Why 90% of people twist the same direction..

@theotanchak on the gram

This isn't medical advice.

[DomTomato]

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

[vlad_s_lavburavzev]

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 🤜🤛

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.

[thomasloveys]

this is my favourite channel on youtube, keep up the great content!!

[Knave]

I came to your channel from the striking vid, so I've been practicing spinning both ways for years lol

[zeQRSTHDG]

Former gymnast, I twist right (I'm strongly left footed). When walking I'd say that right feels more natural, but I usually alternate between left and right when pacing up and down (in an 8-shape pattern, kinda like bees)
I spent 15 years doing gymnastics and never realised that most people were twisting the other way. It didn't even cross my mind

Thank you for sharing your little study with us 🤸‍♀️

[Tom-hqjx]

it's like a a 45 min video... cause i need to watch it three times before remember everything

[thomasgoldberg]

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.

[oleksiivoloshyn]

The weird thing is: I have been flying FPV drones for several months now and I still find it VERY difficult to turn/rotate right. Instead, if I need to rotate 180, I always do it via left side even though I don't actually move my body but the drone. Doing the other side feels really awkward and uncomfortable

[SegueGreene]

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!

[ShaunWoodFilms]

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?

[jakeyd]

I twist left backwards; right forwards really good video thanks

[nicholaslarmour]

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!

[teinestokoe]

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

[LucasDimoveo]

I was born a lefty, but due to growing up in a Pentecostal household, I was hit for trying to write or do anything with my left hand. When I started parkour I tried being like a 'normal' person and side flipping to my right / twisting left. It was a disaster. It took a tricking coach to help me figure out I was a right twister 10 years after starting parkour

[hariskhawaja]

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

[lawrencelimburger]

throwing is a perfect example of this, wrong hand throws do not feel the same

[gonzaloruiz]

Nice vid, im a trainer and i work these issues with my clients, i like your analysis

[traycejones]

Hey Theo, you should make a video on ufc fighters or boxers

[pvybe]

Right Hemisphere prehends new situations and places us in the world.