I noticed that d'Hubert was writing left-handed, but fighting right-handed. Why wasn't he using the left hand when sword-fighting? Surely it must have placed him at a disadvantage. Is that because left-handedness was frowned upon at the time?
shareNot everyone who is ambidextrous can do everything equally well with both hands. I've had several friends who wrote with one hand but were primarily athletic with the other. I even knew one fellow who ironed left handed and did everything else right handed. Perhaps d'Hubert was one of those.
sharePretty sure Paul McCartney is right-handed but plays guitar lefty (or vice versa).
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The same thing applies to me. I write with my left hand, but pretty much everything else I do with my right hand. I use scissors in my right hand, while I was still a member of a gun club I shot with my right hand and if I only have one hand on the wheel I prefer to use my right hand.. I suppose that if I were to engage in a swordfight I'd use my right hand for that as well..
shareI write with my right hand but shoot lefthanded in hockey and can golf either way.
shareIt is possible also that that particular scene of him writing was flipped. This is sometimes done because the framing of the scene turns out to look better that way for instance. But it means that a right-handed person writing would look left-handed.
shareNot really. I know a left hander who fences right handed. Doesn't make any real difference.
sharefencers hate to fight a lefty, makes you reverse your 'normal' wrist position from 6 to 5. This gives the lefty a HUGE advantage in the fight; 5 is a weaker wrist position than 6. d'Hubert should fight as a lefty because it gives him an edge, why he doeasn't always mystified me.
shareThere are so many "leftys" about now you can get loads of practice against them so not sure if that comment holds true, I dont hate to fight leftys if anything they stand slightly squarer and tend to expose outside of forearm more than right handed fencers and so are open to attack to outside of forearm [epee]or quarte parry reposte to left flank/back etc [foil/epee]or straight forrward cutover lunge deep to flank, one Uni club I used to fence against had so many Lefty's [3/4's!] I suggested they changed the club name to Sword Sinister. I used to fence against a left handed fencer who represented Britain in I think 5 Olympics [epee]he didnt need any "left hand advantage" he was just brilliant.
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Fighting with the sabre in the right hand was a requirement of the army. In battleline formation each man would be holding the reigns of his horse in his left hand and would draw the sabre and fight right-handed. In close combat any deviation from that could result in accidents to your own men instead of the enemy.
shareFighting from horseback with a sword in the right hand is why in Britain we drive on the left side of the road[correct side!] if you are fighting with sword in right hand the sword will be towards the middle of the road to defend you if you are riding on the left. Additionally mens clothes button/zip left over right so that when drawing the sword[from the left hip] theres less chance of snagging a quillion in your clothes.
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I write left handed but play tennis right handed and fence both left AND right handed. Lefty fencers have a bit of an advantage.
shareJust so you guys know, being ambidextrous is being able to do actions interchangeably with either hand. What most of you are describing (i.e. writing with one hand, throwing with another) is called being cross-dominant.
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