[hobofan]

> Learning a new walking technique is super hard, it takes at least months, if not even years.

I guess that this might strongly vary with age. Anecdotally, the two times I consciously adapted a new gait, it went pretty quick:

- At around age 13 I adapted a "bouncy" gait with outward pointing toes, because I thought that it looked cook (cringe). Took about a week IIRC.

- Around 17 I switched to what I would call a standard gait (toes pointed straight ahead), because I was afraid my previous gait would cause bowlegs (probably an unfounded fear). Took me about two days (with a lot of walking though), and also had the benefit of better posture in general

[lowdose]

The real Chuck Norris did an extra iteration at the age of 19 by stotting as first bipedal also called bronking.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stotting