Originally Posted by
Hudson1984
ah well right handed it is
I was worried in the beginning that I'd have trouble going "right handed" in kenjutsu, but my sensei told me that I might actually have an advantage, because -- as mentioned above -- the left hand is the power hand, and righties tend to use too much strength in the right arm in the beginning.
Also, since the katana is mainly a two-handed weapon, left- or right-hand dominant isn't as much of an issue as, for example, writing with the "weak" hand.
Now, after some years of doing it "right handed," holding the sword the other way around feels strange to me.
Yours in Budo,
---Brian---