Writing Left Handed

[@morganeoghmanann9792]

As a left hander, sitting at a dinner table with a right-handed person to my left is infinitely more difficult than writing. As a child, my teachers forced left-handers to either use their right hand or to use the "hook" position - mostly because the teachers insisted that all the papers had to be slanted in one direction to allegedly prevent cheating. The first time my mother saw me writing using the hooked position and I was crying because it hurt, she asked why I was doing it. When I explained the teacher said I had to, she jumped in the car, went straight down to the school, demanded to see the teacher in the principal's office. In front of the principal she announced that if I was forced to write in an unnatural way,. then ALL the kids - and the teachers - had to as well. When the teacher objected, my mother threatened not only a lawsuit but media involvement. I never again had to write that way. The upshot? The principal took the matter to the school board, and all left-handers were allowed to write as natural as they pleased. Sometimes it only takes one voice to act as a catalyst.

[@MichelleLM88]

Neat but I'm hung up on the slant of the writing in one direction allegedly prevents cheating......How? wouldn't the opposite be true because it may be harder for some to read the writing since they're not use to it slanting in that direction and may confuse select letters and words for others.

[@morganeoghmanann9792]

@@MichelleLM88 ~ You are absolutely correct. I didn't understand the reasoning either. If I was writing anything on my paper, both people on each side of me would have their papers slanted toward the left, mine always to the right. If anything, the person to my left would be able to copy from ME.

[@adnanqatouni]

Props to your mom! I'm a lefty who for reasons I don't remember still write using the hook position until now.. I remember my dad taught me how to hold the pen correctly (tripod grip), and he kept correcting my posture and height of table etc. But I guess time spent at school with me writing in the hook position without anyone correcting me was far more than time spent writing at home, which is why I developed a habit of writing in the hook position to this day.. Teachers need to take a note! For me, I used to write like that at school not only because I felt it was more comfortable, but because many teachers made me sit to the right of a right handed person which made both of us uncomfortable! The most shocking part was when I grew up and we had to do exams on single seat desks.. anddd they where all for RIGHT HANDED STUDENTS!! I got so happy when I found a left handed desk in the examination hall, just to realize that I write in the "hook" position, and even left handed desks won't benefit me. So I adjusted myself on a right handed desk, and started cursing the whole generation of teachers who didn't teach me to write correctly or didn't correct me when they saw me writing the wrong way..

[@prothonotar]

If your mom was able to drive to the school and see both your teacher and principal, what were you doing at home in the first place?

[@morganeoghmanann9792]

@@prothonotar ~ It was after school. I was home doing homework. Some of the teachers hadn't left for the day yet and the principal was still there as well. In my house, doing homework immediately after coming home and sitting at the dining room table to do it was mandatory. When she was angry, my mother didn't believe in waiting to go off on somebody.

[@ChrisJones-xk4db]

The difference is....... Left hand writers pushes the stroke, while right hand writers pulls the stroke... Thought of that when i was stoned... lol

[@applesus431]

We both stoned in this joint

[@jonathanpalmer155]

If ever you've written using a nibbed-pen and have it dig into the paper it is very obvious!

[@skeleton6918]

Respect

[@ragekrs1]

😂

[@kdw94780]

Damn I'm stoned too

[@Soulstar830]

Finally, a video that perfectly explains why I've always had difficulty writing as a lefty. I've always been told that I have good handwriting but there are times where I'm critical about the way I write

[@Andrew-it7fb]

I'm 40 years old and I finally learned why my hand cramps up so much when writing. I've always used the hook technique. Taking notes on my tablet with a stylus has been very difficult, so much so that I was considering training myself to write right handed. Thank you so much!

[@aw_salad]

Arab left-handers are so lucky cause Arabic writing starts from the right. I'm a left-handed as well. But sadly I'm not Arabic.

[@niteeshkr599]

+Hero's Shade There are many other languages, like, Urdu and Hebrew, which starts from Right, towards left.

