View Poll Results: How many of you guys have shoes?

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  • I have shoes.

    9 60.00%
  • I don't have shoes but I want some.

    0 0%
  • I don't really like shoes.

    3 20.00%
  • I'll wear anything that's comfortable and doesn't smell too bad.

    3 20.00%
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Thread: Shoes

  1. #61
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    Re: Can someone explain to me why...

    Originally posted by CrippledAvenger
    ...people shell out money for "martial arts" shoes? What advantages do they have over cheap sneakers or crosstrainers?

    Am I missing out on something?
    well… your standard kung fu slippers are even cheaper than cheap sneakers or crosstrainers…

  2. #62
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    Re: Can someone explain to me why...

    Originally posted by CrippledAvenger
    ...people shell out money for "martial arts" shoes? What advantages do they have over cheap sneakers or crosstrainers?

    Am I missing out on something?
    From personal experience, the shoes last about the same if I buy expensive or not.

    I think the choice of shoes also depends on what type of footwork you practice.

    For my style I found certain shoes more of a handicap than others.

    Said that my Sifu has no recommendations for shoes and everybody uses what they are comfortable with. From cheap canvas shoes to expensive shoes, most(if not all) are low-cut below the ankle.
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  3. #63
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    i wear converse tennis shoes. they are light-weight canvas and very breathable.

  4. #64
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    Shoes

    Asics Wrestling shoes. I like 'em for the ankle support. They're also light & comfy. Not to mention they match my non-traditional, patch riddled, embroidered, tied closed with a belt, gi very well. Black goes w/everything don't ya know. lol
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  5. #65
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    I just wear my adidas shell toes. nice and flat.

  6. #66
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    Dunlop KT-26.

    Lasted 2 years of training a minimum of an hour a day, average of about 3 hours. Kicking heavy bags, stepping, formwork, application, less sparring than I would have liked.

    I don't know if they're available outside Aus though. Still have my last pair, which have lasted well but without as heinous a training regime.
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  7. #67
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    Wrestling shoes. Nike. I hate training barefoot in a group class.
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  8. #68
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    Cross trainers also tend to have a little too much grip and can stick to the mat, torque your knee.
    Wresting shoes have pivot points, made for movement ON MATS, but that does leave the outdoor training issue... Which I just wear my cross trainers for (Plan on buying some samba's or roma's as well...)

  9. #69
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    For class, it's the standard kung fu shoe, low-cut, lace-up (cheap tennies really) with thin flat sole. Some folks are buying Kwons (www.kwon.com ) because feiyues aren't allowed in class (no white shoes).

    At home I practice in a $5 pair of tennies I picked up at the discount store, they're plastic & leather and I don't mind getting them muddy (been kind of rainy this year).

    I used to practice on my lunch break in $75 running shoes and yes, GLW, the seams exploded.
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  10. #70
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    I wear Adidas Sambas, I think they are supreme @ss-kicking shoes for real life situations. Like a glove for your feet, but with a rubber sole. I don't even tie them and when I do kicks they never fly off.
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  11. #71
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    patch riddled, embroidered
    way to have a sense of humour...
    As far as the asics go, I never wear hightops, so I just never saw the use in training in them.
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  12. #72
    I was given a pair of Adidas Sambas last Christmas and I have to say they have held up very well and have a good balance.

    Before I wore these I wore classic Vans. The sambas seem a bit more padded. One of my si-hings swore by a pair of black Vans Graphs and they looked pretty comfy and seemed to hold held up pretty well. Of course we are both ex-skaters so we both have a "soft spot" for Vans. When these Samba's wear out I might consider going back to Vans, I've worn them for over twenty years I can't immagine life without them

    I got a pair of Feiyues after a mishap with a couple of beers and they are comfy, a bit wide for my narrow foot though. I wear more or less them as slippers inside now.

  13. #73
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    Shoes

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  14. #74
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    Shoes



    has anybody used these shoes

  15. #75
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    Re: Shoes

    Originally posted by Jhapa


    has anybody used these shoes
    I wear them for pracitice. IMO, they're the best practice shoes you can get.
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