Senkyutai

Input:  (Street Fighter III series) (Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition)

Senkyutai (穿弓腿 lit. Drilling Bow Thigh), also known as the Roll Kick, is one of Yang's special attacks.

Description
Executed by performing a quarter-circle forward motion and pressing kick (or, in SSF4 Arcade Edition, pressing forward, down, down-forward and kick), the attack involves Yang rolling forward along the ground and then pushing himself upward with his hands to launch an upward kick, much like the first kick of Gen's Gekiro attack, or his crouching heavy kick while Gen is in Ki. The distance rolled is determined by the kick button pressed; light kick doesn't roll at all and immediately kicks upward, medium kick rolls halfway across the screen before kicking and heavy kick rolls almost the entire length of the screen.

If Yang reaches the opponent while rolling, he will automatically kick. Because of the obviousness of what will happen after the roll, it is rare for the medium and heavy versions to actually connect with a distant opponent. Instead, the medium and heavy versions are useful in getting under attacks and punishing fireballs, while the light kick version is somewhat useful as an instant anti-air. There is also an EX version which travels the entire screen, rolls at roughly twice the speed of the regular versions, and deals more damage.

This move, like many Kenpo attacks, has be referenced in different media, namely other fighting games. Sie Kensou in the King of Fighters series has the Senkyuutai in his moveset, as does Kotomine Kirei from Fate/Unlimited Codes, though both characters perform the move without rolling or leaving the ground. Another fighting game series, The Rumble Fish, has a character named Hazama that sports a variation of the Senkyuutai called the Kaishin: Senkyuukyaku (回身・穿弓脚 lit. Gamer: Drilling Bow Leg).