##Knife Slashing If you have no stamina (which is very common on NG), it's faster to use this strat to move around.

To perform Knife Slashing, slash your knife twice (not three times, because the third slows you down) wait for the recovery to be mostly complete, and repeat

Squeak Sliding

Slide off of a ledge to gain speed and distance, but be very careful to not die from fall damage (which is very easy to do)