionate number of fighters whether pro or am are left handed.
This video is from the future. That explains the older looking Ramsey.
Yes, is the only explanation possible... He still got that sexy voice
Marshall Street without wringkles
Whats up with the video quality?
As a southpaw I was only bullied by one person....my 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Watson who looked like she should have retired back in the 1870's. She just hated the fact that I always had a pencil in my left hand. One day she walked by my desk and smashed her ruler down hard on it next to my left hand and yelled "put that pencil in your right hand!" After that little incident I was transferred to another class. I wished I had known MMA back then (1967) I would have taken Mrs. Watson out to the playground! Great video Ramsey!
One thing I fond that helps the most for fighting south paws is actually training and fighting south paw. I found that I can land faster heavier hits south paw, granted they are not as powerful as my orthodox hits, but sometimes landing more hits that are firm is more effective than landing the fewer hard hits. But my defense lacks as I am better at defending with my left (I am mostly right handed).
Get more people in your gym to also practice with south paw, help you all improve on not only how to fight that way (which is a great back up if you even need to switch due to injury or being tired) but as you all get better, you teach each other how to be more effective against them.
Been telling my students exactly this for a while now. Great hearing this from another coach :)
I'm left-handed myself and fight from both stances. The reason being I was initially taught Orthodox, then mastered southpaw on my own later on. Same thing happened to another guy at our gym. Also, learning southpaw was a big help when it came to fighting southpaws.
Just to confirm what you said; life as a left-handed is exactly how you described it, you end up doing tons of things with your right hand (using scissors, the computer mouse, shaking hands, knife and fork). So I think lefties are in general more accustomed to thinking like a right-handed person than the opposite (this applies in sparring as well).
I am a lefty who fights orthodox. It throws people off a lot when I swing my lead foot back and keep going. If nothing else I love the parity of being able to go back and forth with some confidence. I got here because of your very dry humor and critique, keep it up. Reminds me of my coaches ' if you wanna get better at it, do it more'!
@Shaun McGrew If not for my bad eye I would shoot bow and gun left but i use my better eye. I did play soccer southpaw.
As a southpaw, putting your lead foot outside mine doesn't do much, because you're having a go at what I practice daily.
Wanna know how to beat a southpaw? Don't over think it.
Thanks
Also a lefty/southpaw, I think thats the key for a lot of issues people have with martial arts. Don't stress and overthink it, just keep going, you'll eventually, intuitively realise where you're getting hit and aren't, as well as what is your doing thats working and whats not working. Not saying you shouldn't look for insights or take tips on what to avoid, but when you're too busy thinking of game plans or your opponents advantages you're not in the moment, experiencing it first hand
Agreed jab inside and hooks, body kicks and much more is all options in mma even when a southpaw has his lead on the inside
Yeah a good southpaw can fight from the inside angle too. Just because you get the outside angle does not mean that you have the best position. The only position I don't want is squared up. But that is 50/50. The orthodox fighter is just as open as the southpaw. Its just a question of who has the better left/right lead and chin. I chose to take angles because I'd just rather not get hit.
When I was young I ate a lot of right hands. I have a good chin and great left. I won those exchanges but knowing how to move so I hit and don't get hit.
For real it really doesnt do much. In fact i prefer it when rightys do that, i fight better on the inside.
I feel like there are more southpaws because they have a natural advantage so they stick with the sport longer.
Its not an advantage
@@jakovhrga5619 you haven't met me then,
I make you so confused and question what you post to be doing
@@knightveg i doubt it. post some sparring footage then bruh
Or is it because they had the "advantage" in real fights, and that is what made them love the sport? Kind of the same question, but undoubtably more than 14 percent of fighters are southpaw
Or is it because they had the "advantage" in real fights, and that is what made them love the sport? Kind of the same question, but undoubtably more than 14 percent of fighters are southpaw
I don't know. I'm not a lefty but having TKD as my base made southpaw stance seem normal when I trained boxing, and I use it now mostly in TKD bc of weakness around my right knee.
hah, exactly the same here except I train TSD. Inured my right knee a couple of years back and now feel much more comfortable fighting southpaw. Being able to switch without even really thinking about it is a great advantage as well.