[@niteeshkr599]

+Hero's Shade Friends, my name is Niteesh, I live in India. I’m now 17 and as a child, I wondered, why I can’t play Cricket in the way others do, with right hand at bottom and why I can’t throw ball with my Right hand, but, with left hand. I used to ask my Mom about this, for which, I never got the expected answer. I write with my left hand today. Just a couple of days ago, when I forced her to tell about my handedness, I came to know that, I used to write with my left hand as a child and doing everything with Left hand. My Grandma changed my writing hand to right hand, forcibly, calling writing in left hand as a bad luck. Now, I want to gain my identity as a complete Left hander. I do everything with my left hand, but, write with my right hand. Is it good to start writing with my original dominant hand? From where shall i start? Please suggest me. Please send me a reply to my mail id, [e-mail].

[@원승김]

salad guard Same..

[@danagage7009]

true

[@peacequeen308]

salad guard im arabic وانا افتخر بذلك😍😍😍😍😍😍🙋.

[@celiaschirado9384]

Thank you so much! I'm 35 and I just found out that I was writing wrong my whole life. My teachers back in my country, will force me to put my notepad straight. I write hook, with a tight grip, and sometimes I smudge my writing. Oh! let's not forget the horrible handwriting I have. I guess it's never too late to learn a new technique. I will practice this.

[@Playglenthomas_LookItUp]

i am 31 so dont feel left out!

[@Kyoshirokyo]

It seems that I was not abandoned, I write hook.

[@dorothymckillop992]

Angle the paper about 15 defrees clockwise. We are for more capable than right handed people since we have learned to perform a huge number of actions with our right hands, sadly we still live in a world of discrimination. Berghaus place the pocket on the left hand side of a jacket, convenient for right handed people but virtually impossible for those who are left handed. I sent a complaint in to them, just hope they take heed of their dreadful misdemeanor. if anything we lefties have the "upper" hand! I play the piano, paint peoples' portraits, do landscapes and am a maths teacher.

[@susanscott1240]

This video helps. I'm a lefty, my daughter is also, and my granddaughter.

[@Manu52498]

Wow❤️

[@Sfaegbe]

And also my great granddaughter

[@derrviel]

Being a leftie is the worst when it comes to essay writing. I don't know how much stress I have got from writing illegibly during revision and during exam. And it is so hard to improve your handwriting!

[@jonathanpalmer155]

It is also a very slow process in an exam.

[@dy11o47]

@@jonathanpalmer155 ;( I want to improve my handwriting!!!!!

[@60lollie]

I'm a lefty and have always done handwriting the ways she's suggested. It was what came naturally to me.

[@playmovingpictures]

Love your speaking voice 👍🏻 and yes left handers have it hard with writing ✍️

[@zanitas5948]

Right. I like her voice too

[@bobydidajobbie4928]

@@zanitas5948 sounds like siri

[@karthiksujiet2834]

True

[@Kenshin.19K]

This video has touched my heart. I learned how to deal with being a lefty. Everything from my first couple of years from school makes perfect sense now. This video should have more views.

[@lightbox617]

Left handers are...... different. My favorite story is about my then 5 year old son. I came home and found a piece of paper on the dining room table with his name written very faintly on a piece of thin paper. It looked somewhat odd due to the very light line. I picked it up, turned it over and saw he had written his name backwards on the front and I was looking at the back

[@mouselander]

Because of the hand smuge problem, I taught myself to write completely sideways ( up to down) and this works perfectly! I write with a staight ( uncurled) left hand and just have to turn my notebook clockwize). Attracts some attention but is the only solution I’ve found that works flawlessly and no more spending money on special pens ✒️🤚🏼👍🏼

[@dunkeykung1162]

As someone who is learning how to learn with his left hand, thank you so much! This video was exactly what I needed, and the techniques clicked with me so well that I can actually write something that's not ugly relatively comfortably.

[@tobyisupinspace4757]

I just began tests at my school. As a leftie, I smudged my work, and lost many points cause they couldn't read it. This has helped me, thank you!

[@katzkid1]

I am left handed but was forced to write with my right hand as a child. So i never learnt to write with my dominant hand. Now I am teaching myself to write with my left hand. I can so relate to the kids in this video.

[@kevinhuynh7899]

I'm left-handed, and almost 20 and I just now thought of watching a video of writing "properly". I always adapted my writing to fixing a problem, like smudges. I write mainly with pencils and I hold my pencil like in the video but tilted so the eraser part of the pencil leaned to the right a little. and my hand is consistently below the writing line so smudging isn't a problem. It get a little awkward writing at the end of a page, though.

