Scissor kick (strike)

Flying scissors to the neck. The opponent is forced to the ground with a twist of the body.

A scissor kick in martial arts is used to describe certain kicking or grabbing techniques that resemble a pair of scissors.

In The Asian Martial Arts

It may describe a mid-air kick in which both legs are swung or kicked out in different directions to strike two opponents simultaneously or in rapid succession. This is particularly common in some schools of Taekwondo, Vovinam, and some Chinese martial arts, also in Silat and Pencak Silat where it is referred to as Gunting (in Malay Language).

In san shou, the scissor kick is used as a mid air take down where one leg presses on the opponent's chest while the other leg positioned behind the opponent's knees, and is delivered with enough symmetrical force to knock the opponent down; the scissor leg take down is one of the more advanced take downs in san shou and is an effective tool used in many matches.

In Wrestling

This move is also well-known in the professional wrestling world among many wrestlers and fans. The attacker jumps (from a standing or running position) using one leg for momentum and drives the other leg into the back of the head and the neck of the opponent.

Throughout his career, Booker T, a former superstar in WWE, WCW, and TNA, is credited to having popularizing the move in the United States.

Various other wrestlers who uses this technique, such as former WWE superstar Bull Buchanan and former TNA wrestler and current WWE superstar Ron Killings, currently known as R-Truth, uses this as a regular move but performs a corkscrew variation of the move.

WWE Diva Alicia Fox and FCW Diva Caylee Turner use the scissors kick as a finishing move.

Other Martial Arts

There are also different versions of this moved used in Capoeira takedowns.

External links

• library.thinkquest.org - Kicks
• Various kick techniques (japanese)
• Vovinam leg attacks