This is bull. =/

This guy’s basement has wrestling mats, heavy, bannana and tear drop bags* and a quarter of a cage wall.

With his belt:

*Well, one of each anyway

Good God, what do plan on doing with a 2 input Silva? Just for asking you should be given a Bible, a 55 gallon drum of Holy Water and a certificate for a free exorcism. Redeemable at any Christian Church.
Offer Valid through 12/06, only valid in the Continental United States and Canada, Sorry Tennessee

You should expect that everywhere you go, they’ll only do things from left-lead, most people are right-handed.

Basically. In TKD you do both though, but that has a lot to do with the fact that you learn to figh using different techniques from a southpaw stance. Seeing as muay thai lacks most of these techniqes, I wouldnt expect them t have much use for the stance.

Still, sometimes you just end up in a different stance and need to keep going. I wouldn’t like to rely on one stance only. Just doesn’t feel right. Is MT really mostly taught in one stance…?

PL

I know that in American boxing, there are few, if any fighters, that can effectively switch their leads to their advantage.

On a personal note, one of my stepbrothers is fully ambidextrous. When he took up tennis, my stepfather encouraged him to train his left hand only because it would give him an advantage. My understanding is that in most competitions, it’s more effective to maintain a specific handedness rather than switch.

However, with me and martial arts, it’s different. Given my current flexibility, I am more effective with straight attacks with an orthodox lead, but with circular/outside attacks like roundhouse kicks, I am more effective with a right lead. Therefore, I generally throw a combination like 1-2-thrust kick that gets my right foot in front and lets me transition into different attacks. I can throw a rear leg right roundhouse, but it’s not that good.

You may find that some instructors will encourage you to develop both stances.

Is MT really mostly taught in one stance…?

I think that the two stances of TKD are relatively unique. I haven’t seen anyone else fighting like that before.

Well, I prefer left kick because I’m more flexible with my left leg, but my punches are pretty much even. Maybe right is slightly stronger.

Side note: I found Maurice Smith’s school like a 45min-1hour drive away. I don’t really feel like driving that long one way, though. :frowning:

PL