Learn How To Fox Walk

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 31 бер 2016
  • 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.
  • Розваги

КОМЕНТАРІ • 238

  • @xxxxxx5868
    @xxxxxx5868 6 років тому +694

    If you're a night owl living with Asian parents this is second nature to you.

  • @gilpita
    @gilpita 5 років тому +310

    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

    • @johnschneider3716
      @johnschneider3716 3 роки тому +3

      Lmao same

    • @chloecurbelo2382
      @chloecurbelo2382 3 роки тому +2

      Ikr I just saw this and I was like so that’s how im walking and why I’m so quiet

    • @slav_-9179
      @slav_-9179 3 роки тому +10

      My mom call me a ghost for doing that and im proud of it

    • @ItzFuRax974
      @ItzFuRax974 3 роки тому

      wtf saame

    • @oprah3430
      @oprah3430 3 роки тому

      Me too!

  • @Pippy1
    @Pippy1 5 років тому +171

    "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

    • @satanmann8023
      @satanmann8023 4 роки тому +23

      *You law breaking younglings!*

    • @shade9505
      @shade9505 4 роки тому +6

      I've been fox walking for a while

    • @jhareddwayne5343
      @jhareddwayne5343 4 роки тому +3

      am i supposed to laugh?

    • @purplegoopguy
      @purplegoopguy 4 роки тому +8

      Gonna have to take your kneecaps for that

    • @blastyhatch9444
      @blastyhatch9444 2 роки тому +4

      Kids practicing fox walking unsupervised will be going straight to jail and then hell.

  • @javascriptsophie4958
    @javascriptsophie4958 7 років тому +273

    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.

  • @Joseph_S_Clark
    @Joseph_S_Clark 3 роки тому +75

    Ahh, every single comment is just people showing off how impressive they are for already knowing this

    • @hirokawiti4932
      @hirokawiti4932 3 роки тому +8

      Like he says everyone does it instinctively.

  • @juliacampbell5881
    @juliacampbell5881 8 років тому +204

    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

    • @animalmansurvivor1452
      @animalmansurvivor1452  8 років тому +11

      +Julia Campbell Love it!

    • @blahblahblah5377
      @blahblahblah5377 6 років тому +6

      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

    • @KinjiroTsuchiya66
      @KinjiroTsuchiya66 6 років тому +2

      Same thing my mom constantly threatens to put a bell on me too.

    • @kanekiken8466
      @kanekiken8466 3 роки тому +2

      That's kinky.

    • @mac0771
      @mac0771 2 роки тому +1

      fits the name, lmao. campBELL

  • @uncipaws7643
    @uncipaws7643 3 роки тому +65

    The harder the ground, the softer you have to walk.

    • @raindoset5408
      @raindoset5408 3 роки тому +14

      So the softer the ground the harder you have to walk

    • @ShuyaTheDark
      @ShuyaTheDark Рік тому +3

      @@raindoset5408 Be marching on that carpet!

  • @joepoelmans5910
    @joepoelmans5910 6 років тому +355

    A lot of people here including myself learned this naturally apparently lol

    • @grndragon7777777
      @grndragon7777777 4 роки тому +25

      It's instinctive like he said when walking across the rocks.

    • @SadKnight1484
      @SadKnight1484 4 роки тому +1

      I thought I was the only one lmao

    • @bygdaddy100106
      @bygdaddy100106 3 роки тому

      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.

    • @thedogman7846
      @thedogman7846 3 роки тому +9

      Its in put genes...we were and still are hunters on the inside

    • @saintnef7269
      @saintnef7269 3 роки тому

      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

  • @faridmahdis8909
    @faridmahdis8909 3 роки тому +25

    Now the thing that makes people hear me walking is my bone cracking lol

  • @sprite27007
    @sprite27007 6 років тому +42

    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.

  • @stamm2366
    @stamm2366 7 років тому +56

    Hey, you natural born teacher. I really liked the Film.
    Your Tribe

  • @SimonDeBelleme1
    @SimonDeBelleme1 7 років тому +82

    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.

  • @danzanbattumur9638
    @danzanbattumur9638 8 років тому +55

    it feels great when you thought of it before searching

  • @filipbodnar2947
    @filipbodnar2947 6 років тому +31

    I tried doing this while sneaking around the house during the night so i wouldnt wake up my parents

  • @silentobservationist3319
    @silentobservationist3319 6 років тому +17

    Another way to learn this; grow up in a home with surprise ass whoopings...stealth like a pro.

