# looking for a good pair of shoes. any ideas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Kung Fu Training and Health\ **Tags:** wushu, sanshou, gear, shoes, kung-fu\ **Created:** [February 6, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646 "2013-02-06T18:06:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TonyLiuV](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/tonyliuv/32/1039_2.png) [@TonyLiuV](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/TonyLiuV)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/1 "2013-02-06T18:06:25Z")
looking for a good pair of shoes for forms and sanshou training as well. i was looking at a pair of ISBA savate shoes but still shopping around. if anyone has any good recomendations please feel free. ---
**Author:** ![GeneChing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/geneching/32/96_2.png) [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/2 "2013-02-06T18:11:19Z")
Wait…sanshou shoes? [Feiyue shoes!](http://www.martialartsmart.com/shoes-feiyue-shoes.html) 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Golden\_Arms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/golden_arms/32/247_2.png) [@Golden\_Arms](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Golden_Arms)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/3 "2013-02-06T18:12:16Z")
Vivo Barefoot shoes. They hold up to punishment and regular use well, I haven’t gone back to wearing any other shoes since I found them 2 or 3 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![TonyLiuV](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/tonyliuv/32/1039_2.png) [@TonyLiuV](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/TonyLiuV)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/4 "2013-02-06T20:07:54Z")
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1209757][Feiyue shoes!](http://www.martialartsmart.com/shoes-feiyue-shoes.html) 🆒[/QUOTE] i love my feiyue shoes but sadly they are ripped to hell and after a recent injury i need something with abit more toe protection unill i become proficent in iron toe qigong 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EarthDragon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/earthdragon/32/489_2.png) [@EarthDragon](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/EarthDragon)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/5 "2013-02-06T20:17:31Z")
I LOVE my 5 fingers vibram for kung fu they are the best thing next to bare feet and they grip you have individual toes gripping the ground and you use individual muscles as you work out nothing beats them ---
**Author:** ![Lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/lucas/32/819_2.png) [@Lucas](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Lucas)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/6 "2013-02-06T20:44:03Z")
I like in door soccer shoes myself. The bonus side of them is the reinforced toe and heal. there are all kinds of styles for all kinds of feet. they are light weight, flexible, and tough as nails. they are made for kicking in and not falling apart. ---
**Author:** ![MasterKiller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/masterkiller/32/407_2.png) [@MasterKiller](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/MasterKiller)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/7 "2013-02-06T21:11:40Z")
[QUOTE=TonyLiuV;1209756]looking for a good pair of shoes for forms and sanshou training as well. i was looking at a pair of ISBA savate shoes but still shopping around. if anyone has any good recomendations please feel free.[/QUOTE] Don’t wear shoes for San Shou. ---
**Author:** ![Syn7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/syn7/32/974_2.png) [@Syn7](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Syn7)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/8 "2013-02-06T21:15:50Z")
I wear uncleated soccer style shoes. Velcro, no laces. low profile, very simple and really not much shoe when compared to your average running shoe. I don’t like feiyues. I feel there are a million better choices out there. I think people around the world wear Feiyues because it’s trendy in MA’s. I think Chinese people wore them originally because they were cheap, fairly durable for the price, good enough and easy to find. It is a fact that “better shoes” make your feet weaker. In that respect Feiyues are better than Nikes. I must say tho, I love my Nike wrestling shoes. Not the best for doing forms and stuff tho. ---
**Author:** ![Syn7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/syn7/32/974_2.png) [@Syn7](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Syn7)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/9 "2013-02-06T21:17:28Z")
[QUOTE=Lucas;1209784]I like in door soccer shoes myself. The bonus side of them is the reinforced toe and heal. there are all kinds of styles for all kinds of feet. they are light weight, flexible, and tough as nails. they are made for kicking in and not falling apart.[/QUOTE] Word to yer moms! ---
**Author:** ![Lokhopkuen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/lokhopkuen/32/296_2.png) [@Lokhopkuen](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Lokhopkuen)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/10 "2013-02-06T21:48:40Z")
My favorite Puma tt super [http://www.6pm.com/puma-tt-super-cc-black-white?zfcTest=mat%3A1](http://www.6pm.com/puma-tt-super-cc-black-white?zfcTest=mat%3A1) ---
