Do you Spar Bear footed.

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I 'm Never Sparring bear footed again! I stubbed my toe 3 Times tonight. Fuk!

You know I usually don’t either but I have a pair of Fairtex Mauy Thai shin guards that just don’t quite fit over my shoes…Yet.

I hope my toe isn’t broken.

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Hi.

Depends on where I am.

In the Kwoon - barefooted
In the Park - use shoes.

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I always have sprained toes due to the gap (very small but enough) between tatamis in JJ classes… :frowning:

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no, barefooted is gay.

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I sparred for years with shoes on, then had to switch to barefoot and had blisters the size of siver dollars filled with blood on my feet for weeks.

But, eventually I got used to it.

I’ve broken many a toe…nothing like the old “the he ll with it i’ll just tape this toe to that toe and it’ll be fine” routine. Which never really seems to work…

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I don’t spar bear footed. I spar 'possum footed. I once tried turtle footed but it was too slow.

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You should try Badger-footed.

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Here’s an old pic of a classmate and I sparring BEAR footed

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BAREFOOT

LMAO @ Budokan! that was classic…ppl please..check your spelling…ha haha ha

and no i’ve never sparred w/out shoes on. well…only with women:p :stuck_out_tongue: :smiley: :smiley:

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Da m n. Budo beat me to it. AGAIN. One day Budo… :frowning:

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i like to spar bare footed, it gives me a better idea of which kicks put me at risk of breaking my toe. In my tae kwon do days i quickly discovered that doing a front kick anywhere above the waste resulted in my opponent fist/blocking me in the toes. I immediatly chose to use other non- toe damaging kicks instead, unlike many of my classmates who broke their toes on a regular occasion. I am happy that my current style(wing chun) uses less dangerous kicks.