@@notmyname3681 Absolutely. It was hard for me to not switch feet when I started boxing bc it became so instinctual.
been training more in a south paw stance, I am right hand dominant so I find my jab is quite powerful, almost elusive and in disguise
TexasRigged yeah but ur left hand is weakkkkk , stop trying to be a southpaw , from a real southpaw it’s such an easy tell if ur a orthodox trying to be a southpaw , stop trying to finesse the game
@@bredin9199 You just don't want more orthodox guys to figure out how to trip you up. My rule is that when I spar a southpaw (at least two rounds every sparring session, sometimes 4 or 6), I go southpaw position too. Guess what? TRIPS THEM UP hahaha
@@bredin9199 guess you can just train that left hand to not be weak
Thanks for sharing Ramsey♡
Practing regularly as a south paw oneself with JKD power side is a great way towards understanding and playing with the idea comfortably, also against trying it out against orthodox fighters, or any fighter for that matter.
Play your own game and stick to it (balance, speed, timing, distance) if it is sound enough (be a weapon and not a target) and capitalizing on (focusing on your own intent create opportunities and destroy any of theirs) exploiting the opponents weaknesses and dominating your will over theirs; for me these points are more important than which side the opponent is standing on♡
I’m a southpaw, well was just an old guy now. In the early 70’s when I started boxing was more comfortable right hand forward even though I’m right hand dominant. Continued as a southpaw for 40ish years never considered changing. Enjoying the increased video production sorry to hear it was an injury that allows more time for UA-cam👍
48 didn’t spar a southpaw in my teens and twenties until I was in my early thirties. He was good it was just expecting the jab was throwing me off, and his foot position always took advantage of mine. Funny I taught my older son to box like Pernell Whitaker my favorite boxer in the eighties.
this man has an excellent and unique cadence and intonation to his speech
Yesterday at the buffet i had trouble using a gravy scoop, it had the pouring spout facing forwards from my left handed grip.....
So this whole time you’ve been an old man and you’ve been dying your hair dark 🤔
Looted Corpse obviously, it’s a joke...
I like how that's the answer to pretty much any question. "Practice it". It's a little sad that more people don't know and constantly have to ask the same question. Whether it's learning instruments or martial arts... it's always the same. I will go so far as to say that talent (other than extreme size and speed) doesn't even exist. Only practice exists. Have that attitude, no matter your discipline. You have to practice a LOT and you want to look into how you can do it the best. Thanks for the great advice and getting less annoyed with a pretty silly question
In my earlier years. Being a lefty, or southpaw had it's advantages. Most righty opponents were tasked with a split second thought of, just how do I adjust to this. Mean while I was in for the kill so to speak. The thing that really got me, was sparring with another southpaw. I was then in the mindset of split second, just how do I adjust to this. sounds funny, I know. But as in anything, practice makes perfect, or at least better.
“Whatever you are unfamiliar with will always be a mystery to you” very well said
Wrestling has really caused me to fight southpaw when im a righty i love the dominant lead. I switch stances a lot
Jeef Squaa bro me too. I think it’s because we’ve spent so much time and muscle memory learning to shuffle move and sprawl all on our dominant leg
The last time i saw you you had black beard, what happened man? Is everything going fine in life?
I'm right handed but I use a southpaw stance. My main reasoning for this when I first started to learn was I wanted to have a really good jab and it just felt easier to jab with my right hand. Get well soon Ramsey!
I'm a southpaw and used to box as an amateur against some good guys that are now pro. Only shot that used to trouble me was the inside right uppercut. At range I could happily outbox fighters miles above my ability just because they couldn't hit me. The moment they came inside and cut me off I was in trouble. Short right uppercuts are tough to defend from an orthodox fighter
training and more training is how you deal with it ..Ramsey thank you for another excellent video and giving advice to those whom need it .
I can fight in both stances, so when i spar a southpaw i switch stances and then we get in equel terms
You can fight in both but 1 stance will always be slightly better offensively and defensively it's a fact
@@chrisklitou7573True man
@@chrisklitou7573 But what if 1 stance is slightly better off/def while, let's say, hitting pads or doing defense drills; BUT when fighting a southpaw it trips them up and is more effective?
@@sensam6155 switching stances always trips people up but what he saying is staying in the weaker stance too long is risky
You should do a combination in it then switch back don't stay in it for too long
Mr. Dewey! Sir, I do believe you may be turning into ol' Saint Nick!
