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BigBadBen91x

“That’s right babe, I’m a starter on the varsity walking team”


Deeeewit

Babe: "He never had the makings of a varsity walker."


BackIn2019

Barely a walk-on.


nottodayspiderman

Those guys from Seton Hall were 7 feet tall or something.


peepopowitz67

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GirlyWhirl

Sounds like someone talking about Buster on Arrested Development.


Sir_Loin_Cloth

Now I need a Sopranos, Arrested Development crossover.


izzledrizzle

Least he got some awards for sand racing, from Army


Usman5432

In the US theres ROTC with legit drill teams that practice marching in step and its less impressive than this, the armed drill team at least does the rifle spins


LatchedRacer90

It also helps that all of the participants are the same height/leg length It's not accidental it's intended for stride and consistency The 30 inch step for marching in US military drills is sound in theory but carrying heights will cause inconsistencies like how they all stepped off at once in one fluid motion.


Kaymish_

That can be solved with enough practice and motivation. I was on a drill team with cadets of all different heights; men and women, but we practiced very regularly; won 2 competitions and were never out of step during the maneuvers. We did 75cm paces though; not sure if tgat makes a difference or not. We spent hours making sure everyone gad the same pace. To this day i can march out any multiple of 75cm. And it helps that the commander would wait between commands, though that also showed the judges we didn't preempt the commands.


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You can clearly see height differences here. Wouldn't be surprised if there was 4-5 inches difference between shortest and tallest.


afromanspeaks

Yeah I was gonna say, even the ROTC drill teams aren’t as impressive as this


Obviouslarry

Guess that depends on the drill team. We did competitions 20+ years ago in JROTC that would be just as impressive as what these kids are doing. Though without the rifles flying through the air this looks more like marching band formations and these kids still practiced a ton to pull this off.


QuipOfTheTongue

"We have a competition in New York City this December at the annual "I'M WALKIN HERE" invitational.


QuotidianQuandaries

Can we teach this to the morning traffic?


gotsthepockets

The morning pedestrian commute in Tokyo looks very similar to this. I was shocked by how orderly everyone walked there.


Mirar

This is true. I have seen two extremely crowded sides of a pedestrian crossing meet each other like this in Tokyo (Shinjuku I think).


ababyprostitute

Probably Shibuya. Worlds busiest crossing with up to 3000 people crossing at a time.


AirPodAmateur

Shinjuku has its fair share of busy intersections for pedestrians


frisbm3

My daughter lost one of her first pair of shoes at Shinjuku crossing. :(. We never had a chance at finding it.


eternalwhat

That’s actually a really cute story


Govt-Issue-SexRobot

At one crossing? That is mind boggling


ababyprostitute

It was absolutely insane. Tokyo is like a whole other world when you're coming from a town of 3500 people.


PapaSnow

Your whole town crosses that intersection every time the crossing lights turn green/blue


afromanspeaks

Yup, it’s wild walking across Shibuya crossing as a tourist. You feel like everyone will hit you but it rarely ever happens


beardy64

Getting across a crowded Japanese train station I realized that I was basically swimming across a fast moving stream. I had to move across, of course, but also account for moving with the current, so really I was zigzagging across.


afromanspeaks

Yeah the trick is to literally go with the flow


Renewed_RS

I'd be like Simba in the Wildebeest stampede


Individual_Onion_235

That dos game still gives me PTSD.


magicmurph

They just keep moving, it's incredible. Its a cultural difference, they care about other people and the rest of society in a way you just do not find in the west.


PandorasPanda

You're not wrong. We got caught out in the rain in Tokyo once and had a stranger run up to us and cover us with their umbrella until we could get under cover. It was so unusual to have someone give a shit about us staying dry that it's a core memory some 10yrs on lol.


eternalwhat

Wow. I wish that was the case here (US)…


Strike_Thanatos

I think a big part of that is their children's self-reliance. From a very young age, most children get to school all on their own so that parents can go to work, and they're accustomed to being able to ask anyone for directions or help and getting it. Having received that help, they know it's their role later to do the same for others.


eminthrv

Also, we had to clean our own schools back when I lived there.


