Am 16.08.2014 10:53, schrieb Stephen:

>> It might just as well be that a "non-heart-side stance" is simply a
>> better choice when encountering someone you don't trust because the
>> typically stronger right arm is better suited for fending off the other
>> person.
>
> That makes sense to me too. Look at fighters, swordsmen lead with their
> dominant side unless they have a shield. Then that is the side they lead
> with. Boxers lead with their "shield" side for protection. If they lead
> with their right hand forward they have a special name, southpaw. In
> judo it is the opposite way. So I think that this has to do with the
> discipline.
> In non fighting encounters. I have noticed that most people put their
> shaking hand forward.

Note that shaking hands wasn't originally a gesture of friendly greeting 
at all: Wealthy people would have their servants shake the hands of 
visitors to expose weapons hidden in the sleeves.

(Or so I've heard tell.)

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