Sorry no vids, i’m not claiming to be an abel guru or anything mostly just stating the obvious. Abel simply can’t win by rushing in blindly & overpowering his opponent with high priority moves (he doesn’t have any) nor is he going to win by turtling so a mixture of the two is essential.
The better your defence the harder it will be for your opponent to win, Even if you find some players impossible to beat earn their respect, make them work for it, don’t give it to them.
A lot of players in the vids seem to go from standing around waiting for something to happen (which tells your opponent that you don’t know what to do when you should be telling him that your slippery, unpredictable that you have a plan, that you’re a threat) or chucking out crazy moves (good players will lap that shit up) neither of these put your opponent under any kind of pressure. To win as abel you have to instill fear & self doubt in your opponent (your primary weapon is the tt throw) when this happens it gives you the ability to control the fight.
The minute you control the fight & your opponent is under pressure it takes the pressure off you & it gives you the chance to anticipate your opponent, your reactions & execution should improve. Your AA options should improve, (even falling sky becomes usable) if you chuck out an unsafe recca & stop after the first hit there’s less chance of being punished (chances of a throw after this is greatly increased), there’s less chance of anything being punished, if you do a jump attack (i’m not advocating this) against a dp character who’s not under pressure you should get dp’d 100% of the time if he’s under pressure however this percentage is significantly reduced, if it’s unexpected it’s reduced still further.
Don’t worry about losing for a while & try to beat people with just the focus attack, jabs, shorts, medium kick, tt throw & dash back / forward, no specials, super or ultra it should help you to get some ideas & help you develop your own style.
For instance if you only use back / forward dash, block strings & forward mk for a while regardless of the openings your opponent gives you it will give you an idea of how to stay close & apply pressure, play for a while trying only to block & tech throws (concentrating on your opponents attacks & mixups) only countering after a successful focus attack, try to win by just setting up your tt throw. After a while bring these together add your specials, super, ultra, combos, add mixups & strategies you have picked up along the way & this should help build a basic picture of how to use abel from there it should be easier to define your own style & adapt/refine your strategies. A fight is a series of obstacles to overcome & all obstacles can be overcome, every new obstacle you overcome is a victory in itself & adds to your overall game
You can only get so much from watching videos at some point you should stop copying other people and adapt your own game, even if your execution isn’t great you can still play the right way. Abel must always risk taking damage while trying to get in on opponents so it’s even more important to make sure you learn to protect his health bar, never give up no matter how low your energy gets you can always try to make it harder for your opponent to take that last little bit.
i’m not a great player, there are lots of players on here more qualified than me who may be able to give you specific corrections or advice on beating particular situations or opponents, nothing i have said will gain you victories that’s up to you… but you did ask
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