Re: Article: Southpaw Swrodsmen by Hiroaki "Rocky" Izumi
As at least one other poster has noted, jo practice routinely allows for a "reversed" grip.
As Rocky Izumi noted in the article that kicked this off, wearing the sword on the right would have presented all manner of practical difficulties that rise to the level of the suicidal.
But.....whether the swordsman is right or left side dominant, even with the sword worn on the left, once it's out of the scabbard.....
Although my group often practices forms using both "lefty" and "righty" grips, what this spurs me to think is that we might do well to examine what happens if one partner is playing "lefty" and the other "righty."
Even then though, that would imply having a good knowledge of the standard form, which is righty by default.
Best,
Fred Little
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