I used to use a far less impressive variant than the multiple-rotations-while-hovering kind when playing soccer: make a sweeping kick pivoting on one foot in the general direction of the oncoming player controlling the ball, then shift weight onto other leg and use momentum to sweep kick again, rotating backwards. It didn't often hit the ball, but it did succeed in disrupting the hated foe's]]the opposing team's push by getting the guy with the ball to run for his life while someone on my team got the ball. Did I mention I wore heavy-duty hiking shoes to play?

I was messing around with a friend during anime club, and did one of these. The result? The guy dodged it, but he fell back onto a chair, sat on his keys-which were in his back pocket-and fell backwards off the chair.

This troper once done one of these during a play fight at a party, after my opponent elbow dropped me (yes long story) I played possum and while he was distracted I spun 360 and finished by kicked him right in the knee, luckily for him (and me) he was in a car crash years ago and the knee I hit was his fake one.

My karate school teaches ''tornado'' kicks to higher belts (although on one occasion I think I've heard them refered to as "butterfly" kicks). Not really as impressive as the Hollywood version- basically, you do a crescent kick, turn 360 degrees, use the leg opposite to the one you kicked with to pump yourself in the air, use the momentum to do another kick, and so forth. I've made it up to three consectutive kicks without getting dizzy.

I have also been taught that. But even if it is less impressive than you'd think, I was told it was something that's ''only'' used for show.