Queixada
Technique used in capoeira
Queixada (jaw or chin strike) is a crescent kick in capoeira, like the inverse of a meia lua de frente.
This kick targets the side of the opponent's head or the opponent's chin (queixo in Portuguese).
Queixada is one of the most common kicks in regional capoeira. Capoeira Angola players rarely use queixada.
Other Capoeira kicks
- Meia lua de frente
- Roundhouse kick
- Scorpion kick
- Bênção
- Meia lua de compasso
- Chapa de costas
- Martelo
- Armada
Japanese terms for kicks
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回し蹴り | mawashigeri | roundhouse kick; turning kick |
| 飛び蹴り | tobigeri | dropkick; flying kick |
| ハイキック | haikikku | high kick |
| マルテーロ | maruteero | martelo; roundhouse kick in capoeira |
| ネリチャギ | nerichagi | axe kick; ax kick |
| かかと落とし | kakatootoshi | axe kick; ax kick |
| ケイシャーダ | keishaada | queixada (capoeira kick at the opponent's jaw); outward crescent kick |
| サイドキック | saidokikku | side kick |
| 後ろ回し蹴り | ushiromawashigeri | spin kick |
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Facts from Wikidata Q7885301 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.