that is an old as show My dream as a teenager was to be a teenager in the 60s. I guess it's not related to your vid but anyway. I remember going to school barefoot as if i was a hippie in junior high

"For best results, use while barefoot and pregnant".

Just a second, I have to get my wife to wipe off the coffee that's all over my computer screen.

This is what it feels life for a human when you decide to start running barefoot. It's like a fish slipping back into water. Do it on grass first and get some barefoot type shoes if you're going to get onto sidewalks and such.

There's a few studies done about Nikes advertising to inner city kids and the effect it had. I think Naomi Klein discussed it in her book No Logo. It's pretty messed up how Nike operates actually, selling expensive shoes to idiots.

Here's a tip, buy shoes that make you feel like you're barefoot, and if you're buying shoe's over $60, you're a sucker, they're no different at $60 than they are at $200.

Why is she barefoot?

Can they just do a whole video on the barefoot chick on the yoga mat in the park?

I saw a transformer blow years ago perhaps a hundred yards from my fathers home at the time. People were coming out in the rain, barefoot running around and talkin to each other. I looked to my dad and said 'um, they are standing in water near a blown transformer.' He yelled to them but nobody listened. They are lucky none of the lines came down from the explosion.

It was the coolest thing I've ever seen. lol

>> ^PlayhousePals:

>> ^Yogi:
>> ^PlayhousePals:
You might not get injured, but there's no guarantee you won't step in some deep dookie from time to time =o)

Pretty much. I've been into "barefoot" running for awhile now. In that I've bought Vibram Five Fingers and other minimalist shoes. I don't actually run barefoot though. Just like every craze you get idiots that come with it and spout bullshit like this all day. This is my experience with minimalist running.
I used to have shin splints constantly, I don't anymore. I used to have knee problems and swelling, I don't anymore. I run much further than I used to, and I have less and less problems with minimalist shoes. Even wearing a pair of Nikes for a day makes my knee feel sore easily. So that's why I use them...if they work they work, no need for all this preachy bullshit.

I ran sprints years ago ... long before this form came to light. I imagine it would have taken me awhile to get past the creepy feeling of having my toes individually encased [shiver]. I'm intrigued by the concept though. It's good to read that it is working out well for you.


That's the thing...you don't have to wear those silly looking foot shoes. I do but that's cause I'm a dork. I also wear New Balance Zeros, which look like regular shoes but have a zero drop. There's also Merrells barefoot line which I like as well.

I ref soccer to make money, some games I end up running up to 5 miles. That's not a lot for the time I'm out there, but it's back and forth across a hard turf field. For a long time it would hurt my knees something awful, then my shins got into it and I could barely run. Started using zero drop shoes with a barefoot ride and ALL of my problems went away. My knees feel great now.

You don't have to look silly, this may not even work for you. It worked for me because I learned first how to run lightly, than got the shoes to help me remember to run lightly.

>> ^Yogi:

>> ^PlayhousePals:
You might not get injured, but there's no guarantee you won't step in some deep dookie from time to time =o)

Pretty much. I've been into "barefoot" running for awhile now. In that I've bought Vibram Five Fingers and other minimalist shoes. I don't actually run barefoot though. Just like every craze you get idiots that come with it and spout bullshit like this all day. This is my experience with minimalist running.
I used to have shin splints constantly, I don't anymore. I used to have knee problems and swelling, I don't anymore. I run much further than I used to, and I have less and less problems with minimalist shoes. Even wearing a pair of Nikes for a day makes my knee feel sore easily. So that's why I use them...if they work they work, no need for all this preachy bullshit.


I ran sprints years ago ... long before this form came to light. I imagine it would have taken me awhile to get past the creepy feeling of having my toes individually encased [shiver]. I'm intrigued by the concept though. It's good to read that it is working out well for you.

>> ^PlayhousePals:

You might not get injured, but there's no guarantee you won't step in some deep dookie from time to time =o)


Pretty much. I've been into "barefoot" running for awhile now. In that I've bought Vibram Five Fingers and other minimalist shoes. I don't actually run barefoot though. Just like every craze you get idiots that come with it and spout bullshit like this all day. This is my experience with minimalist running.

I used to have shin splints constantly, I don't anymore. I used to have knee problems and swelling, I don't anymore. I run much further than I used to, and I have less and less problems with minimalist shoes. Even wearing a pair of Nikes for a day makes my knee feel sore easily. So that's why I use them...if they work they work, no need for all this preachy bullshit.

Looks fun...but there's no way I'm doing that barefoot like one of these guys did it.

>> ^w1ndex:

I was 4 years old, me and my brother were watching it on his t.v. in his room. It is one of the most vivid memories that I have from my youth.


My only vivid memory from that year was being barefoot in a sandbox and remembering that my mother said to put my shoes back on since chernobyl had just exploded.

@GeeSussFreeK

I guess what I am arguing with you about is.... most of the time, police are in a situation where they are "provoked." That happens every single day.

The issue is -- what do they do when they are provoked?

To point out that the kick was "provoked" misses the point, to say it again. The point is -- was his response to the situation excessive? That is why he is on trial. That is why I posted this vid.

I have nothing but admiration and respect for law officers who go out every day, putting their lives on the line for the public safety, while essentially wearing a target on their back. I can't imagine what it must be like to know that if you pull someone over for speeding, you might be dead in the next five minutes. I can't imagine what it is like to be a family member of a police officer, never knowing if this might be the day your loved one is killed or maimed in the line of duty.

A handcuffed, drunk, barefoot, seated woman kicked out at a police officer and he kicked her in the head. He did not take steps to protect himself from her "attacking" him again, if he truly was in fear for his safety.

Every police officer is provoked every single day. How you handle that provocation determines whether or not you end up in court being prosecuted for excessive force.

Isn't "excessive" what we are pointing out here?

She was drunk off her ass, seated on the ground, handcuffed, barefoot.

He kicked her in the head when he could have taken a step back and solved the problem. And as the prosecutor pointed out, if he was concerned for his safety, why didn't they put her in leg manacles?

Excessive. Period.

{I'm not turning into blankfist, I swear.....]


>> ^GeeSussFreeK:

Usually on the side of victims for things like this, but she kicked him...he kicked back, game over. Excessive, perhaps, unprovoked, no. You don't kick police, unless you want to eat pavement...which she did. Don't want to get kicked in the face, then don't play the physical card game with a man twice your size with boots while your in handcuffs on the ground, it doesn't end well for you.

Look like leather sandals and looks like he may be barefoot.....so basically he's licking his foot funk along with everything else off a normal pair of shoes.