Just curious, why do you have to take off your socks in

[lostinseattle]

Honestly I don't attend any karate schools anymore because I can't find any that will allow you to wear some short of shoes.

The stuff you can get ranging from athletes foot to HIV off of floors without something on your feet especially when sparring and people accidently break some skin on their toes is just gross.

[bushido_man96]

Honestly I don't attend any karate schools anymore because I can't find any that will allow you to wear some short of shoes.

The stuff you can get ranging from athletes foot to HIV off of floors without something on your feet especially when sparring and people accidently break some skin on their toes is just gross.

I have trained bare foot for 14 years, and have never had athlete's foot, let alone any other infection, or HIV, or anything of the sort.

[KarateK]

I haven't heard that, but my knees hurt all the time. I place fault on my job though and not my training. I should quit my job and only train.

What a great excuse, cheers am going to use that!!

[jaymac]

KarateK: Yes please use that excuse. I hope it works for you. I haven't convinced my employer or my spouse yet that I should only do karate and not work. As for the HIV thing. Come on- really? It would be almost impossible for that to occur. Most dojo's including ours, cleans our mats everynight with a powerful cleaning agent that kills all bacteria and viruses. I have never heard of anybody getting HIV from any training facility equipment.

[JusticeZero]

I've heard that training in shoes all of the time can be hard on the knees, with the kicking. Have you heard this, and is there any backing to it?

I've never heard that, and i've never seen it. I'm not entirely sure what the cause of such a situation might be offhand, unless it's concern that it's harder to pivot in shoes. It's not hard to pivot in shoes, unless you're standing on a mat, and I don't train on a mat.

[bushido_man96]

I've heard that training in shoes all of the time can be hard on the knees, with the kicking. Have you heard this, and is there any backing to it?

I've never heard that, and i've never seen it. I'm not entirely sure what the cause of such a situation might be offhand, unless it's concern that it's harder to pivot in shoes. It's not hard to pivot in shoes, unless you're standing on a mat, and I don't train on a mat.

It's not the pivoting, but that there is that little extra weight at the end of the foot, putting a little extra pressure on the knee.

[JusticeZero]

Shoes aren't all that heavy, compared to the mass of your leg. Don't hyperextend and all the usual precautions. If you're hyperextending your joint, sure you'll have problems, but it's not because you're wearing shoes.