Learn the way primitive man walked for thousands of years....the fox walk. This way of movement is silent and saves energy- perfect for hunting, escape & evasion, and long distance travel.
my mom freaks out when i come close to her without making any noise, she get scared and asks how i do this every time, i say that i don't know and it just feels natural to me, then i find this video and realize i've been fox walking for years, that's so cool
"Children under the age of 18 attempting anything from this video must be supervised by an adult." Oh no im 17 and fox walking somebody call the police
I never thought about it before but that is exactly how I walk all the time. I grew up hunting with my father and I guess I copied his way of silent walking. My husband always says he is going to put a bell around my neck lol. Julia
Julia Campbell I know this post is a year old...but I have always walked silently, I ended up scaring the crud out of everyone walking up on them, so I started carrying my keys on my belt loop. No more scaring people for the most part
I never knew that I walked like this as a kid. I guess I delevoped this skill after all those years of trying to sneak my way out of trouble and punishments.
Part of being a barefoot kid playing in the dirt. Did it a lot in the Army while stalking in the forest over dried leaves. It became a habit really. Kinda annoyed some people though.
I walk in a sort of personalized version of this. I'm a dancer (ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, musical theatre) and I have very light foot steps, even while running. I tend to walk in a sort of narrow stanced toe-heel pattern.
It looks almost elegant. I remember my sister and other girls constantly being told to keep their legs together, their feet pointing forward, and to put one foot in front of the other when walking - not for survival reasons, but because it looks more polished. Not so us boys! But I walked barefoot on gravel as a child many times, too, and soon learned to do it automatically. It's a good technique.
At 72 I am late in life to the joy of barefoot walking and hiking. Over the last year and a half I have toughened my feet and can walk confidently on trails in the woods. Gravel is still challenging and I have watched many videos on barefoot walking. I have tried this method with some success, but old feet don’t toughen like young ones. I have found being less timid and making my steps more normal helps me.
I did not know what I was doing I just know it works. So it is fox walking. Thanks for that. I like walking on gravel also because of the pressure point I am pressing on. Great vid.
I unconsciously do the fox walk when bare foot because it feels more comfortable. Walking barefooted with my heels first hurt my feet so much since there's no thick sole. I always thought it was kinda strange how I'd change the style of my walk but it makes sense now.
Animal Man you are a dude! Thanks for this video. I don't just walk anymore. I foxwalk! Everywhere. My achilles problem is clearing up. I didn't think I'd be able to run seriously again. I'm now checking out the ultramarathon calendars in anticipation.
I actually learned how to fox walk by accident when I was bout 10 or so and I do it 24/7 people always said I walked really weird in school but I'd never actually have any sound when I walked
Glad to find a name for this. We did this in the military for stalking. Not as quiet with boots on though. Got to be such a habit that it wore out the outsides of my boots first. Still do to this day with regular shoes.
I did this in the driveway barefoot and my mom asked me why I was walking like I had something up my butt. More people need to go outside barefoot. It’s such a good feeling. Especially when you don’t have to worry about bugs in the grass that bite or sting.
My mom and dad have a gravel driveway, I walk across it all the time and it’s actually how me and my two older sisters walk from growing up on a gravel driveway. Growing up in da UP I too run around barefoot most the time except the frigid winter. Funny to think I’ve been doing this the whole time and didn’t know it’s known as the fox walk. Thanks bud
Over 60 years ago an old true woodsman showed me this. I don't know why I don't do this walk unless I'm out in the country. Usually following animal trails etc. 99% of the time when in the country I'm wearing soft sole moccasins.
@@oliverdimartino7194 from the Minnetonka company. Mens mid high all leather. Like $60-70 They don’t come waterproof leather but I put a heavy rubbed in coating of spray on waterproofing. I do this like 3 times before I use them and let them dry outside in the shade. As they break in etc I just wear thicker socks. They work fine until the temperature get below freezing. There are some models that have a thin rubber sole which I’m sure would make them last a year or two easily just for hunting
Just ordered a pair of Minnetonka ankle high soft moccasin boots. After I waterproof them, I am Looking forward to trying out them in the woods. If they are as good as I have heard, I will get 1-2 more pairs.
