Ok i may be a **** but i give alot of thought as to how effective my clothing is as far as fighting goes when i decide what to wear when im going out. What techniques i can or cannot do in them and what might even be enhanced by them. So, post what you think about clothes and fighting.
For me, the supreme ultimate fighting shoe is, no its not the steel toed boot, but wing tips! These shoes are like weapons for the feet. They are extremely light, thereby not reducing foot speed. They have, if you bought a nice pair, typically a very hard toe that makes piercing kicks to the body or legs crippling to your attacker. Finally, they have a very solid heal that might as well be a club on the bottom of your foot because thats how it will feel if you throw out some stomp/stop kicks.
I like to wear my spiked pumps for that very reason. And us ladies can wear chain belts. I have one that is fairly heavy, about 4’ long with 2 large brass crosses at one end. Not too hard to guess how usful that could be.
Cool. Yes i think women have the advantage as far as fighting attire that they can wear.
Thing about wing tips is that they dont look right unless you are wearing a suit or dressy clothing. Although GDA and i wore alot of suits in high school and even later on because we liked them lol. Now though im usually wearing some adidas which dont have the same hard toe or heel but they are great as far as foot speed. I also wear some Dr. Martins which are basically hammers on your feet, pretty clumsy in them though.
Originally posted by Shuul Vis Yes, boring towns are spawning madmen everyday.
To be fair, I was there on New Year’s Day, but god it was dead. Couldn’t find anywhere to get a decent bite of food! Then we got stuck in an ice storm on the way back to Cleveland.
Nice thing about women’s clothing trends- I can wear my pumps with slack, jeans and skirts/dresses. and If I were to get in a fight, I wouldn’t have them on my feet. I train in mat shoes (wrestling shoes) so it’s not that big of a jump to bare foot fighting. And if you get your shoes from a quality place, and they fit well, you don’t have to worry about them being uncomfortable.
I’d prefer to fight Shuul Vis and GDA in Jesus sandals with needles on the inside in their hometown on New Year’s Eve. But that’s just me.
Used to run cross country and cross city in bare feet to harden them up. It was stupid. Shoes are good.
Used to wear German army paras, then Dutch army paras cos the German ones were too heavy (English ones are torture). With steelies. They were useful, but tend to pull out your knees if you gotta run for the bus. Great stability, easy rooting, but better make sure your kicks are accurate…
Wore Docs for a while, but they’re still a bit heavy, without the stability benefits.
Then Adidas sneakers. Doesn’t have to be Adidas, but I like them.
Ever since X-Men (1) came out, I’ve been wearing flippers, just dying for the day when I can slap somebody round the face with them like that blue chick.
i just heard about training shoes which have high heels. they shorten the muscles n tendons in your calves to give u better springing ability.
That made me laugh plenty.
On topic, I dress as loose and simple as I can. I always wear jeans so am never overly concerned about going down. I stopped wearing jewellery and watches so I can’t injure myself with them and when I carry stuff in pockets, I take care that it won’t wind me or cut me should I get impacted. No gi-grabbing mofo will find much to hold on to on me.
I hate shoes - they make my feet swell. Outside, I wear lightweight walking boots* with the laces undone. They are like hardened trainers. My feet can breathe, they are fairly protected and my ankles are covered.
-David
*All this talk of wingtips and nike airforce is confusing for me. I assume “walking boots” is accessible to all.
Wing Tips? Won’t you have a traction problem on smooth floors with those?
Me, I go for shoes that give me traction, for rapid mobility as I belive good footwork is the key to martial sucsess. Any pair of low top gymshoes works good. Chuck Taylor basketball shoes are great, as basketball players often have to make quick and sudden changes in direction. also, basketball players must have good traction on slick, smooth floor surfaces. I hate High tops though, so I always get the “Civillian” version (Low tops )
Right now my favoite shoe is the old “Reebok” low tops that were really popular in the early 90’s. Of course, back in the early 90’s, you couldn’t seperate me from my Converse all stars.
And us ladies can wear chain belts. I have one that is fairly heavy, about 4’ long with 2 large brass crosses at one end. Not too hard to guess how usful that could be.
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