A walking assistance method may include: detecting a landing time of a foot of a user; and/or initiating gait assistance based on a first joint location of a first leg of the user sensed at the landing time and a second joint location of the user sensed after the landing time. A walking assistance apparatus may include: a driver configured to perform gait assistance of a user; and/or a controller configured to control the driver to initiate the gait assistance based on a first joint location of a first leg of the user sensed at a landing time of a foot of the user and a second joint location sensed after the landing time.