My post last week about Buddy Macuha’s class at IDEA was especially interesting to ICA contributor Christine Nielsen, because she often coaches her students to change the leading leg. I asked her to write up an explanation of how she uses this as a drill.
I had never thought about which leg leads when initiating a stand. I’ll add that to my list of mind-expanding drills.
Interesting that you are left-handed and also left leg dominant. I always thought that would be the way it worked but only about 30% of the lefties in my class report that their left legs are ‘stronger’.
Great article! I love doing drills like that in my classes. I had to giggle when you said about the left leg usually being the “dumber” leg… I’m left-handed so my left leg is dominant so I like the drills to work on leading with my right leg! I even get my students to think about what leg they lead with when coming into a standing position and get them to become more conscious about changing their lead leg with that as well!