What is the hand gesture called when you knock down your opponent in a fight?

Solution 1:

I call it dusting your hands together

Solution 2:

brush your hands

According to local lore, when God was satisfied with Creation, and brushed his hands together, the crumbs that fell unnoticed from his fingers into the sea formed Cape Verde.
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