Walk this way Amazing precision walking in Japan

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You've heard of synchronised swimming; now in Japan, there's synchronised precision walking. • A group of Japanese student at Nippon Sports Science University have taken walking to a whole new level drawing in 11,000 people at their university festivities this year on Thursday (November 14). • It's called Shudankodo in Japanese, or Collective Action , and has gain massive popularity after a YouTube video went viral last year. That is even though Nippon Sports Science University says they've been doing this since 1966. • It took the 77 Nippon Sports Science University students 5 months - at 3 days per week - of exercises to get them in shape for the dazzling performances. Their practice forced them to walking up to 1,200 kilometers (720 miles) in total - roughly the distance from Paris to Rome. • The captain of the team say she hopes their collective discipline will help the older generation improve their impression of the younger. • People say Japanese youngsters these days lacks the ability to work collectively in group, but we just proved that we don't, 23-year-old Keiko Suzuki said. • Suzuki says this training also helps student with their job search. • We all mastered this highly disciplined training and made it our habit to stick to strict rules. I believe this experience will be an asset as we enter into the job market, she said. • The university, famed for producing many Olympic gold medalists, sumo wrestlers and politicians, uses this event to highlight it's student's athletic prowess - from cheerleading to martial arts. • Norwegian ice hockey player Adrian Alvarstein Bockelie dances on the ice after his team Arctic Eagles won against Viking on saturday. • euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe • Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a • euronews is available in 14 languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU • In English: • Website: http://www.euronews.com/news • Facebook: / euronews.fans • Twitter: / euronews • Google+: http://google.com/+euronews • VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews

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