The Cutting Edge Martial Arts dipped foam boot as double foam padding, in addition to the standard padding on the boot there is also a extra 20mm padded section on the instep and surrounding most of the foot, perfect for semi contact fighting and can also be used for full contact fighting, As the boot as more padding it offers the fighter and there opponent more protection against injury and with safety in mind we feel this as got to be one of the safest foot protectors there is on the market, good quality hook and loop facing very strong and long lasting.