It’s amazing to me how many matchups Blanka kind of blows open just by being able to whiff punish with his jump so effectively. If you jump on an Akuma or a Hwoarang and they sweep, that’s a free max damage j.HK into combo, which will scare them off of “speculative” sweeps at footsie range right quick.
I can’t tell you how much it’s helped my game against Akuma, Lars, Hwoarang, hell, even Chuns who get too happy with st.MP.