jrb@wdl1.UUCP (08/28/85)
Left-handed fencers do do well against right-handers but suffer a disadvantage against another left-hander. The worst kind to face is an ambidextrous swordsman, especially if they use a symetrical weapon. They can change hands on you and cause all sorts of problems. John R Blaker UUCP: ...!fortune!wdl1!jrb ARPA: jrb@FORD-WDL1 and blaker@FORD-WDL2
jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) (09/01/85)
> Left-handed fencers do do well against right-handers but suffer a disadvantage ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > against another left-hander. The worst kind to face is an ambidextrous ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > swordsman, especially if they use a symetrical weapon. They can change > hands on you and cause all sorts of problems. > > John R Blaker 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. -- Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) aka Swazoo Koolak {amdahl, sun}!rtech!jeff {ucbvax, decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!jeff
pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha) (09/07/85)
In article <620@rtech.UUCP> jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) writes: >> Left-handed fencers do do well against right-handers but suffer a disadvantage >> against another left-hander. The worst kind to face is an ambidextrous > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> John R Blaker > >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
jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) (09/10/85)
> > > >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 {amdahl, sun}!rtech!jeff {ucbvax, decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!jeff
wilde@apollo.uucp (Scott Wilde) (09/13/85)
>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.) Both fencers have the same handicap. The "disadvantage" is relative to their own performance when fencing a righty. Because of the lack of practice their fencing is much more awkward and not nearly as clean. As a result, the fencers both perceive themselves as being at a disadvantage because their movements don't feel right. (Just like I feel when fencing against a lefty :-)) So in the sense that both are fencing below par, both are at a disadvantage. Scott