AIR JORDAN XIX was released in 2004,The Air Jordan 19 flexes its technology muscle with a lightweight, supportive Tech Flex upper made to the game shoe specifications of MJ himself.Inspiration for the Nike Air Jordan 19 came from the deadliest snake in the world, the black mamba.The new steps taken in the design of the Air Jordan Retro XIX would need them all.The jordan shoes 19 Becomes the lightest,most breathable Air jordan to date thanks to the innovation of Tech Flex.Never before seen on a basketball shoe was a material called tech-flex. This material is used in the automobile industry. Tech-flex is a material which can stretch, and since it is used on the Air Jordan XIX it gave your foot the comfort you need.