Good Afternoon SRK,
I am a Karin main who’s game has been struggling a bit. There are two ranked match sets that I played yesterday that left me feeling very frustrated, as I felt that I could have played much better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsyzR31xTkU
In the video above, there is a ranked set against an Ibuki player that starts at 1:40, and a ranked set against a Guile player that starts at 9:50.
In the Ibuki match, I felt like I backed up and gave up too much ground. However, with the way that the Ibuki player was pressing buttons, I felt as f I had to, so I could wiff punish her attacks.
In the Guile match, I felt a bit dumbfounded, as I felt as if I was unsure of how I was supposed to play against a Guile that was content to just crouch, throw Sonic Booms as I walked forward, and blocked all of my pokes.
Thank you to anyone who could assist me!
In the Ibuki match I thought you played pretty well but there were definitely a few things you could have done better. Your overall game plan against her is a good one, staying back and whiff punishing her inferior buttons in neutral is a good strategy. You also AA’ed well I thought. The biggest thing I noticed is that you don’t seem to have just frame tenko down. You gotta get that 100% down because you’re giving up damage every time you touch your opponent. Also, you did a bunch of tenko’s on block and that’s a big no no since that leaves you in your opponents face at - 10. So I’d say just work on your execution a bit and maybe a bit more situational awareness like punishing sweeps and going into orochi instead of tenko if they’re blocking.
Thank you very much for taking the time to provide me with feedback and advice HeavensCloud! You’re absolutely right about going Tenko’s on block, and I do know better than that. Sometimes when I’ve been playing for a while, my hands start to get tired, and Orochis start to turn into Tenkos, as my hands can’t quite move to down on the controller.
Here is something that I posted in another thread that I would like to share here, as I feel that this is something that could help players of any fighting game and players of any skill level:
“Sometimes, I can grow frustrated if my attacks are continuously blocked, and it can make me less willing to attack, as I fear that the attack could just get blocked. However, I remembered that it can be important to make your opponent block an attack, as the push back that it creates can both guard your space and push your opponent outside of a zone or space that he or she wants to occupy.”
So I have been having a rough go of things recently. While I have had some good moments, I have had many more bad moments online. In addition to making mistakes such as missing punishes or accidently inputting a Tenko instead of Orochi, I feel like I am dearly missing something in the neutral game. In others words, I am losing, and I don’t quite understand why.
Here are some recent matches:
Vs. Ken (starts at about 9:25):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXyuIkTWm_k
Vs. Cammy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szoe5FYzoRM
Vs. Akuma (starts at 3:50) and Vs. Balrog (starts at 10:10):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=timrdrBlmrc
Vs. Akuma:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFHaqDbfQI8
Thank you to anyone who can help me. I really, really enjoy this game, and I am tired of getting my butt kicked and not understanding why.
Hi Capmaster,
I am just a noob Karin (my rank is just super bronze), so my mindset or knowledge maybe just crap but this is my thinking after watching your match (I only watch the vs Cammy match)
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Lack of dash in/out in neutral game and after combos or sweep, so you gave your opponent a room to breath and they can take the momentum back after that. Further more, lacking of dash also leads you to a bad habit: You jump too many times when trying to close the range. At this point, you can watch Punk or Justin Wong matches to see how they control neutral game and how they dash-in after a combos or atk like sweep.
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Lack of left/right mix-up after jab anti-air. You always be in the same side and never dash under or try to bait reversal, so the opponent can ex reversal or just block your atk without fear.
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Too many c.HK. In the 2nd match, I feel you’re frustrated with too many c.HK at the beginning of the match. After successful sweep, you didn’t pressure with meaty or safe jump setup.
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And of course, dropping combos or missing punish may lead to a bad result.
Btw, your Karin is billion times better than mine. Watching your match, I know i have a lot of things need to do with my Karin to reach your level.
Hello fellow Karin players, I just wanted to share a few recent Ranked Match videos of my Karin:
Vs Urien:
Vs. Zangief (1):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Vgwz86IiU
Vs. Zangief (2):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy1Er3WFUtY