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* {{spoiler|Jaime Lannister}} averts this trope in A Song of Ice and Fire in the most heartbreaking way after {{spoiler|the Bloody Mummers cut off his right hand}}. He tells people jokingly that he only let them do it because he wanted to make swordfighting more interesting. In reality, however, he's not remotely competent with his left hand - he can't even hit a bear with a thrown bone.
* A variation on this in M.K. Wren's ''The Phoenix Legacy'' almost got male lead Alex Ransom killed. He'd been trained from childhood to use his left hand for shooting, so as not to be overly dependent on his right. But then he had to pose as an [[Secret Police|SSB]] officer, and they '''always''' used the right hand, as part of their intimidating "image of anonymity; no observable personal idiosyncrasies allowed."<ref>Though not [[No Name Given]], SSB concealed [[The Faceless|their faces behind electronic masks]].</ref> When a rescue mission went wrong, Alex was just a fraction of a second too slow because he reflexively reached for his pistol on his left hip—and it was on his right.
* The title character of [[Andre Norton]]'s [[Pirate]] adventure ''Scarface'' (1948) had been taught to fight with either hand, occasionally switching hands in mid-battle, much like the Spanish knife-fighting technique mentioned in Real Life below. He never made any attempt to deceive anyone about which hand he was better with — but there was always the chance that his cutlass would suddenly be in his other hand to screw up his opponent's defense.
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== Real Life ==
*The foist (hand change) is taught as part of the Spanish Navaja art. Switching a knife from one hand to the other can allow a surprise blow from the other side, and the
* In a boxing match on November 4, 1947, left-handed fighter Mike Collins emerged from his corner in a right-handed stance and then shifted into a left-handed stance, flooring his opponent and winning the match in four seconds.
* Most professional wrestliers are more than able to do this in real life. It's common knowledge that professional wrestling is largely a staged fight. What ''isn't'' so common knowledge is that a large part of the training is learning how to hold back so as ''not'' to seriously injure the opponent, and perform the moves properly so as not to kill anyone. Pretty much any match is the wrestler fighting "left handed"; in a real fight, they'll more than likely beat the stuffing out of you.
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