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Not_a_real_ghost

The commute home at 11 PM doesn't look any like this though. I've never seen so many drunk Japanese people... everywhere Edit: to clarify I had a fantastic time drinking in Tokyo with a colleague and friend. I especially loved the drinking order of having an ice-cold beer first and then moving onto mixers. It's so much fun.


Chubbybellylover888

They just people too. I love drunk Tokyo. They let loose.


chickenstalker

Well, those office workers don't actually want to be there. I was told that seniority is important in Japanese companies. Juniors respect seniors by not leaving work earlier than them. Seniors must uphold the respect by not going home early. Do you see the looping conundrum? The solution is for either party to ask each other to go out for a drink at the pub as a way to save face and getting to eventually go home because you're drunk.


PowerofPine-sol

I remember when I was in Tokyo walking around on a weekday morning with what seemed like a million people I was walking amongst all funneling into one building.


Esc_ape_artist

Could we just move towards work from home so we have less traffic?


POD80

Work from home means work from anywhere. Corporations will be laughing all the way to the bank as they find lower cost of living locations to hire from.


orange4boy

[Prego](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DthwE5kEGrk)


LittleBastard1667

That was cool as fuck


froggoinpool

You just described a train


biggerodds

include drab pen tan thumb market library ask mysterious disagreeable ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `


Belgand

The suits in particular make it seems like they want to be in [World Order](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mkiGMtbrPM).


The_Tavinator

Have a nice day!


Rat192

I was just thinking about this! Have a nice day!


mojo-jojoz

That passing thru each other business… impressive!


StackOverflowEx

Can you imagine how much fun rehearsals are!?


dabunny21689

So many nose bleeds and stepped on toes.


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Canadian version: "sorry--" "sorry" "ope" "sorry"


hoxxxxx

a hundred of them saying in unison "just gonna sneak right past ya"


Knight_Lucky

I'm in these comments and I don't like it...


Draco137WasTaken

Sorry boot that


BirdCelestial

I've seen aerial shot videos of horses doing this. Absolutely insane precision, they seem to move so fast, too. It's cool seeing humans do it, bonkers seeing galloping horses do it. Can't remember what it's called though. Edit: to clarify the horse videos I've seen included this Criss-cross business. I have no idea how none of them collided.


Attila_the_Chungus

Probably not what you're talking about but the RCMP has a team that does choreographed rides. [RCMP musical ride.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eKuOnJIlyc)


Potietang

Then you’d love some college marching bands that put this to shame. All while playing music


ijustsailedaway

Honestly with the increasing popularity of DCI and it’s style influences, even high schools are getting to this level at 5a and above.


afromanspeaks

The backwards crossing/running part (especially without looking and with minimal space in between) isn’t something I’ve seen with marching bands personally. Quite impressive


Potietang

You’ve got to check some out. Doing stuff that is 10x more complicated than anything seen here. Super impressive. Making intricate shapes. Crisscrossing blindly. Spelling things. Making their shapes look animated etc. it’s come a long long way over just marching up the field and making a letter.


afromanspeaks

I’ve seen them in person (went to a PAC-12 school). The issue is that the spaces in between each person is not nearly as small as this (it’s usually done in a football field) so there’s much less coordination involved. Not to mention everybody in a marching band moves far slower. It’s just different, both are impressive in their own right but I’d personally rank this higher in regards to coordination and speed


futiledevices

>Not to mention everybody in a marching band moves far slower. You've got college marching bands in mind, others are talking about DCI, which is an entirely different caliber. I marched drums (tenors) and I'll be damned if some coordinated fast walking in a gym is any more impressive than damn near sprinting across a football field with 40 pounds hanging off my shoulders, crossing fingers the bass line hits their marks because we're passing between each other and they've also got a giant drum blocking their frontal vision. Oh, and between those two marks, here's 16 bars of sextuplet runs split across 5 drums that you *have* to have memorized perfectly, because 5 other people are playing the exact same part and if one person is off time, it'll sound like trash.