Huh, that's funny. I learned to do this when I was a kid by looking up "how to walk like a ninja" for fun. More than a decade later and it's a almost unconscious thing that I only remember I do when I accidentally freak someone out. Which is often!
People who live in old apartments and want to be considerate to their neighbors need to watch this video. Just a little bit can go a long way. Most people don't realize how much noise they make when their heel drops.
My mother was a model and I just turned out to be a dumb Jarhead, but she talked about how to walk on a runway silently in heels with the same foot movement and it blew my mind! PS: That and learning how to braid hair was pretty dope.
I've learned this naturally (without knowing or searching about it) when i lived in an apartment, I didn't want anyone to know that I was there to avoid human interaction xD
I tried to sneak through the woods wearing boots, but every few seconds there would be a loud snapping sound. It was almost impossible to avoid. But just walking normally with bare feet, not even trying to be quiet, SILENCE!
You must have quite tough feet the way you go barefoot on that gravel! I am keen on walking barefoot, but I always associate it with warm weather, and I think it's a good way to make the most of the ground being warm in the middle of the summer. I like the way you flex your toes!
That's the "Shirt the carparks hot" run after a summers day at the beach! LOL - if your smart you quickly learn to try and walk the straight white lines in the carpark too because they were cooler. Why we didn't put shoes on? I don't know, but kids like a challenge I guess??
+Belinda Weber That's hilarious! Also, I didn't know you called it a "carpark" over there! We say "parking lot" around here.........things like this amuse me
I've already been doing this for a long time but I can't do it anymore because of the floors in new house are so squeaky like even the slightest tap will make a squeak
I think this is how I walk barefoot naturally. I've noticed I tend to walk with my heel when I have shoes on and with my toes when barefoot but I'm not quite sure it's Fox Walking.
my driveway is made out of rock pieces that were made out of a road a couple years ago my grandpa told his kids to go get tons of rocks in their own barrow and dump it in the driveway i can walk through it barefoot because i do it all the time
i learned this naturally as a kid being barefoot all the time too. persuing primitive skills education as an adult i relearned it. I think this is the main reason people have knee and back problems. the achilies tendon is your body's shock absorber, when you heel strike you completely negate this function.
I thought he was about to literally say “In New York everyone has footwear! Even the foxes!” 🤣😂🤣 Id love that so goddamn much lol If they made some lunatic bill pass that states ALL animal life MUST be assigned footwear at all times 🤣
I use to do this at my grandparents when I didn’t wanna put my shoes on, it was a bad choice though xD and they aren’t bits of gravel, there actual sharp big rocks
So i don't have gravel driveway, but the best thing I got is a wood chip thing that spans across a wall. I've been practicing, and I have been getting faster walking around it. How the hell do you do it so fast without the fear of getting hurt?
my mom freaks out when i come close to her without making any noise, she get scared and asks how i do this every time, i say that i don't know and it just feels natural to me, then i find this video and realize i've been fox walking for years, that's so cool
Lmao same
Ikr I just saw this and I was like so that’s how im walking and why I’m so quiet
My mom call me a ghost for doing that and im proud of it
wtf saame
Me too!
If you're a night owl living with Asian parents this is second nature to you.
Bad President me
B0p G0d lmao
Tf? Yeah, I'm a Night Owl With ONE Asian Parent. So..
Mee
B0p G0d same
"Children under the age of 18 attempting anything from this video must be supervised by an adult." Oh no im 17 and fox walking somebody call the police
*You law breaking younglings!*
I've been fox walking for a while
am i supposed to laugh?
Gonna have to take your kneecaps for that
Kids practicing fox walking unsupervised will be going straight to jail and then hell.
