Cock's gait

For men, a graceful and proud gait is an integral attribute of masculinity. But in addition to the grace and confidence inherent in a real man, such a gait presupposes the presence of specific signs by which he can be recognized from a thousand at first sight. It is this simple description that defines the definition, which means a deliberately relaxed pose with the head held high and the shoulders squared. What is a “rooster gait”? This is what various movements imitating a rooster were called in different countries. However, it should be noted that the “cock-like” gait has long been a favorite means of defense among men, especially in a fight. The first mentions in literature of the “cock gait” date back to the 8th millennium BC. She is praised in the Song of Songs by the biblical King Solomon. Songs of the rooster's gait can be found in the cultural monuments of Ancient Greece, China and other ancient cultures. Describing the gait of a rooster, the ancient Greek poet Antipater knew how to beautifully present the description, despite the fact that he never liked roosters themselves. Peter Berman, the leading character in Vladimir Kunin’s novel “The Tough Monkey,” who loved to walk with a gait vaguely reminiscent of a rooster’s, the hero of which “knees walked like bells.” Descriptions of rooster walking can be found in such works of literature as “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy, “The Divine Comedy” by Dante, etc.