scissor kicks

Pool leg scissors

Scissor kicks are exercises or swimming movements where the legs open and close like scissor blades.

In swimming, the scissor kick powers the sidestroke.

As an exercise, you lie on your back and alternately raise and lower extended legs without touching the floor: My abs are sore from all those scissor kicks.

In soccer, a scissor kick is an acrobatic move where a player kicks the ball while airborne with legs scissoring.

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Opposites
limb used in swimming/exercise

scissor kickspull

Force toward oneself

kick type/leg movement pattern

scissor kicksflutter kicks

Alternating leg exercise

dolphin kicks · whip kick · frog kick · dolphin kick

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G