[@lifewords4161]

Lovely voice! 😌 Wonderful explaining 😃 after 53 years I finally understand! Never heard of mirror writing except by dyslexics. It is not common in my country at all.

[@eternalparadox2951]

Am I the only one who is right handed but wants to learn to write left handed.

[@briziachav9363]

Eternal Paradox no i want to learn left hand

[@rehaan8]

Eternal Paradox Nope. My New Years resolution is to become Ambidextrous by the end of 2017

[@sharonhouw3887]

RedRaven That is also one of my 2017 resolutions.

[@rehaan8]

Sharon HouW cool!

[@krisnite05]

me too. I started August of 2016 and I have improved a lot but I still have some work to do so by the end of the year I want to be ambidextrous

[@turtleguy123r3]

18 years into my life and everyone bashes my handwriting... They won't understand this is not easy my homies...

[@emilytheplatypus]

thanks for this i'm a swapped lefty and trying to go back and this really helps with my left and this's is helping my handwriting xxx

[@marcusantoniotan5814]

I searched for this technique as it may solve one of my greatest problems, especially i had my both hands with allergies. I forced myself to write through left, trying to achieve the letter M but my trials are not as perfect as expected. I used my right, through focus and determination i might able to work even i had my skin allergy on my hands. Now, i learned something: Believing to something will make you achieve it more

[@les8947]

We left handed individuals are oppressed in a right handed monorchy!!!! Edit: every video I've seen fails to acknowledge the bane of left handers..three ringed binders. WHY?!

[@slowlynow9]

fuckin right? hate those damn things.

[@ahadley671]

Start from the back of any kind of binder/notebook and write on the "back" side of the sheet. This puts the arm on the left of the notebook & the rings to the right.

[@turtleguy123r3]

Low key my tip for binders is to start from the back. People will be confused, but it's the only way.

[@GothicDragonX]

What I usually do is remove the papers from the binder (about 3 to 5 pages) and write without the obstruction of the rings. Sure it is a bit of a hassle but no obstructions for me.

[@kaymaylia]

I put the binder upside down lmao 😅

[@misskpyle6885]

I'm an elementary teacher. I make it a point to show my left handed students how to write comfortably. I was born right handed but wanted to be ambidextrous. I saved this video many years ago. Now I'm a teacher and I am able to help my left handed students in ways most teachers aren't able. I also teach cursive so it's especially important that the students learn to tilt their paper for better cursive. Our curriculum comes with differentiation for left handed students and even a separate set of paper because the cursive letters are writtne in "backslant". I instruct all of my students during cursive to tilt their paper away from their pencil. This works for both lefties and righties.

[@bitsywillmott6881]

In 7th grade penmanship I was told to make my handwriting look like that of one who is right handed. Always have turned writing page with top at my left. Fine pointed pens dry faster so the left-handed writer doesn't have ink smears on the side of their left hand. Can't tell you the constant compliments about my beautiful handwriting style. Thank you for your personal comments about lefties. Life is about adaptation.

[@kewlasdeykum]

I decided to watch this video, after bruising the life out of my pinky by writing for over an hour using the left hand hook style, and my hand hurtung. I was like, 'Ok... after years of writing like this and hurting my hand, it's now time to learn a better way.' Man, my little left pinky hurts. : (

[@arathgomez615]

For me my middle finger hurts

[@AlabamaElevators]

Don Roy Jr i write in the hook style right handed

[@respectalgebra]

yay I'm not the only one!

[@liiimZz]

All my left hand has calluses in all the fingers and it hurts :(

[@elliethousand]

I was born left handed, but have never written in that 'hook' way. I was in a meeting at work recently and all three of us in the meeting were left handers. And even more interesting, we all wrote in a similar style.

[@F22PilotArcile]

Yay, I've been using the correct method since I started using a writing utensil. It just made sense to me to use it that way.

[@ArtiglioDiMorte]

im left handed, also. i always used my left for everything when i young but i throw a ball with my right. i used to do write mirror style,too. very unique that im left handed.

[@533134]

My handwriting never smudged in school. I just adapted to how I wrote. I tried grips when I was little and they didn't really work.

[@ipokiller2g940]

Her voice makes it so easy to understand it's like listening to nursery ryhme.

