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When fencing, left-handed people have the significant advantage of being able to dramatically switch their rapier from their right hand to their left hand, mid-combat, and announce that they are not really right-handed.
You’re never right 🤷
A boxing coach once told me it’s harder to fight lefties because they go against what you’ve trained for.
It’s true of all combat sports, and, to some degree, any other sport in which you go face to face with your opponent.
And although it might be true that at the very very top levels people both learn to be more ambidextrous (so that there’s less of a mismatch between sides whether right or left handed) and are more experienced/skilled at dealing with left handed opponents, the early years of learning the sport will weed out fewer left handed people so that the top levels have more left handed people.
I don’t know, but I assume it comes with some benefits. If not, why make the pact with the devil in the first place?
in fencing left handed people have a slight advantage, since left handed people are used to fighting right handed people but righties aren’t used to fencing lefties. other than that it’s probably worse since it looks like writing left handed is more annoying
Notable advantage in a lot of beginner and intermediate level sports. By the time you get beyond that everyone knows how to compensate for left handedness.
Easier for you to assault a castle with spiral staircases while using a sword.
I’m told that Ferniehurst Castle on the border between Scotland and England was built with the stairs spiralling in the opposite direction because so many of the clan that built it were left-handed.
Either everyone knows how to compensate for a southpaw or everyone is a southpaw. Fencing is a lefty’s game.
You are born an outsider. This allows you to understand the world more clearly at a younger age. Not sure what advantages this may give but it’s reality.
Lefthandedness increases your probability of becoming a U.S. president
Only left-handed people are in their right mind
God this is so good
In English we write left to right and lefties smudge their writing (or adapt their grip I guess) so, for right to left languages it’s a plus.
After typing there para above, I guess they could also be better drawers if they have done more practice or use a different grip or draw instead of write if they’re part of a class doing pencil and paper time.
My gf thinks lefties are hot. I don’t understand but I got an advantage there 🤷♂️
Good thing you’re lefthanded!
Yes but good luck with scissors 😭😭😭 I fucking hate that thing
After 30+ years, I finally bought myself a nice pair of left handed scissors.
If I’m being honest, I’m so used to right handed ones, that the lefty ones feel wrong anyway.
Fortunately, me and a pal were the reason our kindergarden bought some lefty scissors.
it’s actually a good idea. I once saw a store with many “for left handed” products. But most of them aren’t really necessary because you just get used to the regular ones.
Damm it now I realize why I feel too much uncomfortable with scizzor
it’s soooo annoying!
Back when automated toll booths had baskets to throw coins in, I could easily pay tolls at around 45 mph.
EZ pass eventually became a thing, probably saved me from my own young stupidity.
It can be beneficial for a lot of sports
I fence, and lefties have a significant advantage, just because we’re used to fencing opposite-handed opponents.