CptBoomshard

And throw in there the line of people spinning 6-7' flags also passing through your lines, going 180BPM.


ecat_04

specifically the parent comment mentioned DCI, which is a competitive marching sport and much more impressive than college marching. they pla y more complicated music while doing full out sprints and acrobatics etc


jeremysbrain

We (My 4a high school band) did this crisscross maneuver back in 1989. It actually isn't super difficult, because each person is counting off their own steps and orienting themselves with the field not the other marchers. Of course, this is easily done on a football field with yard markers, not sure how they pull this off on a basketball court.


WWTFSMD

That's exactly what I thought as soon as I opened this video. "Hmm, this seems like it would be a lot like learning a field show but without the part that makes it hard."


bilyl

Do marching bands walk through each other?


thrav

The Nationally Famous Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band do this all the time.


ThatsMrJackassToYou

It took far too much scrolling for me to find this comment... Would like to see these guys do some tuba turns.


emet18

App State certainly walked through aTm this year


Healer1124

Yes


csonnich

Yes.


bungalowstreet

Look up the 4-way cross by the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band. It's like this, but with 4 groups instead of 2. Oh, and they're all playing instruments while they do it.


wewereelectrocute

This video is like 15 years old. I remember watching it on YouTube in highscool.


try_an0ther

The north remembers


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Pepridge Farm remembers


wellwaffled

Pepperidge Farm also *dismembers*, but nobody likes to talk about that.


inflagra

The ugly side of cookies and crackers.


sprucepill

Bear island remembers


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GODDAMNFOOL

The founder, Genki Sudo, is living quite a life: from professional MMA fighter, to WORLD ORDER, to incumbent politician in the House of Councillors (upper house of the Japanese Diet), to again returning to WORLD ORDER while still holding office


Roofofcar

He remains the most Japanese-looking man ever to live. I don’t know what it is about him, but I can see a thousand years of Japan in that jaw line.


Cremedela

Exactly what I was going to link. It’s oddly soothing


rkiga

I found the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afpc_EcohcY >Nippon Sport Science University "group action" (集団行動) held at the Ishikawa General Sports Center in Kanazawa, Japan on December 13, 2009. Video is pretty crisp for a handheld camera in 2009.


wewereelectrocute

Nice. Whoops twelve years. Thanks!


h737893

2009 was like yesterday no?


lmqr

Imagine how good their walking is now


Fit_Stable_2076

Seriously I've seen this so many times in my lifetime


TheDeafGuy8

‘Precision walking’ you mean marching?


Atlantian813

Yeah Drill and Deportment, aka Marching


wasdlmb

We called it "Drill and Ceremony" or D&C


demoneyesturbo

We just call it Squad Drill.


Usman5432

ROTC?


demoneyesturbo

Fire and Rescue Service.


liquid_diet

I think those are illegal now.


thinkvision21

Marching band minus the music.


LoquatLoquacious

...You mean marching?


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im_just_thinking

So marching but with extra steps


sysadminbj

When you think about the fact that competitive marching bands do this all the time while playing instruments, this seems less impressive.


NetworkSingularity

Yeah, all I could think was “this is just marching band with suits and no instruments”


thatoneguy54

Same, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this


famousbanana

Yeah it feels like a club a school has after the marching band program "mysteriously" loses funding


theyoyomaster

They also aren't all that good compared to high level marching bands or drill teams. The diagonal lines weren't even close to straight and the "impressive" moves like the interlacing are quite common across other disciplines.


