^^^ pretty cool bro.
Id start by doing all his trials, learning the bnbs, knee trap, and safe combos. From then its really all match up dependant 
c.HP is so slow to use it as an anti air would require a certain amount of foresight, since youāre āpredictingā a jump you might as well go the full hog and use Kouryuken instead 
Yeah. I saw that in my guide. Better work on the shortcut. Iāll fare better when I can get a fightpad as well, rather than the normal X-Box pad.
Koryuken works good for anti air, get your reaction up. You can anti air to Ultra II. I suggest practicing it as I never do. It also works after trade (not that the guide doesnāt tell you that).
Step your taunt game up, tournament observers love that shit.
I managed to rank up to D+ on Live today as Dan. Had some epic matches. Almost beat a Ryu. Got two rounds against an Akuma who then stepped up their game when faced with the prospect of being beaten by a Dan. Also. After checking my stats it sppears I now play Dan more than Ryu. therefore Iām going to go all out and declare myself a student of Saikyo. Iāll turn my back on Goukenās teachings, although it feels like my ryu has improved massively since starting as Dan. Once Iām off and running with a decent pad/stick Iāll be laughing. Even started throwing in some taunts today. Punished a whiffed Super from a Juri with a Haoh Gadouken, followed by a cheeky taunt 09 before closing in for the kill. Very nice.
You guys should seeeee some of the stylish shit im pullin
Im 3000 BP or sumthin with our buddy Dan:D
Coolest combos of the day
The Mike Nelson
Focus crumple -> taunt 5 krk -> ultra2
EX koryuken to escape (and win :D) vs a guy and guiles ultras when they tried to chip me
cr.mk KO gadouken/ex dankuu after the rounds over.
Talk to me when youāve done a Legendary Taunt finish
Haha, man its hard ive been trying! But when I land the gadouken or koryuken Im not ready!
The only way Ive landed a super taunt finish is time over
The easiest way is to aim for a Focus Crumple. It gives you a chance to measure their lifebar and what level of normal you should use.
Yeah, Focus crumple or bait out something thatās easily punishable.
XHM has 3 Legendary Taunt finishes āon tapeā I believe, I have 2 so Iām catching up 
Xiahou did a super taunt finish on me in friendlysā¦I had to record that match
I just have one and a half? haha one where I got a time over to super taunt, then the half is where I got a ko witha koryuken, I coulda canceled to super taunt but i decided to cancel to buraiken because he was in the corner and I wanted to juggle him with the Mike Nelson
Thatās zero! Maybe a half, Super finish certainly doesnāt count even though it is funny but the Time Out Legendary Taunt win, Iāll give you that as a half but a proper one is getting a KO and cancelling into Legendary Taunt
Awww T_T half a saikyo point?
Looks like I need more training
Yup you do
Ah shit yeah! Iām so pumped after walking over a B rank Juri (if that means anything) in the 2nd (last) round with basically one knock down leading to a whole shit load of mix-ups all successful on my behalf and getting the KO. Video coming soon :bgrin:
Yesterday I beat a B rank Seth who seriously just long limbs, sonic boom all day, and if I somehow got in then hed wall jump away. No idea howā¦ and when I beat this guy I got the Tenpeat achievement
Any Dan players going to EVO? Thinking about getting that jersey so it can say āSAIKYO JOEā on the back. I wish they can get pink instead of blue
Or at least my name or the SAIKYO part.
Also, my KRK logo is almost in fruition: http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/bassmanjoe/?action=view¤t=KRK2.png
Hopefully I can get a few pink tees with this to give to the Dan community.
Also EX Gadoken to Haoh Gadoken is 405 Damage? Anyone figure this out yet?
Corner only, EX Gadouken hitting air opponent with both hits. Itās in my video
Also possible to do EX Gadouken FADC > Haoh Gadouken from max range of the EX Gadouken but itās completely useless
Phew, just finished watching the stream of a Pad Long taking 3rd place at EC2. Was invigorating. 
Anyway, my journey continues. Mashed Reversals/Grabs are starting really annoy me online. Getting thrown on fucked up crossups is annoying too. Gotta love that input delay.
Capcom, can you please use GGPO on your next iteration of SF4?
This x1000
I hope I do decent at EVO. I may or may not pick Dan, but I sure will spread the gospel.
same