Occasionally,

my wife and I exhibit herd instincts too, but not usually....
We find the little pockets of space in the crowd. We look ahead; we
plan a little. We scope out those spaces in front of us. Then, by adjusting
our speed, and constantly tweaking our angle of movement forward, we
are able to ride these “waves.”
Our little pocket of space eventually peters out, but not before we find
the next pocket to jump into. This way, we move quickly and efficiently,
and nobody touches us, and we don’t bump into anyone else. Boy do we
“cook” — we really get moving. And guess what? It doesn’t tick anyone off,
because we don’t bump into anybody. Very cool....
The article then relates this wave back to dealing with a single opponent.
It gives you a practical application for this in a fight situation.
So, let’s break this exercise into stages.
In Stage One, you practice moving on your own through a crowd.
Find a crowded place, like the examples in the article, or maybe in an inbetween-
class school atmosphere,a crowded shopping mall, or a flea
market.
Now, learn how to find those pockets. Get really good at moving. Not
as though you were in a hurry. You want to move confidently, yet quickly
through the crowd.
One of the main goals is to move quickly without drawing undue
attention from folks in the crowd. Move too quickly, and everyone will
notice you.