[@iconrocks]

Im a lefty, I love to be what im, and I feel special when others are curious about lofty left handed.

[@RaphaelMendesbrz]

You can be a left handed if you want. Well, not exactly a left handed, but ambidextrous. Watching this video helped me a lot. That tip about using only the thumb, the indicator and the middle fingers. Wow! I write like this on my right hand but on my left I was all clumsy and awkward and I used to try to use all the 5 finger in my hand. As it's said this way you get more tired and you don't have full control of the pen. Awesome.

[@ORUmation]

IF UR LEFT HANDED THUMBS UP :DDD

[@aly-6373]

👍

[@yuliasivak6865]

👍👍👍👍 i’m left handed

[@deadacc1367]

I am but not giving you like :D

[@vungmuny]

🍌 lenrιnтwιn 🍌 I’m ambidextrous

[@invincible9648]

im right but handed but learning to write in my left hand

[@PianoGirl4eva]

Totally! :) I'm a twin, and he is right-handed and we have to sit next to each other all the time, so I try to get the left-hand side!

[@catfinkuk]

I used to love to visit the store when it existed in London, my mother also bought a book on how to teach lefthanded children to write. As such I’ve never developed hooked hand. These are great tips and there are far more resources out there for us lefties nowadays

[@nadine6518]

As a lefthander when I was learning cursive & penmenship in the 50's my teacher would hit my left hand hard with a ruler, turn my paper and force me to hold the pencil in my right hand. I told my dad after just a few days and he came to school with me and straight to the principal's office. From that day forward i could use my left hand but was relegated to the back left corner desk and the teacher stood in front of my desk so she couldn't see me. I am so so glad that being left handed is no longer a stigma.

[@devanf17]

another good pen for lefties is the EnerGel liquid gel ink pen by Pentel. it has a nice grip and the ink dry time is super fast. it doesn't smudge or print back onto your hand. and is pretty cheat- you can find them at wal-mart. i didn't find these pens until i started college. in high school the side of my hand always looked bruised from the ink printing back into my hand!

[@MarchMeadow]

This was brilliant. I made all of the mistakes in the video, but I learned how to write the correct way under my own steam. But I was probably about 18 when I eventually did it, no training, etc.. In my early years, I spent many hours in Friday detention ("detto") at my Grammar School in north-east England in the 1970s LOL! Brings it all back! I now use a fountain pen for all my (non-computer) writing. I remember when I was about 10 my Great-Aunt was mortified that I was a "sinister" - she was, too, but she got it hammered out of her as a child in a rural school in the Highlands of Scotland - "We'll have no Catholics here..." she used to say.

[@nina1dark]

this helped me tons when learning how to write left handed again !!^^

[@sofarfromme]

Thanks a lot for uploading this. I'm left-handed and write using cursive. It kills my wrist and fingers. I've tried your method, and although my writing slants a lot to the left now, it's much neater and uniform, and my wrist and the rest of me has stopped hurting. Thanks. :)

[@dannypitt2817]

I can write both left handed and right handed, moving the paper really does help, good video,

[@SeaShoreRicepaddy]

I am Right handed But This video Is very helplful Since I write arabic and it goes from right to left Thank you very much :)

[@svgstarlight]

I was born right handed, but I got very interested in writing left handed, so I taught myself. I'm not naturally ambidextrous.

[@gillianmoore9087]

A great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@soccerchinchilla]

This video was very helpful, thank you!

[@Epsio0]

I never knew left-handed had so much problems when writing o.o This just opened my eyes >.

[@chubbycatfish4573]

The hooked grip and a good gel pen is 👌

[@cephuwu]

Her voice is beautiful wow

[@fangming5173]

