You can narrow the field, but narrow towards what? Every SF instructor Ive worked with (4 or 5) has known more about restoring and mantaining function than the doctors or Physical therapists Ive seen, who can momentarily get you out of pain but then are at a loss at keeping you there. Find an FMS2 certified Strong First instructor if you want to find the right kind of “narrow field”. Will browsing an essentially anonymous forums going to provide better feedback than in person certified instructors? Who doesnt only “know what they know”? Now, not all realize that they only know what they know. Avoid those ones
It doesnt matter if someone only knows their own system if that system works. Better to know one system in depth and have experience with all the progressions and regressions and customization rather than know many systems in a general way without deep and refined experience taking clients through any particular one.
"No money and all require too far to travel."
I guess you missed that part.
"Physical therapists Ive seen, who can momentarily get you out of pain but then are at a loss at keeping you there"
Dude when your body is damaged only meds will keep you out of pain. I can stretch my neck tendons but in a couple of hours they will be in pain, well uncomfortable, again. My GF has a bad back/neck from being rear ended by a semi. Only meds help. Her brothers motherinlaw had a similar injury, gone through every treatment and only meds help.
The trick is to learn how to work within your limits.
And the older you get the more painful the pain is. Wear and tear on the body.
In my case I'm missing muscles that support and interact with others. If I walk down steps I need to go right foot first because the left foot thumps down as there is no muscle structure there to ease it down.
In all honesty more MA training is dedicated to those without limbs than those damaged or handicapped in other ways. And when you can't attend classes because you slow them down the cost for private lessons becomes rather expensive.
Either way, my initial question was about training each side differently. So my right side can throw head shots and my left body shots. My left can block allowing my right to strike. I can safely shoulder bump with my left and trip or tangle feet. Low kicks are fine and no fast movements to the left. I can angle step any direction and circle step right. I can palm strike the groin and straight punch the solar plexus or liver/spleen. I can work the short ribs. Basic hip throws are ok, but if I place the left shoulder wrong it can be painful.
So anyone with other ideas on different right left combination training?
To change the pace a bit, anyone ever hear of a double punch? The first two knuckles connect then the three from center down connect. I read something about a one inch punch being lined up that way first two connect then three from second down. I always assumed that with the double punch the hip would drive the three knuckle part and the arm the two knuckle. Or the two knuckle would strike down at an angle and the three would strike upward. Stomach solar plexus sun fist thing. Maybe both are just short snapping motions with a slight withdrawal before the second connects.