Alias · Standing
Flying scissors
Also known as Kani Basami — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Common English name — emphasises the airborne nature of the dive entry
Names the airborne kani basami
Flying scissors is a descriptive name for kani basami — emphasising the airborne leap into the scissoring leg trap.
Etymology. “Flying” names the jump that launches both legs across the opponent; “scissors” names the closing action. The label foregrounds the airborne commitment, where “kani basami” names the crab-scissor shape.
Mechanics. The leap drives the scissoring legs across the opponent’s leg and rotates them around it as a fixed point; the airborne weight supplies the rotation that folds them over the trapped limb, leverage carrying the throw rather than a standing lift.
Cross-reference. “Scissors takedown” and “Leg scissors takedown” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Kani Basami.