What kind of "struggle" do you experience when you feel that your opponent is better than you?
In chess and in ancient and modern war it's the opposite. The strongest soldiers took many years to train and gain experience they are the ones that you can least afford to lose in battle. Historically the weaker soldiers were trained to a point where they were useful. Often times they performed the most dangerous task, not to win, but maneuver the the enemy into a bad position where the stronger forces could quickly destroy them. If the weaker soldiers survived then they would often become stronger through training and gained experience.
I don't think it's simple for striking arts which is why so many people can only fight from one stance. I can use both hands but I can't do the same techniques equally well with my left hand. I gave up on trying to make that a reality many years ago. I learned that my left arm does certain things better than my right arm. So I trained my left within its strengths and not its weakness. There's nothing in training that says the left arm has to jab equally as well as the right arm. If you can do more effective uppercuts by using your left arm then you make that a specialty technique for your left arm. By training like this your left arm now becomes the power arm for uppercuts while being the weaker arm for jabs.
That's the thing. He doesn't have to do the same technique equally as well on both sides. Some throwing techniques will work better using his left side and other techniques will work better using his right side.
Exactly
Agree with you on this.
Do train like this. Instead of thinking of it as weaker side forward. Pick a few techniques that you can do well with your left side and then pick a few techniques that you are good at with your right side. This way regardless of what stance you are in, you are using something that is reliable. Can't throw a powerful punch with your left? Then don't, throw faster punches with your left. Can't throw a powerful hood with your left? Then don't. Throw an uppercut instead.
This is what would make you a dangerous fighter, because fighting you while you are right foot forward is not the same as fighting you with your left foot forward. I think of it almost like a split personality. One side would be Mr.Sweeps and the other side would be Dr.hooks and neither one do the same thing. If I figure out your first 5 techniques then all you have to do is switch sides and I'll have to start all over again. Alternate sides and it'll take longer for me to figure out a reliable pattern.
Totally agree with this. This is also true against people who like to sweep and hook.
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That why there are zones that I deny my opponents access to. Nothing good will come out of someone entering my stance like that guy in the video did. A person can step either to the right or the left of my body but never in the center.
Same here. I've never heard of wielding the weapon in the non-dominant hand.
My background is in FMA as well and I've never seen rear hand as the default posture taught at any seminars, schools or visiting instructors. Not saying it's "wrong", just I haven't seen it a lot.
I agree. My weapon is my primary(not only) offensive and defensive tool in a weapon altercation. Having it in front to deal with incoming attacks and closer(in front of me) to my opponent is my preference.
To step your foot between your opponent's leg is called "enter horse" in CMA.
My Kenjutsu instructor who trained some in Japan said the same thing. The old school Japanese systems/instructors don't usually accommodate for the left-handed.
