1.) Biker Boots. Designed to protect your feet, not very heavy, waterproof and with some flexibility, making it an ideal choice for motorcyclists that lack the protection a car usually provides against outsiders. 2.) Low Top Leather Sneakers. The lighest, comfiest and most flexible shoe you can get but lacks the extra weight that will help you deliver a knockout kick. If you are a power kicker then disregard the shoe weight. 3.) Military/Trecking Boots. Not a very good choice for a Martial Artist. Very heavy, quite bulky and very rigid. It will make your feet full of calluses! Sec... u already have calluses from your dojo. Nevermind... 4.) Slippers! The absolute minimum of shoeware. They keep your feet away from dirt and keep your feet dry in hot summer days. Easily ditchable before the fight. Just make sure to find them after... 5.) Formal Shoes. For those formal occasions that did not end up well... Light, shiny and durable and only more comfy than female stilletoes. 6.) Stilletoes. Imagine throwing a roundhouse kick with a sharp stick in the end of your foot? Now imagine that fragile stick from your supporting leg rapture and break in the middle of your kick. Stilletoes, not for kicking. Women can barely walk with these tortures not kick...