Ambidexterity

[Druidus]

Are you ambidextrous? Did you learn it, or was it intrinsic? If you learned it, what were you first? How did you learn it?

Is it possible to learn it? If you knew how, would you?

I used to be ambidextrous, along with my brother, but we eventually became right-handed. I'm thinking about learning it again, somehow (probably by using my left hand for things I would normally do right-handed).

 

[Saw11_2000]

Yes, I am ambidextrous. I used to be all left handed, but now I am quite comfortable with my right hand. Also, think of ambidextrous overall, not just handedness, things like which hand you hold the knife in, which side you kick with, and which eye you look through a telescope in are important factors to. I still use my left hand primarily for writing. Actually, when I write lefty, I use mirror writing to avoid that unsightly lead on the side of your hand. =D When I use my right hand, I write normal.

The only way to really "become" ambidextrous again is to practice. Pick up the pencil with your left hand, no matter how uncomfortable it is, and just use it to write. Write alot, watch TV and write whatever they say. Write backwards, forwards, upside down, in a circle, and write in mirror writing. Your brain will get accustomed to it eventually. Also, I have heard good things about lefties, lefties tend to be more intelligent, while righties are more athletic. Being ambidextrous you get the best of both worlds.

Hope that helps.

 

[Druidus]

The right/left handed disparity may just be due to the hemisphere of the brain used. The left side is the logical, mathematical side (which controls the right hand) and the right side is the creative, artistic side (which controls the left hand).

 

[Novo]

Im left handed

 

[Saw11_2000]

Well, math is my favorite class...so obviously I'm using both sides of my brain.

 

[robtex]

I studied escrima for a short while (google escrima) and the movements of the system promoted a higher equality between left and right be using the strong hand to guide the weak hand by example. Many of the drills, espically sinwali which both hands are in motion with a stick at the same time made my left hand ( I am right hand) more coordinated than usual. It was instaneously so when doing the drills.

Wing Chun in its chi sao drills did the same thing and to this day even without my right hand my left can do some of the wing chun hand motions at a similar (slightly less) speed strength and accuracy as my right.

I think that some of those guys may have figured out that the strong arm and teach the weak arm if they are both doing high dexerity things at the same time that are similar or the same in motion and length of duration though. I never really looked that hard at the concept though.

 

[Master Vigil]

I am similar to robtex, from nunchaku training I developed my left hand. (Originally right handed). I can do everything with my left hand now, except a one inch punch. I still have all that momentum ability with my right.

 

[kiwimac]

I'd give my right arm to be ambidexterous!

Kiwimac (Left hander)

 

[Mr Spinkles]

I write, draw, eat, and shave with my left hand.

I shoot hoops, throw balls, and swing clubs and bats with my right hand.

I'm all mixed up.

 

[michel]

I was born left handed, and my dear mum encouraged me to be right handed. Perhaps that explains why I'm quite good at Maths!; I always used to be much stronger with my left hand. If I lost my right arm ? I guess we humans are pretty adaptable when it comes to necessary changes.

 

[michel]

An 'afterthought' I heard from somewhere that left handed people tend to be more intelligent; is that a myth?(or is it a mister?:jiggy: )
The other thing I omited is that I have absolutely no hand eye coordination; my family have great fun teasing me - like gently lobbing a tennis ball at me; nine time out of ten, I won't catch it; I've often wondered if that stemmed from being forced to use my right hand as a kid?