Examples in Other Fields
Actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris has the roundhouse kick as a signature move. In professional wrestling, a signature move is often used to finish the opponent or increase tension in the performance: for example, WWE wrestler Triple H uses The Pedigree.
Occasionally, sportsmen refine a technique, or create an entirely new one, which becomes a signature move. In track and field athletics, Dick Fosbury was the first to jump backwards and head-first in the high jump—the Fosbury Flop—, which has become the standard for the sport. Similarly, Cricketer Kevin Pietersen invented the switch hit technique, which has been accepted as a legal technique by cricketing governing bodies.
Former basketball player Michael Jordan is known for a one-handed dunk in which he opens his mouth.
The late musician Michael Jackson was known for doing the moonwalk.
Guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who is known for the windmill strum.
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