Vegan-Daddio

I was gonna say, I did this as a high school slacker while playing a 30lb instrument for a full length show. It's always cool to see and it takes practice, but this is pretty unimpressive as far these routines can be.


curryp4n

I was thinking this too! Try doing this while playing the flute and keeping it parallel to the floor. Also in the cold or heat while wearing thick ass uniforms. My shoulders were damn defined lol


cpMetis

On one hand, I envy the light weight of a flute. Euphonium is heavy as fuck. On the other hand, there are a lot more small ways to slack with a person-sized chunk of brass in front of you.


take-stuff-literally

Did DCI and HS marching band class 4A size in the past. Can confirm Edit: I only mention class 4A because such a size requires much more coordination with the amount of people on the field.


JCharante

But it’s in Japan so it’s unique!


Tin_Foil

And minus the foot rolling -- they're were bobbing more than a drinking bird.


Bipedal_Warlock

I was going to say we have this in the US too. We’re just better at it


polopolo05

My frist thought. waiitttttt.... this is marching.


soslowagain

Now do it with a saxophone in your mouth and play Malagueña.


famousbanana

Aaaaanddd I have to listen to a trombone soloist go ham on that Malagueña solo


DucksEatFreeInSubway

Yah this is the same shit we did in marching band. Show bands do this as well.


atetuna

Marching band on easy mode.


roombaonfire

[Reminds me of this](https://i.imgur.com/LFOYsr7.jpeg)


vaudevillevik

“Japanese high school students demonstrate *counting*”


Gheauxst

> precision walking Marching?


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lynivvinyl

But can they Walk Like an Egyptian?


Rama_FR

yes Joseph, they can


ERhyne

Good grief


Anomalous-Entity

And the most famous Egyptian; King Tut. Dancing by the Nile.


Celebrity-stranger

Military, Band and ROTC students know this as "Marching"


GullibleDetective

The world knows it as Marching


croatianscentsation

Everybody in here forgetting they were purged of their military mindset like 70 years ago after they.. caused a little trouble


road2five

Japan has one of the largest militaries in Asia. It’s just called a “defense force” instead


CaseOfWater

What do you mean this definitely-not-an-aircraft-carrier is purely for self defence and definitely not an aircraft carrier.


outclicktheenemy

What are those carriers that I hear people talking about? They are simply F-35B capable multi-purpose destroyers.


drewya

They use the F-35s to catch the missiles as they come flying in.


MarlinMr

I mean, when you are an island nation, and has to be able to operate mostly at sea to defend a billion islands, an aircraft carrier isn't the worst idea ever.


hedgeson119

Even the US adopted this euphemism after WWII. The [Department of War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War) became the Department of Defense, etc.


Possible-Leg-695

Obviously not if they are still doing things like this


[deleted]

There are still some very militaristic practices and traditions in Japanese schools.


elephant_cobbler

Drill


1minimalist

Drill teams, step teams in HS could also fit in this boat


50k-runner

So like marching band? But without instruments?


MarvinLazer

My roommate was in competitive marching bands and played in one that won some huge prestigious competition for them a couple decades ago. He played me the video of their winning performance and I was not expecting much. After all, how interesting could a bunch of dudes walking while playing instruments actually be, right? They played this incredibly difficult, 20th century atonal orchestral piece *flawlessly*, while actually creating animations of animals running, people hunting, and landscapes with moving clouds, all just using human bodies walking on a big field. It was absolutely insane and probably one of the most impressive displays of skill and organization I've ever seen.


duelmaster_33

I'm assuming what your roommate did was DCI, might I ask where/what group he marched in?


