my feet are slipping

[Ti]

My feet sweat alot and they are slipping.

 

I need to get some shoes to do karate in.

 

is there one you guys recomend?

[hongkongfooi]

dont think shoes will help that much just try getting the stance right rember if u have traction the feet shouldnt move no matter what keep ajusting the stance till it is right then your feet should,nt move

[AnonymousCoward]

Although I study Taekwon-Do I might be able to assist here. I have tried out three types of shoes: Adidas "Taekwondo Gold" shoes, also Hayashi martial arts shoes and an anonymous brand from Playwell Martial Arts (http://www.playwell.co.uk).

 

The Adidas shoes don't fit me very well as I have long flat feet and the Adidas shoes do away with laces in favour of an elastic portion of the shoe, so those shoes rely on the arch of the foot to keep them on. However, they are great quality but are fairly expensive (£60-100) - Also the Adidas ones look great, much better than the Hayashi ones. In the UK, it's quite fashionable to wear them when you go out to night clubs etc. There's loads of Adidas designs now, but a number of them are more for fashion than for martial arts - I'd stick with the basic designs. The cheapest place I've seen these shoes in the UK is at http://www.playwell.co.uk

 

The Hayashi shoes are a lot cheaper and come in two versions and a number of colours, one with a leather upper and one with some sort of polyester thing. Although these also use an elastic portion, they also have a single lace grip around the top of the shoe which made them fit my bizarre foot shape very nicely. The Hayashi shoes are less hard wearing than the Adidas shoes - particularly the sole if you wear them outside, but since they only cost £22 a pair for the polyester version and £30 for the leather ones, that may not a problem for you.

 

Finally, the Playwell own brand I didn't like at all and sent them back - usually there stuff is good quality but I just didn't like them.

 

All of the shoes allowed good flexibility by the use of a thin sole with a circular pattern imprinted where the ball of the foot would be. It is possible to pull your toes back for a kick if your style does that, but I found that as the Hayashi ones fitted the arch of my foot better, it allowed the shoes more travel backwards which was better for breaking with shoes on and also so that your instructor can see your foot shape.

 

As for sliding on the floor, I train a lot on surfaces which aren't sprung or matted and sometimes you can slip in the shoes when in a horse / sitting stance, but it's less slippy than barefoot on sweat.

 

Hope that helps.

[Sasori_Te]

If your instructor allows you to wear shoes try asics wrestling shoes. They grip very well and are very tough and flexible. Any wrestling shoes are okay but asics are what I use on the occasions that I wear shoes.

[CheekyMusician]

I've never worn shoes, but they might not help.

 

Most of my club wear karate shoes, including my instructors and I don't know how many times my instructors have slid half way up the whole during energetic demonstrations.

[Practise is the Key]

Pum kit wor:

 

i don't recommed to were shoe 4 karate if you sweat try not to push yourself hahahahah sorry for me spelling

 

 

 

laa gone naja

[tommarker]

feivue... chinese martial arts shoes, and they run about $10.00

[delta1]

I don't have a problem sweating in bare feet, but when I wear shoes they sweat profusely. And your feet can still slip, even in a good fitting shoe. Another problem is the smell when you take them off!

 

I've been working out with some MMA types who prefer, and do well in, the wrestling shoes. I have a pair of otomix shoes, and my feet do slip in them. I learn to adjust.

[Sasori_Te]

Wrestling shoes don't allow your feet to slip around inside them. They are extremely lightweight and comfortable. They're high top and give the ankles extra support when suddenly shifting your weight. They run about $40 to $50 for a good pair. They also come in basic black and white colors.

[Ti]

Well My sensei was tellng I need a little bit of slide for foot movement, which we do.

 

I think wrestling shoes aren't going to work cause they grip to omuch.

 

when I think about it, for the price of martial arts shoes like the addidas, I wonder why I can't just wear some low top running shoes.

 

after a while the soles on my running shoes slip and grip the same as barefoot.

 

I'm going to ask my sensei about just wearing my running shoes.