Lol, I want to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas! Not sure if the Church of L.D.S. celebrates, but just in case you do.
Why would members of The Church of Jesus Christ not celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ? Of course I celebrate Christmas!
Naughty kids get a roundhouse in their stockings :)
Woah.. Thought it said "L.S.D." instead of "L.D.S" until I reread it 😵
@@RamseyDewey Merry Christmas!
@@Groteskfull That would be one hell of a church, and I don't think they would celebrate anything much except for coming down and sobering back up.
Good thing I was training in a gym with plenty of southpaws and orthodox around....
I'm a Southpaw btw and I also have hard time sparring with my two coaches who is a southpaw and an orthodox...
But I notice, I have to spend more time with orthodox too, sparring southpaw is a bit easier cause I'm also southpaw...
But yeah sparring more with everyone both southpaw and orthodox is better....
Damn haven't clicked so fast for this update video...
Thanks Coach!!!
As a left handed person I've found I have an advantage when sparring with the two stand up styles I train. With Modern Arnis we train much of the time with the stick in our right hand so when stick sparring switching to my left hand can confuse my partner especially those with not a much experience. With Wu Ying Tao I can switch stances and still be very comfortable and that allows me to be able to get on my partners soft line easier thus having a positional advantage. Of course all of these advantages become more marginalized as my partner gets more experience.
Im left handed, learned early on to fight regular cuz it waa easy for pad holding. Now I am comfortable in both ways, fighting both stances. Good info
my gym always gets us to do drills in both orthodox and southpaw. its always useful to know how to fight using both stances 👍
I remember fighting a south paw years ago. I just did my exact game expect when i finished a combo i would cover his left hand up and pivot out.
It took a bit, but I finally like being a born southpaw. Smudgy writing, shitty desks, all a mass of disadvantages. But I finally have someplace where it comes in handy.
My theory is ramsey is starring in his movie and dosent have time to recolor his beard for his role in the said movie
Get well soon 47!
Friends from Hong Kong tell me in the 90's left handed people got bullied a lot.
I am somewhat of an ambidextrous. I bat(throw righty) and skateboard lefty. I fight both lefty and righty. I was encouraged in martial arts and sports to try both ways. I found my comfort zone I guess.
That is the best advice.. If you want to beat a southpaw, spar against them
one of kung fus gd points is tjey teach you the ability to switch stance at will even mid manoever which i found very helpful in my mma classes and confuses the opponent ...frequently if you do it alot at right times ofc!
i would like you to do a vid on the real ip man mr duey plz.... are the films anythin like real kung fu in the old days over there or even if the storys are true or not or any truths that need to be told would be great
i skate goofy, box righty, play drums open-handed. sometimes we're just wired strangely for things in life.
Simple really, two things rarely mentioned are 1. You can terrorize them with your right hand 2. Their liver is right in front of you. (Boxers perspective btw)
I’m right handed but I fight south paw. I feel more comfortable having my stronger side in the lead.
Bruce Lee do this
@@mycheung6757 yes, but it's not entirely why. His right leg was slightly longer than his left. So he thought it was better to have the longer one in front.
Same same
TJ Sho as am I , I guess my judo background forced me to strike from southpaw.
Me too, but it was a different story, in my gym everyone was stronger and bigger than me, I calculated my landing rate the jab has the highest rate but it was not powerful enough to stop my friends, so I changed to southpaw until now so that I can send out the power jab, the result is satisfying
One of my only sparring partners is southpaws, and when I sparred with an orthodoxed fighter it threw me off, I had to switch to south paw myself to make feel normal fighting an orthodox fighter. So long story short fighting a south paw all the time actually turned me to a south paw whenever I fight orthodoxed fighters
I have a teammate who is a southpaw and he has taught me alot, just because he is a southpaw. We started around the same time and whenever we spar it's great because we learned by simply sparring with each other.
Now his eyebrows?
Soon it will spread to the top of his head. The question is, who will notice?
OmniscientWarrior 😂
I'm left handed but right footed and feel the most comfortable in orthodox
I never trained one particular side: we had to do everything mirror from the basics up
I don’t know if its just me but I‘m right handed but naturally gravitated to southpaw stance. I don’t feel uncomfortable in the orthodox stance but southpaw feels a tiny but better. Especially for kicks etc. I hope I can decent at both stances so I can switch it up if needed
I do both stances mostly because my right leg is better at switch kicks and side kicks. I also found the perfect balance to make my left hand into a power hand.
