Jika-tabi shoes in some industries, many workers prefer them for the softness of their soles. This gives wearers tactile contact with the ground, and the concomitant gripping ability lets them use their feet more agilely than rigid-soled shoes allow. This is useful for workers who traverse girders on construction sites and need to be sure what is under their feet. Carpenters and gardeners wearing these boots can, if they wish, use their feet as an extra pair of hands, for example to hold objects in place. There is also a line of knee-high all-rubber jika-tabi that is used by workers in
William Etchu Tabi William Etchu Tabi William Etchu Tabi (born November 13, 1982) is a Cameroonian footballer, who is a Player-coach who played in the Elite One, Argentine Primera División, Süper Lig, Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian First Football League, Iran Football's 2nd Division, and the Canadian Soccer League. Etchu Tabi started his career in his native land with Sable FC. In 2001, he went overseas to sign with Argentinian giants San Lorenzo. After one season in Turkey with Samsunspor, he traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina to sign with NK Široki Brijeg. Tabi would have a successful career in Bosnian and