  • @jod125
    @jod125 7 років тому +14

    I used to walk like this when i was trying to be quiet when i was a child. It must have been instinctive then.

  • @Yuli-xk1lr
    @Yuli-xk1lr 6 років тому +9

    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.

  • @Son_Adi
    @Son_Adi 6 років тому +16

    Wait that's fox walk? That's how I naturally walk. Wow 😁 cool. I walk like my ancestors

    • @Son_Adi
      @Son_Adi 3 роки тому

      @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?

  • @goldbondbodyspray6847
    @goldbondbodyspray6847 4 роки тому +4

    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

  • @planetxtk7567
    @planetxtk7567 4 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @timgruver5932
    @timgruver5932 3 роки тому +6

    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
      @oliverdimartino7194 Рік тому +1

      Where do you buy your moccasins, Tim? Do they need to be replaced often?

    • @timgruver5932
      @timgruver5932 Рік тому +1

      @@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

  • @bygdaddy100106
    @bygdaddy100106 6 років тому +5

    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.

    • @animalmansurvivor1452
      @animalmansurvivor1452  6 років тому +1

      That is really neat to hear they teach that in the military. Thanks for watching!

  • @TakoyakiGames-kq2ph
    @TakoyakiGames-kq2ph 3 роки тому +8

    So this explains the goofy walk that cartoons do when they are robbing someone

  • @1stFlyingeagle
    @1stFlyingeagle 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @ALoonwolf
    @ALoonwolf 2 роки тому +4

    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!

  • @s.7656
    @s.7656 7 років тому +1

    great video and wonderfully well explained. cool anecdote too. thanks!

  • @squirrelpatrick3670
    @squirrelpatrick3670 6 років тому +2

    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.

    • @jules-cm2xn
      @jules-cm2xn 6 років тому

      it is because of the way you run, with shoes your talon hit the floor first when it should naturaly be your toes

  • @carpenter155
    @carpenter155 Рік тому +2

    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

  • @WormFleur
    @WormFleur 2 роки тому +1

    I never knew this was a thing. I usually do this to scare my dad but I always get the belt.

  • @thill2570
    @thill2570 6 років тому +14

    I walk barefoot all the time i love it

    • @kt-wv5kv
      @kt-wv5kv 3 роки тому

      it’s bad for you

    • @buh4472
      @buh4472 3 роки тому +1

      @@kt-wv5kv how?

  • @jeanleon3537
    @jeanleon3537 4 роки тому +14

    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

  • @jonathansmall4969
    @jonathansmall4969 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @RathwulvenBushcraft
    @RathwulvenBushcraft 6 років тому

    Certainly enjoyed this, thanks for sharing.

  • @primitiveskills
    @primitiveskills 8 років тому +5

    Nice Job Animal Man. Much Respect!

  • @brianchv3661
    @brianchv3661 2 роки тому

    Great job!!!!

  • @awesomesauce980
    @awesomesauce980 Рік тому +1

    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!

  • @ItsDeddyDoc
    @ItsDeddyDoc 8 років тому +4

    Enjoyed this!

  • @javascriptsophie4958
    @javascriptsophie4958 7 років тому +4

    Thanks for this video it was easy to follow and I got this skill after trying it a few times.

  • @double-odonut1035
    @double-odonut1035 3 роки тому +3

    THANKS I needed this for airsoft

  • @jemberlou
    @jemberlou 4 роки тому +5

    Hmm. Seems I already do this. I guess I’m just neutrally a quiet person.

  • @simonramsay6080
    @simonramsay6080 5 років тому +7

    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!

  • @deadboylifex
    @deadboylifex 3 роки тому +1

    I learned this while going to the kitchen at 2 am

  • @chadtuttle2247
    @chadtuttle2247 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @grndragon7777777
    @grndragon7777777 6 років тому

    Thank you

  • @AlexB-tt5di
    @AlexB-tt5di 7 років тому +3

    Very good explained

  • @ownbubblthings
    @ownbubblthings 2 роки тому

    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❤❤❤

  • @q9020
    @q9020 8 років тому +2

    Woah thats cool!