While I agree with most of what's been presented here, I have to disagree with the pen grip that's been shown here. The normal tripod grip is not the best grip for left handers, especially with the normal straight edge pens and pencils. The proof of this is in the practice. Essentially, with this grip on a normal pen, you are either sacrificing finger comfort for pen stability or sacrificing legibility for endurance. Thus, it can only be used for show, not for writing long periods. Therefore, in addition to the posture suggested here, I believe the following two adjustments are needed for legible and enduring left handed writing. 1) A pen with an hourglass shaped grip, and best if the grip is rubbery. A external pen or pencil grip can also be helpful, but only if it is similar to an hourglass shape. Contrary to belief, this part is not used to teach you how to grip. It is used to help prevent your fingers from sliding down the pen, and that's precisely the reason for the hourglass shape. (A right hander pulls the pen during writing, and thus a normal straight edge pen will do fine.) 2) An "open" tripod grip works the best for the left hand (in my experience). In contrast to the normal "closed" tripod where all three fingers coincide on the same ring around the pen, an "open" tripod is where your fingers are slightly apart and not sat on the same ring. In this grip, the thumb is slightly higher than the index finger, which is slightly higher than the middle finger. The grip clinches the pen into your hand so that it does not wiggle easily during writing (the same is not true for a normal tripod grip, and a right hander does not have worry about this because the pen rests on the hand during pulling and the extra firm contact to the hand prevents it from wiggling). Also in contrast, you will be pushing the pen mainly with your middle finger and guiding it with your index finger and thumb (as opposed to pulling the pen with your thumb and index finger and guiding it with your middle finger in a normal right handed tripod grip). In addition, a normal tripod done with the left hand will cause too much temptation to push with all three fingers and not enough fine motor contol on the letter details, which will in turn cause a big drop in legibility. This slight "open" tripod modification will not decrease the range of motion of the pen. It will, however, provide slightly finer control of the pen and may prove to be less stressful than the normal tripod grip in long writing sessions. I hope these tips will help some fellow left handers.

[@danielc.santana5117]

Oh, I did the grip you suggested naturally, the 'closed tripod' felt awkward

[@irisl2508]

I write with my left, and have always naturally used the tripod grip shown in the video. Teachers never caught on that I was a left-writer (i am naturally cross dominant preferring different hands for different activities) so I was able to find my own natural grip and style. I can write and draw for hours.

[@CaesarMiguel]

At first I didn't understand, but oh man, you sir are 100% right. It's incredibly stable and fluid. Thanks a lot for spreading the message.

[@TheMorgan790]

thanks this will really help cos i'm usually right-handed but broke right arm so have to learn to right with my left

[@reemcont]

Reason i always come early to school don’t like elbow fight with the person next to me!

[@johannfer7073]

it doesnt matter for me

[@AlphaFlight]

I've started welding with my left hand. And using my left foot. I've slowly begun to use left more. It really is a right hand world . Writing is a bit of a struggle for lefty

[@pepnorton2549]

I have a left handed child in a right handed family. I am trying to teach him to write properly but his writing has to be different then writing right handed ( which I didn't know). I am homeschooling and didn't realise until this year grade 3. This video is important for our lefty's.

[@patriciademchuck]

I can write with my both hands since 3rd grade, I also saw the challenges described in this video but I hadn’t no one to help me to understand how to fix my left writing. I never stopped writing with my left but when I was 19 I started to mirror writing.

[@TheStormDeagle]

Im proud to be a left-handed guy when it comes to writng, If I grow up, I want my kids to be left-handed... Unique is really the best >:D

[@basetoace3951]

I found this style of writing by myself intuitively as soon as I learned how to write. Even though I know I didn't create a new writing technique, I have never seen another left handed in real life who writes like this. To this day people who see me writing for the first time are left in awe and think I'm crazy lmao

[@someweeb633]

I am left handed an turn the copy to the right. I can't write making the copy straight. I have to bend it to right. If your bend the copy to right bend your hand too and wriye. BAM!! Your done. I can write easily with this method

[@alyssaa6375]

I've ordered the stabilo easy original, it takes long to get used to, but it really helped! Thank you very much

[@alyssaa6375]

+Dino Saur If you get it from www.cultpens.com/i/q/SB01193/stabilo-easy-original-handwriting-pen it comes extremely quick, and the ink on the stabilo pen drys instantly now too! Thank you so much for introducing me to this pen, it helped a lot!

[@obaid.371]

I am practicing left handed, there seems to be remarkably improvement in memory, and recollected the names of persons whom I forgot .

[@PavethaWay]

Last week at work at the age of 32 i really payed attentions to someone write left handed and i was amazed at how he was even able to see and how frustrating it is to push instead of pull words.