**Author:** ![Punch.HeadButt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Punch.HeadButt](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Punch.HeadButt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/11 "2013-02-06T21:53:13Z")
> I don’t like feiyues. I feel there are a million better choices out there. I think people around the world wear Feiyues because it’s trendy in MA’s. I think Chinese people wore them originally because they were cheap, fairly durable for the price, good enough and easy to find. You don’t think affordability is a desirable trait outside of China? 😛 Considering I can get a pair of Feiyues for about $14, I definitely prefer them over shoes that cost $50-150…especially considering what I’m gonna be using them for. ---
**Author:** ![Syn7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/syn7/32/974_2.png) [@Syn7](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Syn7)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/12 "2013-02-06T22:13:32Z")
My issue isn’t really the price. I don’t like them cause they suck as far as durability is concerned. I can turn a legit pair of feiyues into lil bits of fabric and rubber in less than 4 months. To me, this is unacceptable. I would rather just throw down the cash for a durable pair of shoes. Not only that, but I see these things upward of thirty dollars when we all know they are only worth like 7 bucks, and even that is a MASSIVE markup. So yeah, fuck cheap shoes that get popular and increase the price by like 40,000 %. ---
**Author:** ![Punch.HeadButt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Punch.HeadButt](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Punch.HeadButt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/13 "2013-02-06T22:19:13Z")
I have yet to find a shoe that will last longer than a year. Feiyues tend to last 3-4 months, like you said…but at my price point, I’m still spending less on them annually than I would on the more expensive shoes. Besides that, I find them to be comfy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Syn7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/syn7/32/974_2.png) [@Syn7](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Syn7)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/14 "2013-02-06T22:32:07Z")
Fair enough. My point is that I would rather spend 100 bucks to not go through the “end phase” 3 or 4 times a year. I find them very uncomfortable the first few weeks and then for like that last month. It’s just not worth it to me. And the prices just keep going up up up as if it’s a legit shoe for that price. If I really loved em I guess I would just grab like 5 pairs a year through the mail. Buy em straight from the source. ---
**Author:** ![Punch.HeadButt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Punch.HeadButt](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Punch.HeadButt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/15 "2013-02-06T22:43:13Z")
Different strokes. I will say that if the amount I have to pay for a pair ever goes up significantly, then I may look at alternatives. Until then, they’re just too good for the money. ---
**Author:** ![GeneChing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/geneching/32/96_2.png) [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/16 "2013-02-06T22:43:33Z")
Feiyues fund this forum Actually, were we to do the math, this forum is probably funded mostly by [TKD belts](http://www.martialartsmart.com/ranking-belts.html). :o ---
**Author:** ![Kellen\_Bassette](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/kellen_bassette/32/1046_2.png) [@Kellen\_Bassette](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Kellen_Bassette)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/17 "2013-02-06T22:51:59Z")
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1209847]Actually, were we to do the math, this forum is probably funded mostly by [TKD belts](http://www.martialartsmart.com/ranking-belts.html). :o[/QUOTE] They are the most commonly given away freebie in martial arts. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![GeneChing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/geneching/32/96_2.png) [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/18 "2013-02-06T22:57:18Z")
martial arts freebees Oh I know. But even freebees have to be purchased from [somewhere](https://www.tigerclaw.com/home.php) initially. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Syn7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/syn7/32/974_2.png) [@Syn7](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Syn7)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/19 "2013-02-06T23:10:53Z")
Sorry, was I being sacrilegious? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/lucas/32/819_2.png) [@Lucas](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Lucas)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646/20 "2013-02-06T23:59:49Z")
[QUOTE=Syn7;1209798]Word to yer moms![/QUOTE] all three of them? [Next page](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pair-of-shoes-any-ideas/54646.md?page=2)