Postby Clinton » Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:47 pm
Something Bram didn't mention, I think... We live in a right hand world, and for *most* situations, even if you are left handed, you are not going to be "mirror imaging" a regular right handed response to a right handed (or left handed!) attack. This stuff is a bit mind-boggling to explain, but super simple to demonstrate.
Simply put, I am also a lefty, and carry my G right handed. The stuff Bram teaches works with either hand, left hand or right hand. The cool thing is...the knife does the same thing with either hand.
The G is set up to work with the right hand for a very good reason, especially if you are going to use the nastier impact aspects of the tool. Basically, the system is desgined to attack the flexors (inside of forearm) of the attacker, which works best from the RHS.
If I was going to make my Gunting a lefty, I would remove the spoon clip, get a machine shop with a ball mill to mill a mirror image depression in the RH scale, and fabricate a stainless steel clip that attached and went *around* the hole towards the back of the knife.
Or, just keep it RH!
Clinton