Every other youtuber and mma youtuber ussually cuts out any kind of pause they have in their speech, but with you it actually makes it easier to ingest the information
They’re throwing fuel on the fire of the ADD generation.
I fight both stances depending on where I'm at relative to the opponent. Their southpaw advantage won't matter if their stance become orthodox in three easy steps (literally!). Train that footwork!
I’m a right hand dominant southpaw.
A decade of judo kinda dictated what stance I was most comfortable with, and my striking utilizes a stiff jab and lead hook. It’s not perfect but I’ve found it effective.
I'm also from a judo background, and am now training karate since a few months back. I'm right-handed, but having my left foot forward feels unusual to me.
I got fed up with a bully in high school and finally agreed to fight. I didn’t know he was left hand dominant, he was my first lefty fight. The guy caught me on the tip of my chin with a overhand left. I was there in my mind, but I couldn’t move at all for a couple of minutes. Im glad that people kept him from hitting me again.
If the lefty has only been trained to box, then you step to you left, lining his chin up with your right hand, then when he steps to his right to line up his left hand, you catch his right foot with ko-uchi-gari, then don't let him back up. If he swarms you while moving back to his right, then it's ko-uchi-gake and if you get that at 100% there will be no ground game...people watching will be traumatized...if anyone asks who you are, tell them you're 'John Wick,' then leave. More importantly, remember these simple tips when picking a sparring partner, regardless of whatever gym you find yourself, and you should be fine:
Never box a guy nicknamed 'Bruiser.'
Never wrestle a guy nicknamed 'Crusher.'
Never spar a BJJ guy nicknamed 'Strangler.'
Ok, now for the advanced class:
Never play poker with a guy called 'Ace.'
Never shoot pool against a guy called 'St. Louis.'
If you get challenged to a dual, then remember the one challenged gets to pick the weapon, so choose dodge-balls at 20 feet...you should be fine.
This has been your free lesson from the Collier Judo Method.
For everyone reading this, go check out NikandSi’s channel, it’s awesome, and criminally underrated!
@@RamseyDewey
Thank you for the kind words, my friend. While there are rumors of our suppression, such reminds us of that fine poet who once said: "God gave the Irish whiskey...lest they take over the entire world!"
I'm orthodox, but I train southpaw a bit, for a few reasons:
1. To feel comfortable delivering the same type of kick from either side.
2. Because you can end up that way briefly any time you step fwd or back.
3. Because I've noticed that in heated altercations I'm right side fwd & right hand out, and I figure if that suddenly escalates I better be ready in that moment.
Lefties are wide open for liver shots and inside leg kicks. That’s basically what I get caught with the most as a southpaw
But the liver is on the right side?
Jakov Hrga
Which puts it forward in a southpaw stance
@@tkthrowback2345 yes, but you can block it with the lead hand easier, or is it just me?
Jakov Hrga generally I wouldn’t recommend fighting or sparring with your lead hand dropped, its best to protect the head but like I said it leaves your liver closer to your orthodox opponent while the right handed fighter has their liver to the rear and generally will be circling away from your left hand.
@@tkthrowback2345 tell that to rockhold lol
Due to my weird location in where i train my stances. I call myself a forced southpaw. I'm naturally orthodox but since the space for my punching bag is required to have my right leg front. And since i can seamlessly transition to both stances now and have two powerhands. Works really well as an inside fighter.
The southpaw thing is because there’s allot of right handed southpaws starting or switching to that stance later on because they know it gives them a slight advantage as it is awkward for the majority of orthodox fighters or make up the majority of boxers. I know this because that’s what I did :)
The best way as far as I knew (based on personal experience/knowledge): don't over think about, and try to switch your own stance from time to time.
I think there are two major advantages to being left handed. Firstly, because the vast majority of our opponents are right handed, we are far more familiar with the lines of attack and defense in a left handed vs right handed match up. We become experts in the very thing that right handers have to put a lot of thinking and training into to overcome. Any moderately competent lefty has a distinct advantage over a righty just from this alone, though eventually enough difference in skill will certainly outweigh the advantage. I did a lot of weapons sparring back in the day, and it was a regular occurrence to have an opponent admit that he/she didn't notice I was left handed, or that they thought something was odd, but couldn't figure it out. Yet 99% of the time, I never had to adapt to their handedness. It sometimes felt like cheating.
