This NEW model is the lightest, softest, and most comfortable FENCING shoe sold today! Non-slip rubber sole provides good traction on slippery surfaces (no such thing is keds or running shoes) so that the foot stays solid beneath you. Extra-protection for the heel is a comfort for all fencers who do a multitude of lunges during bouting and competitions--you will feel less stress on your knees after a dozens of lunges. Light, soft, breathable, protective. Available in full sizes in men's styles (if you need a women's size, subtract one full size: if you are Women's size 6, you will need a Men's size 5; this conversion can be done to all sizes).