[icerrelmCam]

Yeah, the Elastikon stuff is really good too!

As to mummifying your foot, it's only an extreme measure... say if you had more than one keiko a day and you've got a crater on the bottom of your foot. Otherwise, I'd say play through the pain!!!

I dunno about you guys, but I haven't had a blister on my left foot for a long, long time; maybe not since my second year of kendo. I have a permanent, thick callous, but it doesn't blister. Every so often, some skin will come off the callous, though.

Maybe I'm lazy and not pushing off the left foot enough (though, since when can one really push off the left foot *enough*)...

For you guys with a messed up heel, and need a quick and thicker fix than your average blue heel pad, go get yourself a women's elbow pad (like they use for volleyball) and slap it on your heel. Those work!

The problem with heel pads is the danger in becoming dependent on them...