I never thought about it before but that is exactly how I walk all the time. I grew up hunting with my father and I guess I copied his way of silent walking. My husband always says he is going to put a bell around my neck lol.
Julia
+Julia Campbell Love it!
Julia Campbell I know this post is a year old...but I have always walked silently, I ended up scaring the crud out of everyone walking up on them, so I started carrying my keys on my belt loop. No more scaring people for the most part
Same thing my mom constantly threatens to put a bell on me too.
That's kinky.
fits the name, lmao. campBELL
I never knew that I walked like this as a kid. I guess I delevoped this skill after all those years of trying to sneak my way out of trouble and punishments.
Same
Ahh, every single comment is just people showing off how impressive they are for already knowing this
Like he says everyone does it instinctively.
Hey, you natural born teacher. I really liked the Film.
Your Tribe
Thanks a lot for that!
I really like it man ;)
A lot of people here including myself learned this naturally apparently lol
It's instinctive like he said when walking across the rocks.
I thought I was the only one lmao
Part of being a barefoot kid playing in the dirt. Did it a lot in the Army while stalking in the forest over dried leaves. It became a habit really. Kinda annoyed some people though.
Its in put genes...we were and still are hunters on the inside
Same. I didn’t know I did this until multiple ppl many times said I didn’t make any sound while walking or getting scared when I come
I walk in a sort of personalized version of this. I'm a dancer (ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, musical theatre) and I have very light foot steps, even while running. I tend to walk in a sort of narrow stanced toe-heel pattern.
Now the thing that makes people hear me walking is my bone cracking lol
Same
It looks almost elegant. I remember my sister and other girls constantly being told to keep their legs together, their feet pointing forward, and to put one foot in front of the other when walking - not for survival reasons, but because it looks more polished. Not so us boys! But I walked barefoot on gravel as a child many times, too, and soon learned to do it automatically. It's a good technique.
The harder the ground, the softer you have to walk.
So the softer the ground the harder you have to walk
@@raindoset5408 Be marching on that carpet!
@@ShuyaTheDark 😂
it feels great when you thought of it before searching
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I never knew this was a thing. I usually do this to scare my dad but I always get the belt.
Another way to learn this; grow up in a home with surprise ass whoopings...stealth like a pro.
Yup that’s how I did
At 72 I am late in life to the joy of barefoot walking and hiking. Over the last year and a half I have toughened my feet and can walk confidently on trails in the woods. Gravel is still challenging and I have watched many videos on barefoot walking. I have tried this method with some success, but old feet don’t toughen like young ones. I have found being less timid and making my steps more normal helps me.
I did not know what I was doing I just know it works. So it is fox walking. Thanks for that. I like walking on gravel also because of the pressure point I am pressing on. Great vid.
I unconsciously do the fox walk when bare foot because it feels more comfortable. Walking barefooted with my heels first hurt my feet so much since there's no thick sole. I always thought it was kinda strange how I'd change the style of my walk but it makes sense now.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing that!
His profile pic, I love it and hate it
Shrekbeard
Animal Man you are a dude! Thanks for this video. I don't just walk anymore. I foxwalk! Everywhere. My achilles problem is clearing up. I didn't think I'd be able to run seriously again. I'm now checking out the ultramarathon calendars in anticipation.
it is because of the way you run, with shoes your talon hit the floor first when it should naturaly be your toes
I tried doing this while sneaking around the house during the night so i wouldnt wake up my parents
Saaaaaaaammmmmeeeee
filip bodnar same
Wait that's fox walk? That's how I naturally walk. Wow 😁 cool. I walk like my ancestors
@1776 On repeat this was two years ago, what the hell? Also I'm not lying, even if I was or wasn't, I can't really prove it can I?
I actually learned how to fox walk by accident when I was bout 10 or so and I do it 24/7 people always said I walked really weird in school but I'd never actually have any sound when I walked
Glad to find a name for this. We did this in the military for stalking. Not as quiet with boots on though. Got to be such a habit that it wore out the outsides of my boots first. Still do to this day with regular shoes.
