How many of you train your off hands as well as your primary?

[Makalakumu]

How many of you train your off hands as well as your primary? Why do you do this?

 

[Makalakumu]

I train my right side much harder then my left. The reason I train with my left at all is so that I'm not a complete dunce if I have to put a weapon in that hand. Lately, I've been trying to take unig zyow and turn it into a left hand form. THAT is hard.

 

[Tgace]

If you are going to get cut/shot its probably going to be to your dominant hand.

 

[Bigshadow]

Once your body learns how to move, it doesn't matter much which side it moves with. Sure one side might be a bit more precise, but when you truely have it, you have it, regardless of what side. So training the "other" side isn't that important in my opinion.

EDIT: Sorry I didn't realize that this was in the Filipino MA forum. However, I still stand by my opinions.

 

[arnisador]

I train my right hand more, but not exclusively. When Prof. Presas was alive he emphasized training both hands, and I study Doce Pares with an instructor who pedantically insists on it, but for myself, I think the strong hand should be emphasized. See also this discussion on FMATalk.com.

 

[Drac]

If you are going to get cut/shot its probably going to be to your dominant hand.

You beat me to it..

 

[Sam]

I won't vote since the section isnt anything I know anything about, but I train both sides as equally as I can, and right now my right is a bit better, which is odd because I'm left handed.

When I started my left was better but that's changed. I've written it off to my kicks being better on the right because I'm balancing on my left, and because I usually fight right side forward to accomodate everyone else. My reverse punches are definitely stronger on the left though, as are my sidekicks.

 

[tshadowchaser]

I trian my right hand more than my left but do try to train both on all techniques.

 

[arnisador]

Isn't it right foot in your case?

 

[Fluffy]

Southpaw! O-Yea!