Orthodox or Southpaw

[WT3]

Ok some background I'm left handed and started doing Muay Thai in Thailand 2016. I started that way because I was going other marital arts that wanted to put the strong hand as the lead. I recently went to Sitmonchai in Thailand and while the pad holder was holding for me he notice in the orthodox stance my rear leg body kick was that strong and that my lead leg kick was good. He then had me switch and said my rear leg is great and wanted me to train southpaw which I did.

Here is the thing in the orthodox stance I have better punches and can throw in combinations well and any kick from my lead leg is fast and has good power. The negative is my rear leg body to head is just ok and I have a problem throwing leg kicks with it. I'll get to the why at the end of this post.

In the Southpaw stance my punches I'm not a great combination puncher as my right had is kinda shit when in the lead I feel my jab has nothing on it and my lead hook isn't great. I'll mention why at the end. Also from southpaw I can only throw a switch lead leg kick with my right leg. The positive with this stance is my left kick is great power speed everything I can spam this in training and it's hard to deal with.

INCASE YOU DON'T WANNA READ ALL THAT.
The reason I struggle with my right leg is that both my hips aren't straight my right hip is kinda turned to the right so my leg position is off.

So what would guys do continue in your preference of orthodox where you feel your a more complete fighter combination puncher good lead leg but can't throw rear leg kicks Or would you train southpaw where your more of a rear side fighter but your really good at it. Also incase your wondering my defense is worse in the southpaw stance but since my rear side works better I can cover it up a bit with the speed and the aggressiveness I fight with on that side.

 

[Trabaho]

The reason I struggle with my right leg is that both my hips aren't straight my right hip is kinda turned to the right so my leg position is off.

1) You only got one hip.

2) switch hitter.

 

[WT3]

1) You only got one hip.

2) switch hitter.

Thanks for responding, I meant my hip on the right side.

 

[Trabaho]

Thanks for responding, I meant my hip on the right side.

I'm southpaw and enjoy a lot of switch hitting. All the time. Without sweating it mentally it comes. My right rear hand from orthodox stance is pretty bad. Doesn't matter. Still works. It ads depth to your game. I believe in doing a lot of different things. Less predictable more opportunity. I do have my favorite shots. But mixing it up with different looks. Some shots you really mean some are for diversity.

 

[freezer]

I'm right-handed and I adopt an orthodox stance, because I have been using this stance the entire time since my first boxing class, and I prefer to get good at one stance rather than spending the same amount of time adapting to southpaw. I'm not a professional fighter, and I train martial arts for self-defense on the street. The chance of getting low kicked in the lead leg so many times that I have to switch stance in a street fight is so slim that I don't need to worry about it. Besides, I have developed decent techniques for checking low kicks. Last but not least, though I'm right-handed, my lead hand (left hand) is just as powrful as, if not more than, my rear hand, and I've got a pretty good jab. My entire offense and defense are organized around my jab, just like GSP. So that's one more reason not to adopt the southpaw stance.