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[disgruntled]

did you learn techniques to be more stealth or was it more of a trail and error thing?

[Hatori]

We did learn some technqiues such as foot placement with correct weight distribution as well as controlling your breathing - a lot of people when trying to be "invisible" or undetected hold their breath so a loud exhalation or inhalation can give you away. Stealth work relies on eliminating unnecessary noise so by training in the dark your hearing becomes acute and you can detect your own excessive noise and try to eliminate it.

[disgruntled]

you have got to give us some tips.... this sound way too cool!

[Hatori]

Heh Heh does have its problems though. I'm frequently accused of "sneaking up" on work colleagues. In fact they say I should wear a bell or something so they can hear me. I'm just used to walking silently and approaching people from their blind spot so as to remain undetected. I'm not into scaring people deliberately

[jtweymo]

Hi guys,

Mind if I jump in?

Some sources say that it's better to approach such exercises and skill development by not preparing the mind or body at all (practicing remote detection under the same circumstances of mind and body as we usually operate in.)

In these theories and practices, one analyses why failure to detect occurred. For example, if watching someone else do this type of exercise, it becomes reasonably apparent that the approaching party SHOULD HAVE been audible to the performer (that happens all the time.) One possible cause for failure is that sound travels differently and is received differently at certain angles and distances... maybe the onlooker could hear the person's approach because of this. So one tries changing the angle and type of listening to see if one can then hear?

[disgruntled]

Originally Posted by Hatori

Heh Heh does have its problems though. I'm frequently accused of "sneaking up" on work colleagues. In fact they say I should wear a bell or something so they can hear me. I'm just used to walking silently and approaching people from their blind spot so as to remain undetected. I'm not into scaring people deliberately

that is neat.... i should start always trying to sneak up on people.... the best way to learn is to practice...... i use to try to sneak up on my cats (when i was a kid), but i always lost

[Hatori]

My cats frequently sneak up or FAL ONTO me with alarming regularity!!! Observing a cat move is a good start with stealth as they make no sound and they distribute their weight correctly rather then walk "heavily"

[disgruntled]

hmmm.... that makes sense... i always thought that the trick was to wald slow so that you don't make rustling sounds.... but then again cats can move fast and still be sneeky.....

[sirdarksol]

Originally Posted by disgruntled

hmmm.... that makes sense... i always thought that the trick was to wald slow so that you don't make rustling sounds.... but then again cats can move fast and still be sneeky.....

That depends on the cat. I've had cats that aren't really sneaky even when they're moving slowly.

Cats' stealth is a third biology (their footpads, the way that the joints in their feet move as they step down, and the fully retractable claws), a third intuition (genetic memory), and a third learning, in my opinion. I have a cat that never lived outdoors, and didn't live with his mother long enough, and he can't sneak up on anything. He even goes so far as to chirp when he's trying to be sneaky. His movements are right. As long as he's not running, he doesn't make a lot of noise, but he doesn't avoid things that would crinkle or somehow make noise.

On the other hand, I have a cat that lived outdoors for a few months before I caught her and adopted her, and she is not only capable of actually running from me and being silent, she can stick her head into the curtains on my back door (they're the vertical blinds made out of hard plastic. You touch the things and they're like clackity wind chimes) without making a sound.

So you've got to find a good cat to observe, or you'll end up warning your target that you're sneaking up on him.

[disgruntled]

you are tempting me to get a cat!!! i think my birds would have something to say about that though.... :S