Duckwalk - wikipedia Duckwalk For other uses, see Duck walk. Country singer Keith Urban doing a one - legged hop style `` duckwalk '' The duckwalk is an unusual form of locomotion performed by assuming a low partial squatting position and walking forwards, maintaining the low stance. It is similar to stalking and prowling. It is most widely known as a stage element of guitar showmanship popularized by rock ' n ' roll Legend Chuck Berry. It is also a physical exercise commonly used in military training. The term `` duckwalk '' is also loosely used to describe Chuck Berry 's other guitar playing stunt, his one - legged hop routine with the other leg waving in the air. Contents 1 Origins 2 AC / DC 3 Military training exercise 3.1 MEPS physical test 4 See also 5 References Origins While the origins of the duckwalk have been traced as far back as T - Bone Walker who already during the 1930s performed dance moves while playing his guitar, it was Chuck Berry who made the duckwalk popular and who is often credited as the inventor. He first used it as a child when he walked `` stooping with full - bended knees, but with my back and head vertical '' under a table to retrieve a ball and his family found it entertaining ; he used it when `` performing in New York for the first time and some journalist branded it the duck walk. '' AC / DC Angus Young of Australian hard rock band AC / DC also does a duckwalk, in the form of a one - legged hop, in his shows. Military training exercise Airmen duck walk with their weapons held atop of their heads during the Air Force Pararescuemen Indoctrination `` Hell Week '' Course, September 6, 2011, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This exercise is used to strengthen the ankles and thighs. It is also a test of balance, flexibility, and agility. MEPS physical test The duckwalk is one out of 25 exercises in the physical test at United States Military Entrance Processing Command ( MEPS ). The duckwalk tests to see if a trainee is flat footed or if it hurts to perform the exercise. It also makes sure that the trainee has proper ranges of motion. Trainees who fail the duckwalk are temporarily suspended from MEPS and have to try again at a later date. See also Cakewalk Duck face Goose step References Jump up ^ Duck walk Jump up ^ Chuck Berry duck walk Jump up ^ Guitar Gods : The 25 Players Who Made Rock History. ABC - CLIO. 2008. p. 31. ISBN 978 - 0 - 313 - 35806 - 7. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 17. Jump up ^ Phillips, Mark ; Chappell, Jon ( May 23, 2011 ). Guitar For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 1. ISBN 9781118054734. Retrieved February 6, 2014. Jump up ^ Berry, Chuck ( 1988 ). The Autobiography. New York : Fireside / Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0 - 671 - 67159 - 6. Jump up ^ Chuck Berry biography at Thomson Gale Jump up ^ Adams, Cameron ( 19 March 2017 ). `` Chuck Berry has been remembered as the godfather of rock ' n ' roll after his death aged 90 ''. dailytelegraph.com.au. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 March 2017. Jump up ^ Erickson, Rose. `` Walking like a duck exercise ''. healthyliving.azcentral.com. Healthy Living. Retrieved 10 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` MEPS : Physical Exam ''. TodaysMilitary. Department of defence. Retrieved 10 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Meps at a Glance ''. Military.com. Military.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duckwalk&oldid=827715912 '' Categories : Guitar performance techniques Partial squatting position Walking Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Français Italiano Polski Português Edit links This page was last edited on 26 February 2018, at 08 : 44. About Wikipedia

Question: often performed a duck walk during guitar solos
Answer: Chuck Berry