**MBT is designed as training equipment for sport medical purposes. Satisfaction with this training equipment is a result of the unique sole construction and its correct use. Attending an introductory course ensures effective use and durability of the MBT.
If the MBT is used as a secondary therapy for existing basic health conditions, its application must be supervised by a medically-trained MBT instructor.**
asai Barefoot Technology or MBT, is the first physiological footwear - that is footwear that has a positive effect on the whole body.
The health and fitness enhancing concept being MBT is based on a simple insight: the human musculo-skeletal system is designed for walking barefoot on soft, natural ground. But we all spend most of our time moving on hard, flat surfaces.
Swiss engineer Karl Muller discovered the beneficial effect of walking barefoot on natural ground for himself in the early 1990s - and also the reason behind it: the stimulating effect of natural instability on the body supporting muscle system.
Muller began to develop a unique sole technology that enables the body to walk naturally, and allows it to benefit from all the positive effects of natural instability also on hard, flat surfaces. The Swiss engineer research and development work was inspired by the East African Masai - exceptional athletes with well-shaped bodies, and little or no experience of back and joint problems.
asai Barefoot Technologymade its first appearance on the footwear market in 1996. Development of the unique sole construction - which is patented worldwide - has continued since then, with great success. In 2004 Swiss Masai AG celebrated selling the first million pairs of MBTs. In 2005 the sales network was extended to cover 20 countries on four continents.
MBT Shoes are a class 1 medical product and require specialist fitting and training to get the maximum benefit from your purchase. Our website provides information on both approved vendors and medical applicatons of MBT.
For these reasons we DO NOT allow any of our authorised dealers to sell these shoes via mail order or on the Internet.
MBT will NOT accept breaches of our intellectual property on Ebay or any other unauthorised source of our product and will take action against any breach.
This includes but is not limited to:
Use of our Logo or get up.
Use of photography or other material from our website.
Use of our product specific size guides
Use of our Intellectual property in terms of descriptions, research or other copyright material.
Any material that may give the general public the impression that the vendor is in any way approved, linked, associated with, or part of Masai by Fisher Ltd or any associated company or organisation.
We are working with Ebay's VeRO programme to prevent breaches of our Intellectual Property rights on Ebay.