Trouble understanding the momentum and pressure game of Street Fighter 5

[sabata84]

Hi there, I am new to the street fighter franchise. I played persona 4 ultimax, blazblue,mortal kombat x, and guilty gear xrd competitively and I went to Ceo, Acen and for mortal kombat x I went to a few local tournaments and won my fair share.

The main point here is that I want to ask how to penetrate/ break through different character styles specifically in street fighter 5. I have a strong interest in Chun Li and I plan to make her my main character but I myself am not even sure how she is defined because she has some skills of a shoto but they are definitely not as refined as say ryu.

-How do I tell What is a hard knock down ?
-What do I do with a hard knock down?
-What is the exact timing for a quick recovery(I can’t do it or I keep doing it on hard knockdown?) the input is double punch or double kick
-What moves are notable and important for chun li as in anti airs ?
-What is the main focus for playing chun Li?

If anyone could point me towards a video that isn’t for absolute beginner or any information that would be for people who are more versed in fighting games. What Should I study to get better?

[LockM]

Hi there, I am new to the street fighter franchise. I played persona 4 ultimax, blazblue,mortal kombat x, and guilty gear xrd competitively and I went to Ceo, Acen and for mortal kombat x I went to a few local tournaments and won my fair share.

The main point here is that I want to ask how to penetrate/ break through different character styles specifically in street fighter 5. I have a strong interest in Chun Li and I plan to make her my main character but I myself am not even sure how she is defined because she has some skills of a shoto but they are definitely not as refined as say ryu.

-How do I tell What is a hard knock down ?
If you can quickrise from it, it isn;t a hard knockdown, which in SFV is every knockdown except a super
-What do I do with a hard knock down?
Be ready for both the quickrise and the late wakeup, have setups for both. Often you can only get a meaty on their wakeup, and you cna get a bigger mixup if they stay on the ground. Some characters can get a jump attempt with a quickrise still though after certain special attacks. Just play with it in training and see what works and doesn’t work
-What is the exact timing for a quick recovery(I can’t do it or I keep doing it on hard knockdown?) the input is double punch or double kick
right when you hit the ground, then you shoul press the buttons
-What moves are notable and important for chun li as in anti airs ?
For jumps that do not crossup you should use different normals depending on the distance they are jumping at.
b.hk for close jumps
b/f.mp for a bit further
st.hp for even further
go air to air with a normal when they try to do a crossup, jump bakc hp for example or an airthrow.
Ex spinning bird kick is an all around great anti air, can be used against virtually any jump attempt, even good against crossup atempts.
-What is the main focus for playing chun Li?
Pester people with normals and with your projectile and controle the neutral game in a dominating fassion. Be on the look out for jump attempt and punish accordingly. You cna apply pressur eby followig your projectile or after a knockdown. With Chun you are trying to play very fundamentally solid. With her good normals and great walkspeed this is where she excels. SHe cna also apply pressure if she has to though. Activate vtrigger for extra frame advantage upclose to press your normals and get more damage after anti airs because it allows for juggles.

If anyone could point me towards a video that isn’t for absolute beginner or any information that would be for people who are more versed in fighting games. What Should I study to get better?

Watch Amir play Chu-Li n in the SFV Beta to get an idea of how to play her. Look at his archives for the vid.