Timeline for Why don't we wear shoes in karate?
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| Sep 7, 2018 at 16:05 | comment | added | David Richerby | "In Japanese culture, wearing shoes indoor is considered impolite and dirty." That's not really true: it's more complex than you make out. You'd would certainly take off your shoes in a temple and (I think) in somebody's home. However, nobody takes off their shoes when they walk into an ordinary shop or restaurant. | |
| Sep 7, 2018 at 15:04 | comment | added | Macaco Branco | If you want some other examples, many Hapkido schools suggest shoes (I don't know the reasoning) and Capoeira schools very often either highly suggest shoes or require them (it's a combination of "train what you'd be wearing", a practical matter of the many spinning kicks making even a little bit of roughness to the floor uncomfortable, and a cultural heritage of being taught and used on the street rather than in a formal room). | |
| Sep 7, 2018 at 14:25 | history | edited | Sardathrion - against SE abuse | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 7, 2018 at 14:21 | comment | added | Sardathrion - against SE abuse | This is an educated guess. Anyone with knowledge of Japense history might be better suited to answering this. Try history.se? | |
| Sep 7, 2018 at 14:20 | history | answered | Sardathrion - against SE abuse | CC BY-SA 4.0 |