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I think I do a lot of toe first walking around the house. My wife complains it's so quiet I'm like a ghost always suddenly appearing and startling her.
by ChrisClark 9y ago
I think I do a lot of toe first walking around the house. My wife complains it's so quiet I'm like a ghost always suddenly appearing and startling her.
- overcast 9y agoSame, I noticed this years ago. I'm like a ninja walking around the house. The banging around of heavy feet drives me nuts, my parents are like this.
- emmelaich 9y agoMy martial arts sensei walks like this. Smooth as a cat. He has done Ninjutsu and traditional Jujutsu training in Japan. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Across_the_Nightingale_Floor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Across_the_Nightingale_Floor But it's partly out of taking short steps - to maintain balance. If your feet are too far apart you're vulnerable to tripping and leg sweeps and getting unbalanced by being hit in general. I find it impossible to do toe first if my step is the usual length.
- Cthulhu_ 9y agoI've walked like that for all my life (I would stand on my toes a lot), so you saying it's not abnormal when walking around the house makes me feel better. I've moved to a house with hard / laminate flooring recently though, and it took some time to adjust - even with my weird gait the floor was uncomfortable to stand on for extended periods of time without shoes.