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Old May 9th, 2008, 03:32 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I've read that Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) who's a competative fencer (nearly made the British Olympic team)learned as a righty and it wasn't until years later he switched lefty as it was his natural position...
His first fencing coach should be shot. Lefties have a huge advantage in fencing. I don't remember the statistic exactly, but it is something like "over half of the world champion fencers are left handed."
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