Should a left handed kid starting out always be taught to fight southpaw?

[Andre]

I think they should be allowed to fight naturally, people in the know in here will bring up the dominant eye being the key to it all.

Trainers who do the reverse are like teachers in the old days forcing all kids to write right handed they are total fuck wads.


To make someone a switch fighter too early is useless in my mind even if they got to see the other side of the fence so to speak its too early for 99% of them to even understand which parts to utilize correctly and would create bad habits. Later on for only some situations that allow; certain techniques where you can safely switch stance right in the middle of a technique (creating the technique itself) can be cutting edge.

[greynotsoold]

There is a huge advantage to having the hand you are most comfortable in using being your lead hand: It does 80% of the offensive work, while your rear hand primarily defends.

[Andre]

There is a huge advantage to having the hand you are most comfortable in using being your lead hand: It does 80% of the offensive work, while your rear hand primarily defends.

I think thats very true. Bruce Lees Jeet Kune Do utilized that right at the beginning it was the first way round you'd learn. Same in Wing Chun they taught you how to strengthen your weaker side first. But both these styles switch stance as they fight by style.

Do boxing trainers make beginners use their strongest hand out front very often?

[greynotsoold]

There is a huge advantage to having the hand you are most comfortable in using being your lead hand: It does 80% of the offensive work, while your rear hand primarily defends.

I think thats very true. Bruce Lees Jeet Kune Do utilized that right at the beginning it was the first way round you'd learn. Same in Wing Chun they taught you how to strengthen your weaker side first. But both these styles switch stance as they fight by style.

Do boxing trainers make beginners use their strongest hand out front very often?

Generally, no, I don't think so. In most cases I think it would be a left handed guy fighting orthodox (like Cooney, or Basilio) though Michael Moorer was naturally right handed.
I read about a trainer in New York, late 80s or very early 90s, that had a real run of success in the Gold Gloves tournament. He turned everybody southpaw, unless they were left handed. They boxed orthodox.

[Scrap]

Grey, the Cubans did that in the late 70s, they were Big on it.

[Andre]

Grey, the Cubans did that in the late 70s, they were Big on it.

Does that effect the dominant eye leading, with balance coordination etc?

[Scrap]

Grey, the Cubans did that in the late 70s, they were Big on it.

Does that effect the dominant eye leading, with balance coordination etc?

It does, but Amateur, over 4x2s, being the scoring methods they use, it has its advantages.