tornado kick
Airborne rotating strike
A tornado kick is a martial arts technique combining a spinning motion with a roundhouse kick.
The practitioner pivots on one foot while the body rotates 360 degrees, building momentum before the kicking leg strikes.
Common in taekwondo and kickboxing, it appears frequently in action films and video games: He finished the combo with a tornado kick.
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- roundhouseCircular train maintenance building
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- whirlwindViolently rotating air column
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