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What is the prupose of your red socks?

Postby Benjamin Parker » Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:04 pm

Can anyone tell me why people in arma wear red socks? what is the pupose, to give better traction on the mat? or what
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Postby Sal Bertucci » Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:54 pm

You may not have noticed, but our colors are Red and Black :idea:
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Postby Greg Coffman » Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:43 pm

We don't fight barefoot so I don't know how socks would help traction. I've got a pair of red socks that I wear sometimes for a red-black-red look and a pair of black socks for red-black. Wearing our colors represent our adherence to the ARMA uniform.
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Re: What is the prupose of your red socks?

Postby Jaron Bernstein » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:38 am

Benjamin Parker wrote:Can anyone tell me why people in arma wear red socks? what is the pupose, to give better traction on the mat? or what


Just uniform colors. We train in shoes. The shorts or rolled up sweatpants legs are just for a touch more mobility. :D
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Postby Aaron Pynenberg » Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:01 am

We also have begun to standardize using a red sock on the right foot and a black one on the left...this makes it easy in pictures and video to discern which leg is where.
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Postby Joel Norman » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:50 pm

Huh. And I always thought it was just part of the contest to see who can be the biggest ARMA geek around.
Now I should actually go out and buy a pair of red socks since there's a real purpose. . .
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Re: What is the prupose of your red socks?

Postby Jay Vail » Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:16 pm

Benjamin Parker wrote:Can anyone tell me why people in arma wear red socks? what is the pupose, to give better traction on the mat? or what


Because they are soooooo cool.
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Postby Jeremiah Backhaus » Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:02 am

I find them to be extremely comfortable. I believe everyone will be wearing them in the future.
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Postby Will Adamson » Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:23 am

Yeah, they're so much more comfortable than green, white, or even muave.
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Postby Brent Lambell » Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:02 pm

My red socks actually make me faster, stronger and give me better fuhlen than any other color socks I have worn. I tried white and they slowed me down, black were too clumsy, and then pink ones...well, they evoked an entirely wrong image of my swordsmanship.

I felt a little odd wearing the red socks at first, but they have grown on me after a while...
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Postby DavidWCooney » Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:09 pm

Jeremiah Backhaus wrote:I find them to be extremely comfortable. I believe everyone will be wearing them in the future.


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Postby Alan Forbes » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:38 pm

Personally I'd like a pair of some of really cool lederhosen
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