I've only been able to train in mine for a couple weeks, but so far so good! Got a couple other students into them as well. Cost and effectiveness beats pricy any day.
I've only been able to train in mine for a couple weeks, but so far so good! Got a couple other students into them as well. Cost and effectiveness beats pricy any day.
Coming in a little late here, but I have feet like a gorilla (seriously, seriously wide feet) and I find my Feiyues a little tight around the little toe, but nothing too dramatic. I wouldn't want to go running in them for a long distance, but in the gym or for regular training I don't much notice them.
Sorry. Remember they are Chinese made - same culture that thought up footbinding.
Gene Ching
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We all know that REAL AUTHENTIC Shaolin monks where REAL AUTHENTIC FEIYUES, not Shulongs.Prada Creepers, Moncler x COMME, Shaolin Kicks & Cool Cat Snapbacks -- GEAR OF THE DAY
By GlobalGrind Staff 18 hours 59 min ago
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Who: Shulong
What: SHUs
Where: Shulong Online
When: Now
GG Certified: Shulong is now the only Chinese brand in Europe to distribute the real Wushu shoe worn by the Shaolin monks and later by the masses. These very minimalistic shoes are made with three parts and then baked before it gets to you, it also features a removable insole for added comfort.
Gene Ching
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Author of Shaolin Trips
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Hi Gene,
Checked Martialartsmart.com and the largest size listed was 12 1/2. Do Feiyues come in size 14? Can I order them through martialartsmart?
Simon McNeil
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Chinese imports have a ceiling when it comes to sizes. It's not a country of Yao Mings, so if your big and tall, it's pretty challenging to get a good fit for Chinese-made items. Even when they do offer larger sizes, they are often disproportionate. I've seen Chinese-made sample shoes (not Feiyues) that were like US 13s, but they were made too narrow to be worn by anyone with feet of that size. Sorry.
Gene Ching
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The narrowness of size 13s is why I generally wear 14s. I've got total clown-feet. Long and wide. I never found a pair of shoes that fit in China, but a man can dream.
Simon McNeil
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Don't even get me started on Chinese shirts. I've got some awesome Shaolin shirts, but the sizing is all whacked sideways. One of my favs is super wide, like XXL, but short in the middle, like a halter. I can almost wear it. Almost.
Gene Ching
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Simon McNeil
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Tailoring is reasonably inexpensive and usually good quality. The fabrics are pretty good too. Some of my cotton shirts from China are made from really good material.
But that doesn't help with shoes, does it?
Gene Ching
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No, it doesn't.
My wife visited her parents a few months back and she was going to get me a tailor-made trench coat and a custom set of shoes.
The coat was perfect.
It is the best winter coat I've ever had and fits like a glove.
The cobbler swore he could produce 14s but had to renege when he couldn't order the soles from his normal supplier.
Simon McNeil
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Yeah, yeah, yuck it up.
But you know what they say about guys with big feet...
Simon McNeil
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Be on the lookout for the Black Trillium, a post-apocalyptic wuxia novel released by Brain Lag Publishing available in all major online booksellers now.
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