when someone does a dhalsim noogie or blanka bite, does mashing the buttons prolong the attack? i know it helps you get out of the attack faster but does it make the attack last longer if you’re dhalsim or blanka? thanks.
yup. ShinVega recommends timing the grab button you used to grab them repeatedly. I do this, but I’m not sure on how the actual system works.
I’m pretty sure you can’t prolong those throws. Only the person caught in those command throws can wiggle the joystick and mash buttons to get out quicker.
alright contradicting statements… anyone else want to chime in?
you can’t prolong the throws, but mashing does net you more hits/second
I take back my hearsay, according to ShinVega:
http://www.shoryuken.com/wiki/index.php/Super_Street_Fighter_2_Turbo#Mash-Throws.2FDizzy
I will vouch for this. Mashing on the thrower’s part does increase damage. just compare it to a dummy.
But now that I’ve TESTED it. mashing vigorously seems to increase damage more than mashing just the one button.
mind you, accoring to this chart: http://nki.combovideos.com/data.html#throwdamage
extra hits only garner an extra 4 damage. but mashing will increase the number of hits you get more often than not.
Is there any technique that helps break the hold faster? I’ve heard reports of people breaking the hold after only 2 hits. I read that hitting diagonals while mashing helps more than hitting straight back-forth or up-down.
So, technique or mash harder?
EDIT: I’m reading the link, I think this answers most of my question about how holds work, unless there’s something new in HDR that isn’t here.
move stick back and forth and mash like crazy 
I think wiggle is more important than mashing. It also helps to go from diag to diag through neutral to do it IIRC.
NKI, I know you have done so much already, but I don’t suppose you could translate Akiba’s explanation of the holds and add it to the files you have on combovideos?
cereally.
want to have fun? play cpu, save state, get him to hold you from full health. don’t mash, watch 80% of your health disappear.
fucking cheating computer.