Tesoura

Step by step guide

• Step with your left foot beside your partner's right foot and cross your other leg behind.
• This resembles the initial Vingativa position except that your legs get crossed and you plant your feet just the other way round.
• Your upper body is facing rather downwards, but your head keeps looking at the opponent.
• The right hand stays firmly on the ground, the left hand can be also put down if you prefer.
• Get really close to your partner's leg, because the throw works better when performed with the thighs rather than with the lower legs.
• Once you are properly aligned, throw your left arm fiercely around.
• This should make your upper body and finally your hips and legs rotate to your left (counter-clockwise).
• Now your partner should start to fall over behind. Rotate further on until your left hand touches the ground.
• Lift off your right hand and do the rolê over your partner's stomach.
• If he struggling to get free you may nail him with your left knee in his belly and fake a knee strike (right leg) at his face.
• The player who gets thrown with a Tesoura is advised to make the fall as soft as possible and to cross his arms in some distance in front of his face because of a possible incoming Joelhada (knee blow).