yoko-tobi-geri

noun

A karate kick performed while leaping sideways.

OriginJapanese 横飛び蹴り →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A karate kick performed while leaping sideways.

Origin

  1. Japanese横飛び蹴り
  2. Englishyoko-tobi-geri

From Japanese 横飛び蹴り.

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