  • @CapitanFantasma1776
    @CapitanFantasma1776 6 місяців тому

    Hey thanks!

  • @prinzaerizack9508
    @prinzaerizack9508 3 роки тому +1

    Who's learning this to sneak to the kitchen and take snacks at 3 am?

  • @sbirkkk
    @sbirkkk 3 роки тому +1

    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

  • @fromscratchauntybindy9743
    @fromscratchauntybindy9743 8 років тому +4

    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??

    • @animalmansurvivor1452
      @animalmansurvivor1452  8 років тому +1

      +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

  • @ShastaWolf3
    @ShastaWolf3 5 років тому +2

    I do this when I’m trying not to make noise at night cuz I usually walk loudly.

  • @Vinniez.rabbithole
    @Vinniez.rabbithole 3 роки тому +3

    People's saying how they used to do it naturally like I'M JEALOUS

  • @tixedo-3005
    @tixedo-3005 7 років тому +4

    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

  • @CharlieJ2588
    @CharlieJ2588 6 років тому

    Does this help with learning how to forefoot run as well?

  • @faRahGT
    @faRahGT 4 роки тому

    Do you recommend shoes like vivobarefoot? They say the same thing as you did about modern shoes ruining our feet.

  • @jayzeilreinmerced3074
    @jayzeilreinmerced3074 4 роки тому +5

    If i know people's who walk without a sound we're dangerous
    So if i learn to walk silently? Am i also?

  • @saybthang
    @saybthang 4 роки тому +1

    Who’s watching this late at night and y’all perents sleeping

  • @jimpickens5936
    @jimpickens5936 2 роки тому

    I do this when I sneak into the kitchen and back to my room at night😂

  • @GolgariGymBro
    @GolgariGymBro 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @charlesleblanc6638
    @charlesleblanc6638 11 місяців тому

    A lot of modern hunters could use this advice !

  • @archieculley2313
    @archieculley2313 7 років тому +1

    Thanks very much

  • @Thebirdemoji
    @Thebirdemoji Рік тому

    The worst thing about the fox walk is banging your ankles together ouch.

  • @karlk5801
    @karlk5801 6 років тому +12

    What do you do when you feel with the blade and it *doesn't* feel good? When I'm running in shoes and hit a hole or something, I sort of collapse my leg so it doesn't put any weight on the foot and take a quick step with the other foot. Or are you balanced so well that you just lift your foot up and set it down somewhere else? Does it interrupt your forward motion?

    • @animalmansurvivor1452
      @animalmansurvivor1452  6 років тому +7

      Thanks for the great question! The fox walk is designed for a slow to normal walk. It keeps your body aligned and the stress on the muscles and off the joints. It is a very fluid, efficient way of moving. The motion shouldn't stop if you are doing it right. You feel with the front foot as you put it down and your body weight is on the back foot until you are totally sure the front foot is in a good spot, then you begin to shift your weight forward. If you begin to put the front foot down and it doesn't feel right, you can pivot or slide the foot over, or adjust the pressure to a different part of the foot by using your muscles. I do the same thing as you when I'm trail running to avoid sprained ankles and such! Hope you found this helpful.

    • @danyal5312
      @danyal5312 6 років тому +1

      Karl K try having a mostly straight back so you’re not leaning forward, this will put most of your weight on your back leg that’s secure. Once your blade hits something you just put your weight back on your back leg and manoeuvre you front leg to somewhere safe. Hope this helps ;)

  • @Pl-gz8wy
    @Pl-gz8wy 3 роки тому +1

    Hmm interesting 🤔

  • @omoghosty5777
    @omoghosty5777 3 роки тому +2

    *Laughs in bone crack noises*

  • @FhinxET
    @FhinxET 2 роки тому

    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

  • @hovo720
    @hovo720 3 роки тому +1

    So I have been walking like this forever… WHAT

  • @_MrLee
    @_MrLee 2 роки тому

    A child leaving their sticks around the house was the reason shoes were made..

  • @HomieVillager
    @HomieVillager Рік тому

    I've walked like this my whole life

  • @shonuffisthemaster
    @shonuffisthemaster 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @malikthompson2429
    @malikthompson2429 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks, I finally got my ds from my mom’s room

  • @dapl9294
    @dapl9294 Рік тому

    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?

