AJ refers to the release of a pair of Jordan's signature combat boots every year from 1985 (Jordan has another pair every year after retiring). The Air Jordan legacy 3 12 is a pair of shoes with tribute significance, and it is a hybrid of aj 1, aj3 and nike alpha force (note that it is not aj2). Similarly, there are Air Jordan 6 rings (7 pairs of champion boots crossed, 1998 Jordan wore 13 and 14 generations to pay tribute to Jordan for two consecutive championships), Air Jordan Spizike (to pay tribute to the famous black director Spike Lee) and so on.