In fencing, what gives left-handers the edge? Views from the present and the distant past.
In: Laterality, Jg. 15 (2010), Heft 1-2, S. 15-55
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Recent studies show that in the sport of fencing left-handers have an advantage over right-handers. This was recognised by fencing masters as early as the sixteenth century. They also agreed that the advantage was due to left-handers' numbers-that being a minority gave them more opportunities to compete against right-handers than right-handers had against them. Fencing masters today have reached the same conclusion, as have laterality researchers, who see the advantage as an example of what is now called a "frequency-dependent" effect. However, some researchers have also suggested other possibilities that relate the advantage to natural differences in ability. This article presents a sampling of views of fencing masters from the past, along with a summary and analysis of explanations, old and new.
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In fencing, what gives left-handers the edge? Views from the present and the distant past.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Harris, LJ |
Zeitschrift: | Laterality, Jg. 15 (2010), Heft 1-2, S. 15-55 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2013- : London : Routledge ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Hove, East Sussex, UK : Psychology Press, c1996-, 2010 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1464-0678 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1080/13576500701650430 |
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