Am I right-handed or left-handed?

Question

This might sound silly but I honestly don't know at this point.
Usually I would consider myself left-handed but a few things have come to my attention that seem to challenge this:

- I use cutlery, write and do archery left-handed. But do almost everything else right-handed like holding a stick, throwing a ball, boxing etc.

- I have this very distinct memory of when I was very young, about 4 or 5 years old. I was about to eat dinner but I switched the cutlery around so the fork was on the right and the knife was on the left but the spoon was still on the right. The reasoning for this was simply because I thought the fork and spoon "looked good" together (told you it sounds silly). That's how I use cutlery to this day (knife on left side, fork and spoon on the right).
This may have been me forcing myself to be left-handed at a young age, which stuck with me along the years.

- Though I write far better with my left hand than my right, the handwriting is still somewhat messy. And I write far better with my right hand than most right-handed people do with their left.
Perhaps I trained myself to write with my left hand (due to thinking I was left-handed because of how I used cutlery) even though I should've been practising with my right.

Does anyone know if this is the case or know of any similar cases? Should I carry on using my left hand or try practising with my right? If this is the case, should I stop using my left hand or would I just become ambidextrous?
Thank you.

Answer

I am right handed in general purpose tasks, with a single exception - left sided in judo (it alters stance completely and makes a difference when matched with rival's reactions). Recall the reason for this vividly - everybody was standing in line per usual, myself nigh the end, and the sensei asked which is our strong side. Everybody was saying right, save for one friend of mine, and when it was my turn, exclaimed left, wishing to be unique or something. Nevertheless, stuck with it, partly justified retrospectively as right for precision, left for strength. Years later, when we'd practice the opposite side as a surprise tactic, could barely grasp the right side moves maugre frequent utilisation in every other activity. Hilarity / confusion ensued whenever someone asked what's my side hence.
My handwriting on either side is illegible to most other people, it's just much faster on the right so had been forced to use it in every school related aspect given time constraints.
Currently eating everything with hashi, intentionally practice both hands with moderate success, marginally better precision on right. Bit of a convo opener. Obviously, dual keyboard typing.
Another "fun" story: Father told me of an ambidextrous math professor he once had; due to the long blackboards used in university halls, he'd start his equation on the left side & hand, transfer the chalk in the middle and finish it the line on the right, instead of splitting the board as others do. The students were boggled.

In short, what I'm trying to say is: whilst there may be some right / left brain disposition, rewiring doesn't seem that monumental a task (though precision & finesse may pose more of a problem); if you have the time to spare, train your weak side for anything that may come, or stick to what works otherwise; stop killing trees, switch to computers; pincushion whoever crosses you.

Am I right-handed or left-handed?

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