That is really neat to hear they teach that in the military. Thanks for watching!
I did this in the driveway barefoot and my mom asked me why I was walking like I had something up my butt. More people need to go outside barefoot. It’s such a good feeling. Especially when you don’t have to worry about bugs in the grass that bite or sting.
My mom and dad have a gravel driveway, I walk across it all the time and it’s actually how me and my two older sisters walk from growing up on a gravel driveway. Growing up in da UP I too run around barefoot most the time except the frigid winter. Funny to think I’ve been doing this the whole time and didn’t know it’s known as the fox walk. Thanks bud
I used to walk like this when i was trying to be quiet when i was a child. It must have been instinctive then.
Over 60 years ago an old true woodsman showed me this. I don't know why I don't do this walk unless I'm out in the country. Usually following animal trails etc. 99% of the time when in the country I'm wearing soft sole moccasins.
Where do you buy your moccasins, Tim? Do they need to be replaced often?
@@oliverdimartino7194 from the Minnetonka company. Mens mid high all leather. Like $60-70 They don’t come waterproof leather but I put a heavy rubbed in coating of spray on waterproofing. I do this like 3 times before I use them and let them dry outside in the shade. As they break in etc I just wear thicker socks. They work fine until the temperature get below freezing. There are some models that have a thin rubber sole which I’m sure would make them last a year or two easily just for hunting
Just ordered a pair of Minnetonka ankle high soft moccasin boots.
After I waterproof them, I am Looking forward to trying out them in the woods.
If they are as good as I have heard, I will get 1-2 more pairs.
Huh, that's funny. I learned to do this when I was a kid by looking up "how to walk like a ninja" for fun. More than a decade later and it's a almost unconscious thing that I only remember I do when I accidentally freak someone out. Which is often!
People who live in old apartments and want to be considerate to their neighbors need to watch this video. Just a little bit can go a long way. Most people don't realize how much noise they make when their heel drops.
So this explains the goofy walk that cartoons do when they are robbing someone
Lol
great video and wonderfully well explained. cool anecdote too. thanks!
My mother was a model and I just turned out to be a dumb Jarhead, but she talked about how to walk on a runway silently in heels with the same foot movement and it blew my mind! PS: That and learning how to braid hair was pretty dope.
I walk as quietly as a stampeding herd of trumpeting elephants rampaging through a rainforest.
I've learned this naturally (without knowing or searching about it) when i lived in an apartment, I didn't want anyone to know that I was there to avoid human interaction xD
I tried to sneak through the woods wearing boots, but every few seconds there would be a loud snapping sound. It was almost impossible to avoid. But just walking normally with bare feet, not even trying to be quiet, SILENCE!
Nice Job Animal Man. Much Respect!
+Primitive Skills Thank you so much!
Very good point about the gravel driveway.
Who's learning this to sneak to the kitchen and take snacks at 3 am?
I’m a simple man, I see feet, I CLICK!
You must have quite tough feet the way you go barefoot on that gravel! I am keen on walking barefoot, but I always associate it with warm weather, and I think it's a good way to make the most of the ground being warm in the middle of the summer. I like the way you flex your toes!
calluses and the fox walk help
THANKS I needed this for airsoft
I walk barefoot all the time i love it
it’s bad for you
@@kt-wv5kv how?
I learned this while going to the kitchen at 2 am
Certainly enjoyed this, thanks for sharing.
Great job!!!!
Hmm. Seems I already do this. I guess I’m just neutrally a quiet person.
Enjoyed this!
+XxSilent HaZz Thank you!
That's the "Shirt the carparks hot" run after a summers day at the beach! LOL - if your smart you quickly learn to try and walk the straight white lines in the carpark too because they were cooler. Why we didn't put shoes on? I don't know, but kids like a challenge I guess??
+Belinda Weber That's hilarious! Also, I didn't know you called it a "carpark" over there! We say "parking lot" around here.........things like this amuse me
Thanks for this video it was easy to follow and I got this skill after trying it a few times.
