Queixada (jaw or chin strike[1]) is a crescent kick in capoeira, like the inverse of a meia lua de frente.

[3] In 1928, Anibal Burlamaqui claimed in his book that he introduced the queixada, with the front leg kicking, to capoeira.

[4] In the 1930s, Mestre Bimba introduced the queixada, with the back leg kicking, to regional capoeira, likely from Asian martial arts.

[7] Queixada with front leg kicking can be used to move forward to opponent.

[3] Queixada can be done in two ways: [2] In Bimba's version, queixada is a circular kick, where the player lifts his or her leg from the inside to the outside in a circular motion and hits someone's chin with the outer side of the foot.