Secondly,--and this is a broader mindset issue--we spend our whole lives adapting to a world that is not made for us, and that forces us to be more creative. It's not just scissors, but hand-held drills and spiral notebooks and can openers and thousands of other things. So when we come to fighting, we constantly take what you all teach us and then both imitate (learning it right handed, which you might not actually see happening) *and* mirror image it (mentally and physically converting to our preferred left handed stance) as we incorporate it into our repertoire. And as we mirror image, we find the ways in which we can modify to take advantage of the changes in position and angles. We essentially learn everything three times or three ways, depending on how you want to think about it. We aren't "better" necessarily, but we do have to work harder to get there, and we've had to analyze everything more on the front end. This partially explains the lack of a left handed "style", too, because each of us has to do the interpreting and modifying (generally) in isolation.
So yeah, right handers are just going to have to seek us out and put in the hours. :D
Hello Ramsey, I hope U get better in regards to the shoulder...
The title got my attention, but I would actually like to know what tips U can provide to a Southpaw when Fighting right handed fighters, since it is difficult to avoide the ortodoxo's power line, maybe some counter set ups and things like that....
Thanks and get well soon
Right handed southpaws rise up
usually i just allow myself to be flexible and constantly switch my stance when it feels right to do so to try keeping my opponent guessing
Oh and speaking of the shoulder, hope it's gotten better. (I actually have alot of extra coordination and control over my left handed movement due to not being able to use my right arm for over a year after breaking my right arm off of my body at the shoulder in a car wreck ) that's actually where and why I was originally introduced to wing Chun and tai chi etc. Actually fully recovered from that one tho believe it or not.
My trainer like us to switch stances. He likes us to do pads one round as orthodox, the other round as southpaw. And to play arond with stances during light sparing sessions. Not so much while harder sparing, unless you are good enough to try it out.
Thats why some right handed people switched to southpaw in our gym.
Eye dominance has a big role in being a southpaw, I'm right side dominant but left eye dominant.
My suggestion on how to deal with southpaws is to train as one. Switching from tai chi to muay thai, I noticed that they only train one stance, whereas in tai chi, they train both stances (at least they did where I went); so I naturally seemed to deal better with the southpaws during sparring and actually switched it up without thinking about it from time to time. Against people who are only orthodox, southpaws gain an advantage - you're on their turf, they're experienced in fighting against orthodox, but you may not be experienced in fighting southpaw. I found that switching stances confused some people who had some experience fighting both, as well as giving me some insight into what it's like to *be* naturally southpaw, let alone fight against it. I was even confusing some natural southpaws with my switching. So yeah. Drill and spar as a southpaw, would be my best advice as to how to learn best to fight southpaws.
Ramsey looking like an emperor in a dubbed classic Chinese kung fu flick
It's not because of bullying or some such. You find higher amounts of lefties in fighting the same reason you find them in other sports like fencing or tennis. Coming at the opponent from a slightly different angle than they're used to gives you an advantage. People who find themselves with an advantage in something tend to stick with it.
And because of that advantage, they are proportionally more successful, and being more successful makes you also more likely to stay. So it's not necessarily or only that proportionally more lefties start with a certain discipline, but (also) that proportionally more righties quit doing it because of less success.
@@angelsjoker8190 It's a clear obvious feedback loop.
I'm left-handed, but "right-footed". So I prefer to kick with my right leg (and adopt a "normal" fighting stance, with my right leg on the back), but I mostly punch with my left hand. Should I force myself into a complete southpaw stance or can this work? I remember that Bruce Lee famously used a southpaw stance even though he was right-handed, so he could have his "stronger side" up front. Does this make sense?
Love to get your thoughts on the "Wing Chun style" wall bags. I don't have room for a heavy bags, but if I get a wall bag what should I keep in mind in terms of training differently, pros and cons, etc...?
How many southpaws are actually left handed though? I see so many today that are not.
Hey ramsey i have a question, why is it that I'm always ALWAYS comfortable sparing with anyone in my gym even if they are way better than me but i always get nervous when i spar with my coach even if it's a not serious
You don't want to disappoint them, so you pay close attention to what you're doing.