  • @paullywog13
    @paullywog13 4 роки тому

    Now we need a video about treating snake bites

  • @jordyn4613
    @jordyn4613 3 роки тому

    leaving in rural texas i learned this naturally

  • @justinc7362
    @justinc7362 Рік тому

    I’ve been doing this for years I didn’t know it was actually a thing lol

  • @valley6145
    @valley6145 3 роки тому

    Now its time to sneak a midnight snack

  • @KittyMeow669
    @KittyMeow669 9 днів тому

    making fox walking my natural way of walking cuz i wanna scare the crap out of people

  • @madhulikap7660
    @madhulikap7660 3 роки тому +1

    How do I send this to my roommate without sounding rude

  • @fortnightbrennan770
    @fortnightbrennan770 2 роки тому

    Dude I have been walking like this seance I was born

  • @Kelbonobo
    @Kelbonobo 3 роки тому

    Picked this up naturally having to sneak around the house at night😂

  • @bjornsmasher66
    @bjornsmasher66 4 роки тому +1

    everytime i see the thimb nail for this video i think this guy is wearing baguettes on his feet.

  • @dontwasteammo1271
    @dontwasteammo1271 Рік тому +2

    I’m a simple man, I see feet, I CLICK!

  • @marcusstuff5256
    @marcusstuff5256 2 роки тому +1

    Who else came here to sneak into their kitchen really early in the morning

  • @scouttroop291
    @scouttroop291 7 років тому +1

    in north west usa it to cold to go with out boot on in Arizona even the cold its so worm you can go with out shoes i do been live last 30 years in cold nice not have shoe on

  • @merdas9058
    @merdas9058 2 роки тому

    I have this as passive skill

  • @fifiadera4682
    @fifiadera4682 7 років тому +7

    this was sorta useless cause I all ready walk like this XD

  • @Mariana-vc6sv
    @Mariana-vc6sv 3 роки тому

    Ok got the fox walk down, now how do I get my legs/feet to stop cracking randomly?

    • @madisonmorris7394
      @madisonmorris7394 3 роки тому

      That’s my problem too! Can’t go anywhere in the house cause I sound like a skeleton 😂

  • @FREE_WILL_AAHhhhhhhhhhhhh
    @FREE_WILL_AAHhhhhhhhhhhhh 2 роки тому

    it's my guess as to why men are attracted to women in high heels...the strong calves, balance, strength....minus the spiky heel......it's our natural way to be walking on the ball of our foot using the suspension available in the foot to prevent striking motion. those who heel to toe walk often have pain in ankles, knees, hips and back after a few decades of doing this.

  • @wafflesthearttoad6916
    @wafflesthearttoad6916 3 роки тому +1

    I think I learned this naturally by walking barefoot on gravel lol

  • @yeshuarules8154
    @yeshuarules8154 2 роки тому

    Seems like your speed would greatly suffer. what if something was chasing you?

  • @brianbartulis9709
    @brianbartulis9709 7 років тому +4

    Ahhh, Tom Brown no?
    ...and splatter vision.

  • @XxDerxyXx
    @XxDerxyXx 5 років тому +1

    The only way u can fox trot is if u have lots of callus on your feet.

  • @z-juan4854
    @z-juan4854 4 роки тому

    saves a life after an over break at work

  • @andresss2966
    @andresss2966 2 роки тому

    Me just trying to figure out how to not make noise when sneaking outback to blaze

  • @daviddefranco5218
    @daviddefranco5218 2 роки тому

    The yuppies watched this video...now, every single one of them grew up walking like this...lol...yuppies!

  • @argenmadoyazzie76
    @argenmadoyazzie76 Рік тому

    Lol here in Arizona, I guess some idiot person decided to plant stickers (bull heads, thorns, goat heads, etc) where we couldn't even walk bearfoot anymore. Then moccasins and cowboy boots became more popular.

  • @coni99795421
    @coni99795421 10 місяців тому

    Every day I walk that way and it seems I scare everyone who doesn't listen to my steps.

  • @SirCaco
    @SirCaco 3 роки тому

    I feel like I look like somebody with a prosthetic leg now that I'm attempting this

  • @spottedfire5809
    @spottedfire5809 3 роки тому +2

    I can’t walk with out falling over sooo maybe I’ll walk without falling over now wish me luck