South Paw, Why Me?

[Tyler Timmermans]

i drill both stances on a heavy beg so i switch lots during sparring and fights, i thought thats how Maui Thai works?

[Aab]

yea i switch up a lot when kickboxing. the problem is when we just do boxing (which I seem to suck compared to the boxers we have) . Just trying to get some foot work down and rhythm. Im not a big puncher I throw a one two and get out but all that hooking and uppercutting/ Bobbing and weaving.......aint for me. More of a kicker and lets avoid the clinch. If I get taken down I'll work a bit of rubber guard. Probably pulling guard isn't the best from the clinch but Aoki does it (I'm not Aoki I know). Ah well still much training to be done.

[Joe Friday]

Just like the others have said... a lot of right handers fight southpaw. I have heard people will do this so they don't have all their eggs in one basket

[Muhammad Abdou]

according to my muay thai instructor, the top fighters in thailand dont believe in being single sided when they spar

[Aab]

according to my muay thai instructor, the top fighters in thailand dont believe in being single sided when they spar

Well I'm a taekwondo guy and I don't either. This is nice to know. I feel good now that I've gotten yalls(best southern word ever) opinion.

[Muhammad Abdou]

personally i think its a necessity to train on your off side, eventually. i find that when i figure out my uncoordinated side and force myself to work with it, i pick up on important technical aspects that i wouldn't pick up on off of my natural side because it tends to be controlled by muscle memory and requires no thinking to utilize.
it seems to me that drilling off of my uncoordinated side makes my technique on both sides improve because the key points of a technique become very obvious when you're working on a side that doesn't feel natural

[Aab]

Raymond daniels has a huge influence on how i spar. long distance kicking and in and out punching. Plus i have a year of jiu jitsu experience so that is also a add on help.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

personally i think its a necessity to train on your off side, eventually. i find that when i figure out my uncoordinated side and force myself to work with it, i pick up on important technical aspects that i wouldn't pick up on off of my natural side because it tends to be controlled by muscle memory and requires no thinking to utilize.
it seems to me that drilling off of my uncoordinated side makes my technique on both sides improve because the key points of a technique become very obvious when you're working on a side that doesn't feel natural

+1

[NelsonLucca]

OK, as a JKD guy... I've got to tell you to stay strong side in front. Sparring, I feel it works best because the power is in front and has a shorter distance to travel. Also more distance increases power, so having your weakside back gives it more distance to travel and more power. As far as grappling, I switch to orthadox. I also have a background in boxing so I'm used to orthadox, and when there's no striking involved I prefer this stance to set up my takedowns.

[Brent Smith]

Im for the most part right handed (i taught myself to be ambidextrous) and i fight in a southpaw stance. The more i do it the more comfortable i get with each aspect of my stand up. Ive had alot of fighters tell me i needed to switch to an orthodox stance too but im not comfortable enough in my stand up to do that so ive stuck with the southpaw stance. I like it alot better personally