sickwithit13 Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 should any school allow you to wear martial art shoes? i was wondering cause truthfully i have a slight bit of nail fungus on one of my big toes and i would find it rather embarrasing to be in there barefoot? Martial Arts USATALIUM - THE SPIRIT OF TAEKWONDOhttps://www.talium4me.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuelito Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 shoe have no place in the dojo or dojang. use some tape on your feet. besides wood floors toughen up your feet and that is a good thing imo. pain is weakness leaving the body.fear is the mind killer, i will face my fear and let it pass threw me. from the movie "dune"i know kung fu...show me. from the movie "the matrix" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudDragon Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Go see your doctor and get it taken care of, it is no big deal to fix A Black Belt is just a white belt that don't know when to quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tufrthanu Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Manuelito no offense but you are WRONG! When I took hapkido I was encouraged to wear shoes because some of their kicks are much more effective with them on. In addition most real fights will take place with your shoes on not barefoot. And as a shoe wearer I can tell you from personal experience that its much more difficult to execute spinning kicks with the added resistance on your feet. I have diabetic neuropathy so eventually due to a doctors insistance, who oddly enough also does tkd, I bought a pair. It was not a problem with either my hapkido or my taekwondo school especially since it was for a medical reason. I personally would not go to a school that didn't allow me to wear shoes if I chose to now. BTW i bought a pair of Discipline shoes...usually my sweat rips the soles of a shoe out in short order these are hanging tough. My only complaint is a rubber insert on the bottom is starting to peel...but I think I can just use some shoe glue and it will be fine. Bottom line Sick is that if you want to wear shoes, especially if theres a medical reason, you should be allowed to do so. Long Live the Fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudDragon Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 tufrthanu, have you tried Otomix shoes? If so, what do you think of them? A Black Belt is just a white belt that don't know when to quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tufrthanu Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I have not tried Otomix personally however I have heard good things about them. I just wanted to add that I do however have 2 Otomix TKD baseball hats that are good quality> Long Live the Fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickwithit13 Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 turfrthanu, what should i do about my toe until i can get a hold of some shoes? bandage, tape...etc Martial Arts USATALIUM - THE SPIRIT OF TAEKWONDOhttps://www.talium4me.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommarker Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 fungicide I'm no longer posting here. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta1 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Shoes were traditionally not worn because they destroyed tatami mats. Not many schools still use them, so not allowing shoes is often a case of being bound by tradition for traditions sake, with no understanding why you do what you do. Wear a good pair of martial arts shoes in class, and practice outside with street shoes. Practice barefoot in the shower. Freedom isn't free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47MartialMan Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Shoes were traditionally not worn because they destroyed tatami mats. Not many schools still use them, so not allowing shoes is often a case of being bound by tradition for traditions sake, with no understanding why you do what you do. Wear a good pair of martial arts shoes in class, and practice outside with street shoes. Practice barefoot in the shower. Good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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