You are welcome!
Who else came here to sneak into their kitchen really early in the morning
I've already been doing this for a long time but I can't do it anymore because of the floors in new house are so squeaky like even the slightest tap will make a squeak
Wow it works! I was playing a few days ago Hide And Seek in the dark with some kids in the neighbourhood and i wanted to wak silence so THANK YOU❤❤❤
I do this when I’m trying not to make noise at night cuz I usually walk loudly.
Very good explained
Thank you!
People's saying how they used to do it naturally like I'M JEALOUS
I do this when I sneak into the kitchen and back to my room at night😂
I used to walk like that naturally but I feel like I’ve lost it a bit over the years XD
I think this is how I walk barefoot naturally. I've noticed I tend to walk with my heel when I have shoes on and with my toes when barefoot but I'm not quite sure it's Fox Walking.
Picked this up naturally having to sneak around the house at night😂
So I have been walking like this forever… WHAT
my driveway is made out of rock pieces that were made out of a road a couple years ago my grandpa told his kids to go get tons of rocks in their own barrow and dump it in the driveway i can walk through it barefoot because i do it all the time
Who’s watching this late at night and y’all perents sleeping
If i know people's who walk without a sound we're dangerous
So if i learn to walk silently? Am i also?
i learned this naturally as a kid being barefoot all the time too. persuing primitive skills education as an adult i relearned it.
I think this is the main reason people have knee and back problems. the achilies tendon is your body's shock absorber, when you heel strike you completely negate this function.
How do I send this to my roommate without sounding rude
A lot of modern hunters could use this advice !
Thanks, I finally got my ds from my mom’s room
I thought he was about to literally say “In New York everyone has footwear! Even the foxes!” 🤣😂🤣 Id love that so goddamn much lol If they made some lunatic bill pass that states ALL animal life MUST be assigned footwear at all times 🤣
Hey thanks!
Woah thats cool!
I like how you were in pain just yo teach us in the end thanks teach
The worst thing about the fox walk is banging your ankles together ouch.
I use to do this at my grandparents when I didn’t wanna put my shoes on, it was a bad choice though xD and they aren’t bits of gravel, there actual sharp big rocks
everytime i see the thimb nail for this video i think this guy is wearing baguettes on his feet.
Now its time to sneak a midnight snack
*Laughs in bone crack noises*
A child leaving their sticks around the house was the reason shoes were made..
Hmm interesting 🤔
I think I learned this naturally by walking barefoot on gravel lol
Thank you
The yuppies watched this video...now, every single one of them grew up walking like this...lol...yuppies!
I've walked like this my whole life
This is so ez but its not easy as a human
Btw im a fox
HAHAHA GOD ONE
So i don't have gravel driveway, but the best thing I got is a wood chip thing that spans across a wall. I've been practicing, and I have been getting faster walking around it. How the hell do you do it so fast without the fear of getting hurt?
I’ve been doing this for years I didn’t know it was actually a thing lol
this was sorta useless cause I all ready walk like this XD
I feel like I look like somebody with a prosthetic leg now that I'm attempting this
Now we need a video about treating snake bites
I can run on rocks barefooted, maybe even glass, lol
it is instinctual apparently when us kids tries to not wake up our parents, or avoiding a punishment or a lecture.
Do you recommend shoes like vivobarefoot? They say the same thing as you did about modern shoes ruining our feet.
saves a life after an over break at work
The floor is too squeaky
leaving in rural texas i learned this naturally
i feel like an idiot i tried to do this and then started walking normally and realized this is how i walk
hispanic parents have made me evolved to already do this
Dude I have been walking like this seance I was born
Ok got the fox walk down, now how do I get my legs/feet to stop cracking randomly?
That’s my problem too! Can’t go anywhere in the house cause I sound like a skeleton 😂
Seems like your speed would greatly suffer. what if something was chasing you?
Im asking myself,why i knew this way of walking before i watched this video? Lol