scissors kick
noun
: a swimming kick used especially in sidestrokes in which the legs move like scissors
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Almost 40 years ago in Minnesota, Pele still displayed moments of quickness, deft passing and even tried to pull off an acrobatic overhead scissors kick.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
This makes the dead bug more of a beginner-friendly core exercise, while the scissors kick tends to be a more intense, advanced movement.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 July 2022
Aduriz had, by his own estimation, tried a thousand scissor kicks — what the Spanish call a chilena — during his career.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 19 May 2020
Tsonga played along, and the two went back and forth for a few exchanges before Paire double-faulted when going for an acrobatic scissor kick.
—Avi Creditor, SI.com, 18 June 2019
Seconds later, Shaw saw yellow when her right foot cruised into the mouth of Italian skipper Sara Gama on a scissor kick.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 14 June 2019
Gareth Bale scored two goals as a second-half substitute, including an outrageous overhead scissor kick, after Sadio Mane had cancelled out Karim Benzema's opener.
—Afp, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2018
Frankfurt refused to buckle and deservedly equalized early in the second half with a scissor kick from Luka Jovic after Kevin-Prince Boateng set him up with his heel.
—Ciaran Fahey, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2018
Jessica and Sebastian commemorated their victories here with their father’s signature celebration: a jumping scissor kick.
—Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2018
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
This makes the dead bug more of a beginner-friendly core exercise, while the scissors kick tends to be a more intense, advanced movement.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 July 2022
Aduriz had, by his own estimation, tried a thousand scissor kicks — what the Spanish call a chilena — during his career.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 19 May 2020
Tsonga played along, and the two went back and forth for a few exchanges before Paire double-faulted when going for an acrobatic scissor kick.
—Avi Creditor, SI.com, 18 June 2019
Seconds later, Shaw saw yellow when her right foot cruised into the mouth of Italian skipper Sara Gama on a scissor kick.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 14 June 2019
Gareth Bale scored two goals as a second-half substitute, including an outrageous overhead scissor kick, after Sadio Mane had cancelled out Karim Benzema's opener.
—Afp, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2018
Frankfurt refused to buckle and deservedly equalized early in the second half with a scissor kick from Luka Jovic after Kevin-Prince Boateng set him up with his heel.
—Ciaran Fahey, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2018
Jessica and Sebastian commemorated their victories here with their father’s signature celebration: a jumping scissor kick.
—Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2018
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“Scissors kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scissors%20kick. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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