This is really interesting. Maybe I should start rethinking what I consider attractive body language and I what am going for. I mean that when I saw the video it felt to me that his movements were making him look a bit unstable with how he was transferring weight with every step. And when he went up the stairs he felt to me like he could not control his body and keep it still.
Yeah I can see what you mean. Personally I go for a slightly more subtle 'gliding' walk than what's in that video, and I keep my chin up, though I make sure I have a good roll of the shoulders.
Something I've always remembered (can't remember where I heard/read about it though) is that a man's upper body movement is equivalent to a woman's hip movement in terms of sexual signalling. Let's say a woman walks past you, and as she passes she gives her hips a little swing, you're not going to miss that! And the same goes for a man's upper body when he passes a woman.
I also read somewhere (again can't remember where!) that a man's upper body movement is the most sexually arousing aspect for a woman, I think it was some study, and the context might have been in terms of dancing. I've noticed too in professional dancing where a man and a woman are dancing together, the man's routine involves a lot of range of motion of the upper body, whereas the woman's tends to involve more of the hips, legs, and lower back.
So sure, I think you can have a more erect posture, but you certainly don't want your chest and shoulders to be stiff, you want it to sway a little bit with your movements.
I feel I have been taking some pieces of advice a bit too seriously, which is not good because I end up standing with a girl and thinking that if I want to look powerful I have to always be with extremely erect posture, with the chin up, and very slow movements no matter what I do. And I feel bad when I can't keep that all the time, but then you look at James Bond himself and he is making things work without even focusing on all these details constantly.
Apparently Connery had to practice a lot to get to the Bond style, since he came from a lower class background and I imagine probably didn't act the part of the british gentleman right away. Though it's pretty clear that a lot of his masculine style in general comes from his nature.
But I think it's less important to focus on the details and more on the principles. The way Connery walks partly reflects the 1960s british era, which isn't exactly what's going to work best in other environments and contexts. If I had to extract the core principles, I would say:
1. A calm, neutral expression with a slight intensity to the eyes.
2. A good shoulder swing/roll.
3. A slight pitch forward into each step (follow through).
4. Always balanced like a dancer or a fighter, no stumbling or stilted steps.
5. Slow movement and smooth transition between every movement, a bit like a dance where everything flows one into the other.
6. Add a little bit of flair to movements - i.e. make each movement express in some way through your whole body, and not just the part that's directly involved.
Especially if you ramp it up as you walk past a girl she will not fail to notice and react. I've had times where a girl will just break out into a big smile as I go past, and we both enjoy it.
I suppose it's good to see yourself in video at some point to realise how you really come off and see exactly which corrections you should make.
I've gotten quite a few compliments on my walk over the years, but I've never really seen myself lol. I'm sure it would be useful to, but I just try to be as relaxed, present, and aware of my body and my state as possible, and then I simply express myself through my walk, like a dance. I also like to walk to the rhythm of music I play silently in my head, it adds subtle rhythm and flair.
For me it's an internal experience of self expression, more than anything I do specifically to try and get a reaction from outside. And that makes me feel a lot less self conscious.
PS here's another example of the sort of walk I go for, notice the shoulders:
