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From: tewok@gymble.UUCP (Wayne Morrison)
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Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness
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Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 19:11:44 EDT
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Another way that left-handedness is an advantage is in sword fighting.
Since most of the world is right-handed, it is uncommon for a right-
hander to come up against a lefty.  This gives those of us of the
south-pawed persuasion an extra advantage when it comes to "killing"
our opponents.  Right-handed swordsmen are usually, from my experience,
somewhat confused since the sword swings aren't coming from where they
are expecting them and their swings are going where they aren't accustomed
to putting them.  It must have been even more of a benefit when people
were fighting to really kill.


				Wayne Morrison