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Anyone ever get turf toe while striking?
Striking requires a lot of pivoting especially kicks. It make me cringe when I think about all that pivoting. Boxing wears shoes. Does the shoes help with that? In TKD, a lot of pivoting occurs. But the mats are very very soft. I wonder if that helps out a lot. The more slippery the surface, the less strain, but you still need some friction to do anything.
Other sports also suffer turf toe especially the ones with cleats. Ugh, I just keep picturing all the signews, and small little parts just getting twisted and stretched. Ice hockey however I dont think I ever hear of turf toe happening eventhough they grind on hard surface like the ice. Ice hockey skates are extremely stiff, robust, and hard. Preferably when you pivot, or push off, the whole foot will move as one.
In french Savate, they also wear shoes. I dont think it can be very stiff though. Imagine the damage a kick will do if wearing a stiff hard boot. It be way too dangerous. What is purpose of shoes then for Boxing, and Savate?
It seems like Euro arts like boxing, and even freestyle, greco, wear shoes, but east asians dont except for Shuai Jiao.
Striking requires a lot of pivoting especially kicks. It make me cringe when I think about all that pivoting. Boxing wears shoes. Does the shoes help with that? In TKD, a lot of pivoting occurs. But the mats are very very soft. I wonder if that helps out a lot. The more slippery the surface, the less strain, but you still need some friction to do anything.
Other sports also suffer turf toe especially the ones with cleats. Ugh, I just keep picturing all the signews, and small little parts just getting twisted and stretched. Ice hockey however I dont think I ever hear of turf toe happening eventhough they grind on hard surface like the ice. Ice hockey skates are extremely stiff, robust, and hard. Preferably when you pivot, or push off, the whole foot will move as one.
In french Savate, they also wear shoes. I dont think it can be very stiff though. Imagine the damage a kick will do if wearing a stiff hard boot. It be way too dangerous. What is purpose of shoes then for Boxing, and Savate?
It seems like Euro arts like boxing, and even freestyle, greco, wear shoes, but east asians dont except for Shuai Jiao.