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**SNUfR8uI** · 08-05-2006, 08:26 PM

Anyone notice that the wear pattern on their shoes is different after they started kendo? it seems i wear out the balls of the tread alot faster... i must be sliding around sometimes without thinking about it.

**baritkello** · 08-06-2006, 12:26 AM

If you have running shoes, the front will almost always wear out faster than the heels. Shoe companies usually make the heel of the sole out of a hard compound rubber with high abrasion-resistance, and the forefoot is softer for better shock attenuation.

But, I get what you're saying. :lol:

**Xbcofega** · 08-06-2006, 12:35 AM

I forget where I picked this up, it's a story about a sensei who would look at sandals of visiting pupils that were outside the dojo, and by that, he could tell how good a person was and if the person had any weakness, by the way the soles wore out.

**IRYzouNv** · 08-06-2006, 04:39 AM

after i started kendo, i go barefoot EVERYWHERE (except in restaraunts)

**Lgcjqxlw** · 08-06-2006, 07:42 AM

Yeah, barefoot is a lot more comfortable than sandals for me. Everytime I wear my sandals (size 16's, mind you), I feel like I'm getting plantar fasciitis. Thanks, Kendo! Hahaha.

**SodeSceriobia** · 08-06-2006, 08:09 AM

Ninja tabi... I mean... uh... regular shoe soles. Gulp, why do you ask?

**ValdisSeroff** · 08-06-2006, 08:30 AM

ive always walked barefoot around the house and garden on account of the fact that im not a slipper person, and get shouted at if i walk dog hairs through on socks.

just had a look at my shoes-really need to buy some new ones.
the soles are worn away at the heel and the ball of the foot. (this could be because of the shape of my feet (they are pointy in these places)
and the right is worse than the left (perhaps because i limp slightly)
ah see, you can tell alot about a person by their shoes

**Cd9JfGHR** · 08-06-2006, 11:06 AM

I gone through three pair of shoes since I began Kendo.
Currently mine again look like a Sembe cracker. (Paper thin)

**Kemapreedasse** · 08-07-2006, 01:38 AM

i suggest getting better shoes.

i have a pair of grinders (great british made-unlike sellout docs) and they will take forever to wear down.
the best trainers i have had are jordan airs and skater ones. they last the longest, but with me thats still not very long
and as for socks? i really need to learn how to darn

08-05-2006, 08:26 PM	#1
SNUfR8uI Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	What do the bottoms of your shoes look like? Anyone notice that the wear pattern on their shoes is different after they started kendo? it seems i wear out the balls of the tread alot faster... i must be sliding around sometimes without thinking about it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-06-2006, 12:26 AM	#2
baritkello Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 437 Senior Member	If you have running shoes, the front will almost always wear out faster than the heels. Shoe companies usually make the heel of the sole out of a hard compound rubber with high abrasion-resistance, and the forefoot is softer for better shock attenuation. But, I get what you're saying. :lol: Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-06-2006, 12:35 AM	#3
Xbcofega Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 358 Senior Member	I forget where I picked this up, it's a story about a sensei who would look at sandals of visiting pupils that were outside the dojo, and by that, he could tell how good a person was and if the person had any weakness, by the way the soles wore out. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-06-2006, 04:39 AM	#4
IRYzouNv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	after i started kendo, i go barefoot EVERYWHERE (except in restaraunts) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-06-2006, 07:42 AM	#5
Lgcjqxlw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	Yeah, barefoot is a lot more comfortable than sandals for me. Everytime I wear my sandals (size 16's, mind you), I feel like I'm getting plantar fasciitis. Thanks, Kendo! Hahaha. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-06-2006, 08:09 AM	#6
SodeSceriobia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Ninja tabi... I mean... uh... regular shoe soles. Gulp, why do you ask? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-06-2006, 08:30 AM	#7
ValdisSeroff Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 566 Senior Member	ive always walked barefoot around the house and garden on account of the fact that im not a slipper person, and get shouted at if i walk dog hairs through on socks. just had a look at my shoes-really need to buy some new ones. the soles are worn away at the heel and the ball of the foot. (this could be because of the shape of my feet (they are pointy in these places) and the right is worse than the left (perhaps because i limp slightly) ah see, you can tell alot about a person by their shoes Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-06-2006, 11:06 AM	#8
Cd9JfGHR Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	I gone through three pair of shoes since I began Kendo. Currently mine again look like a Sembe cracker. (Paper thin) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-07-2006, 01:38 AM	#9
Kemapreedasse Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	i suggest getting better shoes. i have a pair of grinders (great british made-unlike sellout docs) and they will take forever to wear down. the best trainers i have had are jordan airs and skater ones. they last the longest, but with me thats still not very long and as for socks? i really need to learn how to darn Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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