Way back in the Day Before the Day (an indication of my advanced chronology), we were taught, and subsequently taught our students to walk in the following manner. It's not easy, and will tire you out if you don't do your PT and practice. It's not complex, and it does work if you find yourself needing to traverse an area that provides a good amount of concealment, like woods or forests, or even well-treed suburban areas. It's a given that silence is essential to your survival, and the urge to move with speed can kill you by getting you spotted by a bad guy, (the human eye is attracted to movement - the faster, the more quickly spotted), you may want to consider the following methods of stepping and moving: Walk slowly; only a few steps at a time . Then stop, look, and listen for a few seconds. Emulate the deer - it moves a few feet...stops...listens...looks around...and then moves on. Before you put your foot down, look at where you're goin...