[@japas]

Hey, this helped me a lot! Thanks :D

[@Bob-zg2zf]

Great vid

[@Manu52498]

I remember, when I was a child I used to mark ✓ sign in mirror image 😊. Always sat on corner side of bench in school and college days. 😥 I am special, I am left hander.

[@memo6032]

I was always confused when i was a child from which side should i start writing so I'd end up flipping the copybook upside down then write 😂😂😂😂

[@oliveoilioevilo]

I write very comfortably and with a beautiful script, and have done so since childhood (always getting an A in penmanship). I use a tri-finger relaxed hold, but naturally find myself what you call a hook position with my hand arching above the line I'm writing so as not to smudge as well as to be able to see what I've written and where I'm going. I hold my page tilted with the right side slightly up. If I were to tilt my page with the left side up it would result in a script that slants left!

[@RaphaelMendesbrz]

His comment doesn't mean he hates being left handed. It means he likes to try things. I'm with him. I'm right handed and am trying to be left handed for a least 4 months now. I can common tasks with ease on my left hand but writing is specially hard.

[@prnczmarske26]

Like a left handed..i write in my left hand when my right hand was injured..now I use my left hand long time ago.. I was amazed when I wrote in my left hand is more beautiful than my right hand.. written..

[@dvalred]

I tried that a while ago. Now I am dominant with either hand. Once you start practicing, you'll get better and better.

[@NYYbronx28]

Oy.. I can relate to this. The biggest problem I have is after writing for a while, the side of my middle finger gets almost bruised and like flat. Hurts a lot too. I'm very proud to be a lefty.. I just wish sometimes I could switch to my right hand and give the left a break. :P

[@rainbowgirl678]

This explains so much! I always hate eating dinner at r kitchen table because my seat is by the window and when I spoon on food my arm always hits the window sill!

[@markem9415]

6:30 onwards for practical tips for lefties.

[@RangelGabriel]

Thanks!

[@gongoozled]

I do pretty much the same (60º maybe). I was shown this at school aged 4-5 years. Forget about the 'weird' right handers comments if the tilt works for you. Learn mirror writing if you want to twist their minds! This worked for Leonardo da Vinci.

[@AdventuresAwait123]

It will never happen but I wish Americans spoke like this woman. Great content.

[@Stewart5225]

Outstanding! Thank you

[@wethepeople2067]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@hillaryhottie]

i was born lefty and used my left hand everyday. until i went into kindergarden and saw everybody writing with there left hand and i didnt feel normal(lol) now im learning how to write with my left hand again!!!!!

[@Gairlochan]

I"m glad I wasn't taught like that as a child, but was left (ahem) to find my own way of writing. I tilt the paper about 45 deg in the other direction (i.e. right corner higher), and hold my hand in a loose tripod grip about 180 deg opposite in position from where a right-hander holds their pen. That way I can slope my writing in the same direction as a right-hander does and use the same easy wrist swing which a right-hander uses for slanted running writing, but from the top of the writing line rather than the bottom, so I can easily see what I'm writing without my hand being at all in the way, my fingers cramped or my wrist and arm hooked. My hand rests on lines written further up the page which have already dried, so unless the ink is extremely slow-drying, there's no smudging, and I don't have to use that awkward 'fingers in and out' movement to shape the letters which you and others demonstrate.

[@niteeshkr599]

+Lachlan Baird-MacKenzie Friends, my name is Niteesh, I live in India. I’m now 17 and as a child, I wondered, why I can’t play Cricket in the way others do, with right hand at bottom and why I can’t throw ball with my Right hand, but, with left hand. I used to ask my Mom about this, for which, I never got the expected answer. I write with my left hand today. Just a couple of days ago, when I forced her to tell about my handedness, I came to know that, I used to write with my left hand as a child and doing everything with Left hand. My Grandma changed my writing hand to right hand, forcibly, calling writing in left hand as a bad luck. Now, I want to gain my identity as a complete Left hander. I do everything with my left hand, but, write with my right hand. Is it good to start writing with my original dominant hand? From where shall i start? Please suggest me. Please send me a reply to my mail id, [e-mail]. I desperately need your help. Looking for your help, Niteesh.

