Mixed-Up Martial Artist

I was lucky enough to have St. Pierre Klaus bring me a pair of Hayabusa MMA Foot Grips/Ankle Supports.

Check 'em out:

I wanted the foot grips because, well, I hate to admit it, but my feet sweat...a lot.  In fact, they sweat so much that I often lose traction and have slipped during training.  Even worse, the mat funk left by the kids from the class before mine ends up glued to my feet.  So gross.  And, I'm not going to lie.  Wearing them makes you at least look like you know what you're doing.  It's kind of like the rule that the more Japanese characters you put on a Honda Civic the faster it goes.  Same thing here.  Slap the word Hayabusa and a Japanese character on my foot and I can kick a hole in you.

That said, I've been wearing the things for a couple of training sessions now and so far I like them.  The foot grips on the bottom give me decent traction and grip.  Here's what they look like:



What's been nice is that the traction and grip aren't so strong as to increase the risk of my foot sticking to the mat and causing knee injuries when I move.  It remains to be seen if the grip will wear off and, if it does, how long it takes to do so.

At first, I thought the dual billing as a grip and ankle support was b.s.  But the things actually are better than any straight ankle brace I have purchased in the past.  My ankles and feet are securely stabilized in the Hayabusa MMA Foot Grips/Ankle Supports.

The only downside so far is that if your feet sweat like mine do, these things will not absorb the sweat and keep it off the mat.  I find myself leaving Hayabusa-shaped footprints all over the place.  What this means is that eventually, you do lose a little traction when you start sweating.


Anyways, you can buy them here:














And if you sweat a ton, try this: