I Cannot Read a Southpaw's Rhythm — Everything Comes From the Wrong Side

01 · The Situation

After a few rounds I can start to feel an orthodox fighter's patterns. A southpaw stays inverted the whole fight. By the time my brain adjusts, the round is over.

02 · Your Turn

Before your next southpaw sparring session, watch two minutes of a southpaw shadowbox or fight. Do not watch what they throw. Watch their lead shoulder only. Come back when you have noticed one thing about how a southpaw's rhythm feels different to watch.

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I Always End Up With the Wrong Underhook Against a Southpaw

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Against an orthodox fighter I know where to put my arms in the clinch. Against a southpaw I reach in and something is already wrong before I get position. I never find the right underhook.

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