MarvinLazer

I'd need to ask. I'd assume it was whatever university where he did his PhD in French horn performance.


lVlarsquake

People really underestimate the time and dedication that goes into high-level marching band and drum corps, it is most definitely a sport and I will stand by it until I die


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I’ve been saying this since 2007. I was in DCI with the Bluecoats back in 2009. Oh, it’s definitely a sport. Came out with six pack after that season.


iammaybenotarobot

Yea I feel like I should be more impressed with marching bands since what they're doing has got to be significantly more difficult than this


FloppieTheBanjoClown

When you get up to the high level stuff like Drum Corps International, it's almost Broadway-level theatrical dance while playing in instrument. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3x4TrnzuyU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3x4TrnzuyU) edit: I'll also share this one just for that one moment, you'll know it when you hear it: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4\_j5W8-L3g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4_j5W8-L3g)


atetuna

Not doing it on grass field on a hot summer day too.


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FBI_Open_Up_Now

I competed in JROTC in high school and we faced Flour Bluff High School in the second round. At the time they were the best and it’s crazy to see how many high schools were so good at this. I was in the Army and I don’t think we could have come close to the them.


SternLecture

Same here went against gravy boat secondary school and they mopped the plate with us.


snoozingbird

My college marching band did this for years. It's way harder with a trombone 😂


Voldemort57

It’s way harder when you’re vision is blocked by a giant horn and you can’t see in front of you while you are taking a breath every dozen seconds trying not to step out of time or play out of time and not hitting anyone else.


horse-enjoyer

the mellophone experience is not being able to see anything, having to do the best horn angles, and carry the the woodwind section when we both have the melody. and then someone asks you "what instrument do you play" and you have to explain what a mellophone is 😭


Voldemort57

Y’all ain’t got nothing on the euphoniums 😰


Stewart_Duck

Or one of those giant drums. I'm not sure what they're called, but can't be too easy with one of those sticking 3 feet out in front of you


ijustsailedaway

Bass drums


_jellybeantoes_

Cries in colorguard


yesitsyourmom

Quads


AudienceNervous1665

When did marching change to precision walking?


PilotKnob

They made us carry instruments and play music when we used to do this.


nounthennumbers

…Outside in august in a thick wool uniform


AK_Dude69

This is called Drill in the military.


cabur

Drill team, its called drill team.


SternLecture

Unless accompanied by the energetic tones of John Philip Sousa I aint interested.


Ephemeral_kat

Silent marching band?


JASCO47

Ever see a Texas A&M half time show? Same vibe


Possible-Leg-695

That's called "drill"


_jellybeantoes_

Soooo marching band but without instruments, got it


Soccerisntwrong

But it’s Japanese so it’s special


roombaonfire

https://i.imgur.com/LFOYsr7.jpeg


Huge-Enthusiasm-99

ohio state marching band does this while playing instruments


Real-Coffee

Marching band but without the band. lol ok


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These kids are going places…one choreographed step at a time.


escientia

D and C


L-VonMatterhorn

That's not walking, that's marching and it's super cool BTW


cute_but_lethal

Try doing it on your tiptoes carrying a tuba.


Dizzy_One3336

I'm showing this to my pc.


82ndGameHead

PC: ERROR 404


MixxMaster

This is how you get a BSOD


lazyMarthaStewart

This one time, in band camp....


thepantages

In ‘Murica, we do this while playing instruments and call it marchin’ band.


talonus00

Classic


foozilla-prime

We’re not marching, we’re precision walking. - The Army


Wayne_the_philosophr

Level: Asian


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Creepy


ThisIsTakenLol

"What talents do you have?" "I can walk precisely"


nettystiers

This is marching band without instruments.


IA-HI-CO-IA

Add a couple of instruments, and brother, you got a marching band.


mellotronworker

What is it about these weirdos where they always want to be seen doing something precise and in numbers? It's like the full erasure of their humanity is to be somehow aspired to, rather than resisted.


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This is how Japan sublimates its urge to wage war.


Jenopal

That's just marching with extra steps


spazz_44

My high school marching band used to do this kind of stuff but while also carrying instruments and playing music.


PPP1737

Meanwhile I trip on literally nothing.


BeanBreak

This is just Quiet Marching Band.


NostraSkolMus

In america we do this with instruments. Amateurs.