Do you Spar Bear footed.

[Johnny Hot Shot]

I 'm Never Sparring bear footed again! I stubbed my toe 3 Times tonight. Fuk!

You know I usually don't either but I have a pair of Fairtex Mauy Thai shin guards that just don’t quite fit over my shoes..........Yet.

I hope my toe isn’t broken.

[red_fists]

Hi.

Depends on where I am.

In the Kwoon - barefooted
In the Park - use shoes.

[Nichiren]

I always have sprained toes due to the gap (very small but enough) between tatamis in JJ classes... :(

[Sharky]

no, barefooted is gay.

[shaolinboxer]

I sparred for years with shoes on, then had to switch to barefoot and had blisters the size of siver dollars filled with blood on my feet for weeks.

But, eventually I got used to it.

I've broken many a toe....nothing like the old "the he ll with it i'll just tape this toe to that toe and it'll be fine" routine. Which never really seems to work...

[Budokan]

I don't spar bear footed. I spar 'possum footed. I once tried turtle footed but it was too slow.

[Badger]

You should try Badger-footed.

[Felipe Bido]

Here's an old pic of a classmate and I sparring BEAR footed

[Abstract]

LMAO @ Budokan! that was classic...ppl please..check your spelling...ha haha ha

and no i've never sparred w/out shoes on. well.....only with women:p :p :D :D

[DelicateSound]

Da m n. Budo beat me to it. AGAIN. One day Budo.... :(

[neito]

i like to spar bare footed, it gives me a better idea of which kicks put me at risk of breaking my toe. In my tae kwon do days i quickly discovered that doing a front kick anywhere above the waste resulted in my opponent fist/blocking me in the toes. I immediatly chose to use other non- toe damaging kicks instead, unlike many of my classmates who broke their toes on a regular occasion. I am happy that my current style(wing chun) uses less dangerous kicks.