Have you ever wanted to be able to use both hands equally well?
Afraid of what would happen if your dominant hand broke?
I will show you how to become ambidextrous!
Any input from people who have already successfully done this would be greatly appreciated.
Afraid of what would happen if your dominant hand broke?
I will show you how to become ambidextrous!
Any input from people who have already successfully done this would be greatly appreciated.
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I am righthanded, so I will be attempting to become a lefty as well. Obviously, lefthanded people will be trying to become righties.
Today, practice your handwriting. Write your name and the alphabet, along with a few straight lines and a few circles or curves (useful for cursive as well as printing...letters are just lines and curves after all!), with your non dominant hand. Do it with your dominant hand first. See how pretty you write? This is the benchmark. This is how well you will write with your other hand when we're done.
If you're like me, on this the first day, your straight lines will look like bacon strips. Not to worry, you'll get better the more you practice.
Along with handwriting, try to do a few things consistently with your left hand. You want to be able to shave/put on makeup with your nondominant hand eventually, but for now, just put on your foundation with your left hand, or just shave one or two strokes.
Today, practice your handwriting. Write your name and the alphabet, along with a few straight lines and a few circles or curves (useful for cursive as well as printing...letters are just lines and curves after all!), with your non dominant hand. Do it with your dominant hand first. See how pretty you write? This is the benchmark. This is how well you will write with your other hand when we're done.
If you're like me, on this the first day, your straight lines will look like bacon strips. Not to worry, you'll get better the more you practice.
Along with handwriting, try to do a few things consistently with your left hand. You want to be able to shave/put on makeup with your nondominant hand eventually, but for now, just put on your foundation with your left hand, or just shave one or two strokes.
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Start with two tennis rackets or table tennis rackets and gradually move on to smaller and smaller rackets/hammers. It's endlessly challenging and will rewire your brain like no other.
Written only using my left hand : D
P.S. I made an account JUST to say thanks onto this tut =D
The Chinese Martial art of Wing Chun Kung Fu is great for teaching lefties and righties to be more ambidextrous as it trains both sides equally ( hands and feet ).
Being ambi can be confusing in some cases too, I can remember being asked if I was goofy footed when surfing ( i can surf either way ) and didn't understand what the heck they were talking about as it doesn't make a difference if you use both ways (lol).
Your Tip: Don't eat in public with your left hand until you've practiced a bit. Things could get messy. Also can be messy in another way in some cultures where using the left hand is considered taboo. In Some cultures for example offering to shake hands with your left hand can be considered an insult and get you into trouble.
Thats by the by tho.
Nice instructable by the way.
I see other commenters here have done the same thing.
What I found helps a lot is to draw little circles, first looping it from left to right and then right to left or visa versa. I do a series of these across a page, about the size of letters and numbers when writing with my dominant hand.
Then I draw lines vertically through them. With the first circle I may go down, then the second circle I would go up and so on, alternating as I go. Then I start a second series of lines going horizontally. I may start going left to right and on the next circle right to left, etc.
What I end up with is a page of circles and crosses going through them. This helps with "drawing" the shapes to get nice rounded letters and straight up and down strokes with the non-dominant hand.
Of course I also do the alphabet and now also, "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog".
It's taken months for me to get to this point, but I only thought of the circles and lines about 1 month ago. Hope this helps some other ambi seekers. :)
People who are ADD ADHD tend to be more ambi. Switching hands is good brain exercise. It is like learning a second or third language creating new pathways in the brain.
after using my right hand for nine years and never my left-
after trying to learn to write with my left for 4 hours my left is better than my right!
when using your left hand hold the pen 2-4cm above the point and tilt the paper so it is almost parallel with your forearm. (helps you to see what you are writing!)