Scissor kick (strike)
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A scissor kick or Gunting (in Malay Language) in martial arts is used to describe certain kicking techniques that resemble a pair of scissors. 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 and some Chinese martial arts, also in Malay Silat. The term can also be used to describe a sweep where one leaps in the air with one's body side ways to take down the opponent with one's legs in a Y position.[1] 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.
This move is also well-known in the professional wrestling world among many wrestlers and fans. Throughout his career, Booker T, a superstar in the WWE, is credited to having popularizing the move. Various other wrestlers who uses this technique, such as former WWE superstar Bull Buchanan and TNA wrestler Ron Killings, have adopted it as finishers as well.
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