[@giveme20hours43]

Started writing left hand for 3 days and already seeing benefits :)

[@jishixia]

I am now using both hands to write. I started out right handed. My right hand thought my left hand was being too lazy, so my lefty was left to do the writing. It was a pain writing with the left hand because it obviously felt awkward, the pencil lead or pen ink always stained my hand, and that three ring binder pisses me off. It's been 5 months now, and my left handed legibility in writing barely improved, but if I write slowly, it looks better than the chicken scratch I write with my right hand

[@98bigbutt]

I wish they had that back when I was little because that would have helped me a whole lot. I never knew that left-handed people would get punished for writing and doing everything else with their left-hand because I never was punished for using my left hand for anything.

[@MIIBB]

For all left handers that dont know, theres a day for us, It's August 13, International lefthander day, just thought you guys should know ^^ so use the day as an excuse to ask ur parents for toys and stuff =D ^^ Great video

[@Arei]

Wow I'd like to order some of this stuff. Now 18 I've gotten really conscious of my bad handwriting and its embarrassing. Hopefully using comfortable tools will help me to write well without having to strain my arm/hand anymore.

[@bariswheel]

What is this reverse writing sorcery?! I've never heard of that before. Very interesting thanks for sharing.

[@michamigacz2189]

thank you for this video. my right arm is broken and I didn't know how to grab a pencil with left one.

[@ashiqsr5751]

Thank you so much!❤️Love this video and it's very helpful for me.It's really a struggle to write as I am used to this hook style and this should be a bit difficult to change my style still I hope it would become easy for me later on.

[@VeryBlueberrry]

yeah, she's a really easy to listen to narrator/instructor :)

[@kheyzelcombalicer]

That's why I'm practicing writing with my right hand to avoid hand and shoulder pain.

[@queenshanalee]

As I child I started out writing with my left hand and then my mom trained me to write with my right hand and I've been writing with my right hand ever since.

[@HakitoCZ]

I'm lefthanded and I got used to write 'hook' with my arm. It wasn't such a problem and nobody told me it's wrong. But now I'd like to learn calligrapgy and write letters with the proper stroke direction is impossible without scratching the paper. So I'm learning to write all over again the right way - nib pointing away.

[@cndbrn7975]

I remember when I was in Kindergarten up to grade 2 , they tried to force me to use my right hand because I also wrote from the right side of the page. I learned how to right with both hands, when my left was tired I would just switch, except I would start from the right side of the page, with my right hand, and left side of the page with my left hand. It drove my teachers crazy, they even got my parents to make me switch at home. My parents told them, "if he wants to use his left he'll use it, if he wants to use both hands he can." Eventually they threatened to hold me back, even though the work was correct. Ultimately they came to a compromise, and I continued to write with my left hand. Just to throw it out their, I also went on to skip grade 5, and was transferred for a time, to an enrichment class.

[@dorothymckillop992]

I can do mirror writing instinctively.

[@shukrimahmood]

Great ! And simple, as well ! Thannks.

[@Axonrock99]

I don't even know if im left or right handed cause when I write with my left hand people say it looks like my right hand writing.

[@BlizzardWind99]

u usually use ur hand right of left?? like playing badminton and holding bags.

[@Axonrock99]

I use both lol

[@BlizzardWind99]

wow just wow

[@Axonrock99]

sarcasm eh

[@BlizzardWind99]

zzzz

[@myhandwriting8322]

thank u it was very helpful now i can write bickham script in left hand☺

[@MsGbergh]

anything lefthanded sells a variety of them. You can buy LH scissors and other goods there. WH Smith also sells them now, but they only have one type.

[@joe7d550]

I use a quad grip to hold the pen and it doesn't smudge as bad

[@vishbofpeace]

great upload..... learned a lot...... thanks

[@malaihiboi]

We don't wish to be born a certain way, we just are. We are all unique regardless of which hand we write with.

[@MsGbergh]

It is useful if you can use your left hand for more things, so you will be less helpless if your right hand is injured. The average left-hander is better at using their right hand than right handers are at using their left- even if no-one has tried to make them change.

[@christophersmith5014]

Despite enquiring why my granddaughter, who is left handed, is forced by the school she attends to write with a right handed pen, when she has a left handed pen. The school headmistress says it is because education authority says all children must all use the right handed pens to maintain continuity during school work and exams. Is there any legal base for this stated requirement in the UK.