The ideal all-around wrestling shoe at an entry level price, the new mat flex® 5 GS Matflex 5 GS - K provides the excellent comfort and support that fans of this shoe have come to expect. A full length gum rubber outsole provides outstanding traction while enhanced breathability is provided where you need it most. Great performance at a better price, the mat flex® 5 GS wrestling shoe provides excellent comfort and support that won't pin your wallet. In 1949, Mr. Kihachiro Onitsuka began his athletic footwear company (Onitsuka Co., Ltd.) by manufacturing basketball shoes out of his living room in Kobe, Japan. He chose the name ASICS for his company in 1977, based on a famous Latin phrase "Anima Sana In Corpore Sano," which, when translated, expresses the ancient ideal of "A Sound Mind in a Sound Body." Taking the acronym of this phrase, ASICS was founded on the belief that the best way to create a healthy and happy lifestyle is to promote total health and fitness. Today, ASICS offers a full line of performance-driven athletic shoes and technical active sports apparel and accessories dedicated to bringing harmony to the body and soul.