Abel Beginner Thread: "It takes more than brute strength..."

Yes, st. hp after dash cancel is a 1-frame link, cr. hp after fadc is not. The only advice that can be given is training mode.

HP COD FADC cr.HP is a 2 frame link.

Wrote this in the Juri character forum and I wanted to ask the same thing to Abel users. Do you think Abel can cover my bad matchups? Apparently Adon is a bad abel matchup so maybe I just need to work harder with Juri in that matchup.

im not sure what to recommend but i must say Juri is way stronger than most people ive seen here(on srk) make her to be…

A lot of Juri killing things in Japan right now…

As for Abel to help bad matchups… Adon is a pretty bad matchup for Abel too… Bison… depends on who you asks, some will say Bison has a slight edge in this matchup, some will say abel…

Yea I’m hoping to be one of those Abel’s that finds the bison matchup in my favor lol. But I’m really thinking of keeping at it with Abel cuz he’s actually really fun too. At least after I saw myself get a double perfect that’s when I knew he was fun lol.

What is Step Kick > Foward Dash on block?

+1

Ok Ive been using Abel of and on since super, and I saw something today Ive never seen while watching some HFX abel matches.

If im not mistaken, he cancelled the start-up animation of FA into EX Roll.
Is there some game mechanic that ive not been aware of all this time? I can remember doing double EX Counter hits with Gouken…?

Anyway id love some insight into this.

It’s armor canceling. [media=youtube]kPcBSIw1Zuk[/media]

You input an EX CoD, and you cancel that into another special. (Falling Sky, EX Roll [regular doesn’t work], Tornado Throw). The cancel of the EX CoD allows you to get the super armor and it doesn’t spend the bar for it. It’s been around since vanilla but it’s really useful on Abel’s wakeup to beat safejump setups.

wow thank you…

Ok so that explains all of that stuff ive seen over the years like Balrogs Armor canceling and stuff, Cant believe I never picked up on this

ive got new technology giddiness

First I want to thank everyone for helping me out with previous questions. Now it’s time to elevate my game a little more.
I am running into some problems I can not figure out. First there have been several times were I end a combo with COD normally after c.mp. The c.mp connects the first hit in the COD connects but the second hit and the throw get blocked (I am not using the low finish).

Also after my roll or f-mk dash cancel (this happens if they are blocking) everytime I try a TT 1 of 3 things happen Abel’s hand reaches out and goes over the crouching opponent, his hand goes through a standing opponent with no TT, or I get beat by a normal throw. Also if I use Ex TT I regularly get jabbed o
ut if it or DPed. This has cost me several matches and I can not figure out what the hell I am doing wrong.

Also I have no clue about Option select and would like to know where U can begin to start learning (I am not looking for anyone to explain this in this thread just a link please)

[media=youtube]aHHoGHcgK9k[/media] here’s an easy vid about option selects.

Just got the cr.Lk os dash TT to work for the first time in battle… I feel like there’s magic coursing through my veins

thanks for the tips

No problem. I’m not sure if you remember but I played you at a naptown event a couple years back. I think you played Honda. Are you gonna be at NTC2?

I’ll be there, because I’m streaming the tournament. Hope to see you there.

what am i doing wrong if i go for soulless and I just get abel’s air grab?

You may not be finishing the input correctly (end on holding forward) or you may be not be hitting all three buttons at the same time.

you’re doing :qcf::qcf: too fast…

That means you’re doing :qcf::d::df::p::f:

it can be a lot of reasons, go to training mode and practice/check your execution

if possible get the qcfx2 to come out as clean as possible without unnecessary inputs

even im still practicing that lol… lately my execution been ass

Play KOF.