What is "dropkick"

dropkick \dropkick\ n. an act of kicking a football (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.

n. (context football English) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground. vb. 1 to score via a dropkick 2 to make a dropkick

n. (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground

1. v. drop and kick as it touches the ground

2. make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick

A dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than the other (depending on which way he or she twists) and the wrestler falls back to the mat on his or her side, or front. This is commonly employed by light and nimble wrestlers who can take advantage of their agility, and is often executed on a charging opponent, or while charging at an opponent.

The most basic form of a dropkick, but potentially the hardest to pull off, is a standing dropkick first used by "Jumping Joe" Savoldi where the wrestler catches a standing or running opponent with a standard dropkick from a standing position. In order to be pulled off effectively, it requires great leg strength in order to gain elevation.

The dropkick as we know it today was originated by " Jumping Joe" Savoldi, although wrestler Abe Coleman, known as "Hebrew Hercules" and "Jewish Tarzan" can be seen in earlier video using a feet-first dive at an opponent's waist. Coleman, listed at 5'2" tall, claimed the move was inspired by kangaroos he saw on a tour of Australia in 1930.