Question about Southpaws

[N Maiberg]

HerbM, this is exactly the way I fight. You are right, it opens up an entirely new side of offense and defense at the same time, while allowing you to put an immense amount of pressure on your opponent.

The simplest way to practice this, in my head. (Note that this style came natural to me, so I just did it from the start.) You just practice taking a step forward with your other leg, and that will automatically make you get into a Southpaw stance, it's the same stance, just mirrored by a simple step forward. Don't cross the legs or do a small jump to change legs, it has to be a smooth transition. So just a step forward with the other leg, same stance, and practice.

That is probably the easiest way to practice it, just do it every now and then, get used to it, and then start doing it for technique at specific times. When you get good at it, you can do it so smoothly the opponent won't notice and all of a sudden the distance he was used to, has dramatically changed, but for you. It's still going to feel natural.

Hope this helped.