Abstract: A multi-purpose athletic shoe with built-in, integral ankle support. The shoe can be used for a variety of athletic purposes, ranging from basketball to soccer to walking and running, by a system of removable, interchangeable traction devices on the sides and bottom of the shoe. The present invention would also eliminate the need to wear a separate brace or bandage around the ankle, since the shoe itself serves as a brace for the wearer. The brace is inseparable from the shoe, which is exactly what provides the kind of ankle support a user would need for various kinds of athletic activity.