roundhouse

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He left the Air Force in 1962 and set up a martial arts studio in Los Angeles, finding his calling in teaching and delivering roundhouse kicks.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Encircling the footprint of each roundhouse were "middens," haloes of rubbish dumped from the stilt village above, included broken pots, butchered animal bone, and "coprolites" or fossilised faeces.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

In the third quarter, he picked off a Washington pass and went in for an uncontested roundhouse dunk.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Every Trailblazers jab was met with a thunderous roundhouse kick, every third-quarter tough finish answered with a Knights’ three-pointer that sent the crowd at Calabasas High into a frenzy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Everyone had seen her do a roundhouse kick at a school talent show, and that was enough for no one to ever try her.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds