ご指名質問 #8 walksの面白さ

菅首相は自らの内閣を「騎兵隊」になぞらえています。長州人ですな。その騎兵隊の説明にあるwalksとはなんぞや。b.m.さん，どうぞ。（長野の準備がまだできていなくて慌てているUG）
He[Kan] also mentioned another possible description of his new Cabinet: a historic irregular army organized in the former Choshu domain, in what is now Yamaguchi Prefecture, where Kan was born.
The Kiheitai army that was created by Takasugi Shinsaku (1839-1867) included not just sons of the samurai class, but people from all walks of life.
"Takasugi was quick to retreat, but also quick to attack," Kan said. "There is a need to act aggressively to break through Japan's current stagnation."
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201006080383.html