A friend of mine kicked the school bully and broke his jaw in two places (one kick).
“Yeah - I couldn’t get much traction with my cowboy boots on. Probably a good thing though - I would have killed him if I was wearing my moccasins.”
GOOD GRIEF!!!
It was 35 years ago but I DO remember the karate kid having soft shoes on. Somewhere between sneakers and shoes but made for agility, not pain.
Could have been the difference in the fight.
When our son, blond and small, was in middle school, the school bully followed him around all day kicking at his feet and whispering trash talk and threats. Finally our son, who had earned a blue belt in tie kwon do, clocked him and down he went. The vice principle called Mr. Mercat and the vp was laughing. The bully, easily twice our son’s size, had a folder two inches thick. He’d never heard of our son.. He said he had to give him suspension, time served. Mr. Mercat told him to shred the record and the vp did.