Two days underwater, and hundreds of thousands of attempts later, I finally was able to move a couple of steps without creating any current.
The idea was simple, apply the same force you're creating, to negate the impact of your own motion.
It's extensively draining in Qi however because not only your calculation of the applied force and the counterforce must be exact, but you must also apply this to every bit of your body.
The idea was thankfully not that hard to understand thanks to my origin coming from a more scientific world. But applying it, in reality, is not like theory. Still, with enough practice, I was able to move about without creating even a swirl around me.