Coach, I am left handed, however growing up in a tradition Karate school from 5 years old, I was forced to learn how to fight Ortho (so now I have a killer jab). As far as "disproportionate number of south paws in the gym" I think it has something to do with the arts in general. Lots of artists, and musicians are Lefty. Martial arts fit in to that mix as well.
Hey Ramsey,
What is your opinion about the posibility of muay thai, kickboxing or savate being included in the Olympics, as in the recent years they were recognised as Olympic sports, which is the step before being included. Whats your opinion, is It a real posibility? Is It better for the sport, or worst as what happened to TKD?
Thank you and keep the good work!
I've sparred people of both stances. It actually never fazed me as far as how to fight them. Cuz I tend to switch stances often anyways, and sometimes the people I spar follow that example and switch theirs when I switch mine. Kinda works for both sides. In almost every style I've trained except for boxing, we always practiced moves and positions on both sides of the body. Cuz you would t always be able to target the side you prefer. But I would often apply that to my fighting stance and sparring. It does tent to throw them off a little. Especially if I switch often.
Lead foot dominance with opposite stances is a very large factor in striking.
Hey Ramsey Dewey, I have a question. What is the best way to train and/or condition yourself for a martial art (say boxing, capoeira, or muay thai) without being able to go to a gym, have a training partner, and no training equipment?
I'm currently going through this and every video I find always involves equipment or a gym. I'm just curious if there is a way to train properly this way. I'd deeply appreciate it if you could give me your perspective on this, thank you and good day.
Switch stances often and be able to use explosive footwork to power your shots. In other words, use more boxing and turn speed to power with your feet. I use both stances and love having my more dextrous hand in the front. It allows me to change angles and really mess with ppl.
My favorite sparring partner is south paw. I feel like it’s helped quite a bit
Solid advice, Ramsay. Very accurate descriptions of us.
It's grandmaster Ramsay
And, as @Game Plaza says, may your shoulder heal quickly and completely, Grandmaster Ramsay!
Here's another thought and I'm not sure if you've heard of this one. A lot of martial artists are influenced by JKD and many of them read The Tao of Jeet Kun Do ( I know I did). Because of this some may have adapted a "South Paw" stance even if they're not left handed (like me).
I came across a few JKD purists (which is weird considering his philosophy) and they argued that "South Paw" is the real way of doing JKD (I'm not a JKD guy as you know).
Now a days a lot of JKD academies are just going by MMA, but they do encourage their fighters to try "South Paw".
I was kind of surprised by this. To this day I prefer "South Paw" not because of style, but because it just flows better for me, even in grappling.
Great video! Keep it up!
Can it be effective for a righty to use the right as the lead hand and vice versa and should I practice both ways
Is this the result of the Saitama One Punch Man daily workout?
im right handed but i ride a skateboard with my right foot in front so when i started to do boxing for the first time i felt more comfortable in southpaw position. this might have to do with there being more southpaws than left handed people. some people find themselves more comfortable that way, other than just being comfortable in that stance, before i had any fighting knowledge i just assumed my right arm is stronger so fighting south paw would let me do as much power and keep distance with my jab since im tall and lanky, thats just something that stuck with me growing up tho. i also shoot a rifle opposite to but thats because im left eye dominate when aiming down the cross hairs. all im saying is that there could be many factors that go into why theres more southpaws than left handed people.
Great practical advice....
I'm an orthadox stanced south-paw, i don't understand it either but it feels more natural to me. It has both pros & cons to it.
I'm left handed myself. Never trained or sparred before but I did put on gloves once because my cousin wanted to show me a few moves and found out I am southpaw myself XD
Do you consider someone who is right handed but fights with power hand forward as in Jest Kune Do a southpaw? Is there a difference in your thought process/approach?
I have also recently suffered from dislocated shoulder injuries, is this ur first time with a dislocation, if not how do you treat/deal with it for kickboxing and grappling?
What would you say the outcome would be in a situation where a small and not too strong woman with a lot of proper MA training vs big and very strong guy who who can't fight? I've been having a discussion with someone elsewhere about this, and they're trying to convince me that size alone is a determining factor for the outcome of that. I'm not convinced at all.