I twisted right for the first nine years of parkour in for you running before realising that I’ve been twisting left at iceskating for 15 years before that 😅 the second, I started twisting on my left. It was so much easier. Hahaha
With your tendency to turn back through the right hip, the right twist is definitely going to be harder 😉
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Since i started doing parkour, i've always focused on training on both sides. Jumps, vaults, rolls, climbups, everything. I considered it as a nice challenge and making sure that my muscles will be as simmetrical as possible, and that i will be more versatile in any environment. I'm still bad at basically everything, but good to know it's not a dumb way to go.
@voinrima The objective of training both sides on every move is to not have to choose a side at all. If you have the same abilities and skill level on both sides, no matter what side the situation requires, you should be able to accommodate it and go throughout the movement with everything in its right place without even thinking about it. On the contrary, if you have a "preferred" side, due to unknown imbalances, lack of mobility, etc, you'll be training always the same movements, unconsciously choosing to try just what you know your body is capable, and not what it can actually do. And when will come the time to land and roll on the side you're not used to, you won't have a choice at all. Plus, the problems that make you "choose" a "preferred" side, make you weaker on that side too. Anyway, I'm no expert, but i really suggest to watch the other videos on this channel. Theo, unlike me, it's really good at easily explaining complex stuff and, in my humble opinion, it's one of the few fitness/movement RU-vid channels which doesn't misinform its audience, nor forces it to believe at any cost at what it's saying. That said, always doubt, but do your own research. There's no meaning in blindly believing in everything or, worse, trust nothing and thinking you know everything.
I am comfortable twisting on both sides. Surprisingly, I actually learned to twist initially on my right side. However, it wasn't until I attempted to learn the double twist and struggled with it that I decided to give my left side a try. To my amazement, I immediately succeeded in executing the double twist on the trampoline. Still don't really know why I learned originally on my "wrong side" A similar cross over is when I play golf, where I can play proficiently on both sides. I attribute this ability to my upbringing, as I grew up using my dad's left-handed clubs. Perhaps there is some crossover?
this video is pure gold. I'm left handed and like to punch and kick with my left arm/leg. So I turn to the right. But interesting enough, I'm doing breaking for 12 years now, and I decided to pick the counterclockwise spinning direction from the beginning since bacis powermoves like windmill need a good turtle freeze. So my stronger turtle freeze on my stronger left arm was the reason why it was easier to learn. When I decided to learn scoot to cork some years ago I found out that my gainer kicks with the left leg and that the spinning direction of the cork is not the same as my powermoves. There are some interesting transitions possible but I will not go into details now. So this video was perfect for me. I will share it with my friends and put more focus to this details and balance my body from the base and the simple things 🤜🤛
If you're orthodox like 80% of the world, since the age that you learned to stand and walk...you likely also learned how to kick a ball from ground level very soon after that. What do you do? Plant the left...aim with the right...give the ball a BOOT with that dominant leg. Similarly - with that same orthodox example - what do you do if you want to THROW a ball (or any object)? You plant the left leg(think a pitcher in baseball, a QB in football, or even a javelin or shot put type athlete). Stability on the non-dominant side, accuracy AND POWER intent with/on the right sided limbs. Simple explanation - try and throw a ball/object as a right handed person by...rotating your torso...to the same side...the RIGHT? Try kicking a ball by doing the same with your right leg by...turning to the RIGHT? Impossible right? That's (obvious)the point. In the world of sport and human biomechanics - you will also find that Right-Handed folks will have a more pronounced ability to generate concentric force towards rotation left...and vice versa for a LEFT-handed person. Simple summary of a complex phenomenon that no one including myself is knowledgeable enough to "intelligently and technically thoroughly explain"(though I've clearly tried here - lol - IS the following): Human beings of all abilities (meaning uncoordinated Joe and Jane AVG to any pro athlete in any sport that is relavent in projecting an object with force and accuracy...WILL ALMOST ALWAYS stabilize with the non-doninant side so they can generate power and aim with the dominant side to give the ball or object a violent yet potentially graceful acceleration when released/impacted/thrown/kicked. (Caveat: higher level combat-type striking sports are also patterned by handedness, but offer nuance and are an exception here - as is elite level tennis). Then - there are people like my father-in-law and that kid in little league who hit right- handed but wrote left handed. Someone out there who is smarter than the creator for this vid and myself combined...please detail that one. Lol.
This is amazing, so cool to see as an RMT that is wanting to specialize in sports. I am of the people that spin left and turn left. (I am right handed, left footed, and have left hip flair. My right psoas is hurt and my left psoas is much weaker, but left glute is more stable then my right) Super cool!
I think this origins when we were born. Our head-chest-hip-legs twist a little in a compensating order during labour. Also the spiral kinetic chain must be the reason. Both turning and especially twisting is a dominantly fascial movement. Which means it's more than a conscious action, our tissue just knows how it wants to move naturally.
very interesting for me as a right hander who has always naturally twisted right i've had my struggles. i used to be able to backward twist (self taught) but then one day i got lost in the air and that's how it was for awhile then i was on a tramp again for first time in years and i was able to twist backwards again but the ability was only regained for that one session and now i get lost twisting going backwards again. But i can do forward full twisting 1 and a half off diving board twisting right and i can still arabian turning right but maybe left twist is what i need to pursue to mesh with my right handed asymmetries I can confirm that it is possible to become proficient twisting both ways as i have done with martial arts kicking techniques but darkside flipping is another level of terror
I was a martial artist for 4 years before and during the 4 years I trained parkour. Being an Orthodox kicker (left foot forward, bladed stance) I would twist right for rear leg spinning kicks. I've found that since changing my "fighting" style to being southpaw, I've improved drastically in both technique and efficiency
Is it actually 90%?? I was a gymnast for 20 years and even competed in college and I always got the impression that it was much more evenly distributed. Maybe like 60/40. Also I'm extra confused because I twist right and am right handed lol
I first learned how to twist on the right side and then I actually was comfortable with both but then after a while I definitely started to prioritise left side… and now I’m at the point I can triple left but barely single on the right(with immense concentration)
One thing with the dominant lats is I've noticed when I try to uppercut, I'm WAY stronger and more able to actually activate my lat on my right vs my left.
Your best vid yet! I'm an early subscriber to your channel but this year i'm dealing with SI pain from a floppy left hip, exacerbated after my attempts at moving beyond beginners parkour. This video is great timing and so relevant. I'm so surprised that this is not spoken about more in the fitness and movement industries since we're pretty much all wonky people at risk of injury! Physio has been okay but not great, so have been mixing that with fun stuff like separating my big toe out for balance and now i will start turning right day-to-day :) Thank you theo!
Great video! As usual. Between years of skateboarding 1 stance and learning twist moves left only, I've noticed I'm hugely assymetric. Knowing now that this translates to basic activities such as walking, I think I'll start training the other side more
I'm a left handed person but my right arm has always been stronger so it sense why I twist left. Very interesting video, I really wanna practice my other direction now
