Just some quick questions about some matchups.
Vs Ken
How do i stop f.mk? I thought about staying out of its range and mk ruffian but idk if that would work very well.
Vs Blanka
Stopping his hop shenanigans? Is crouch teching a smart option?
Focus or Bingo.
Throw him or cr.LK into CU.
Both of your problems can be solved if you learn to buffer cr.lp xx mk ruffian. The hitbox will stuff Ken’s f.mk. You can also do cr.mp which is a lot easier and also stuffs f.mk, but prefer cr.lp because mp is easier to wiff punish. After you block it the step kick, ken is -1 so it’s safe for you to contest space, specialy with cr.lk.
Don’t focus step kicks, good Kens buffer fierce dp in case they get a counter hit from the step kick or people focus it.
Same deal for hop, just throw normals to avoid him hoping in the first place. If he cancels a normal into hop (most blankas like to do s.lp xx hop) he’s at heavy frame disadvantage so just mash jab and confirm into combo. Sometimes the jab comes out on the wrong side (blanka already hopped through) and he’ll most likely throw you, but for most of the other times you get to confirm into a combo.
Any pointers against Guy and Gief? I read the match up texts but didn’t really find anything useful. I just have problems keeping these guys out, especially guy
Gief: http://packz1993.blogspot.com/2011/05/cody-vs-zangief-matchup-matchup.html#more
I don’t have much experience against good Guys, but for what it’s worth:
- keep your eyes out for unsafe slides and wiffed ones. Always punish with cr.lk xx mk ruffian
- i usually slide under his running overhead and punish from the other side
- I also usually slide under his elbow drops
- His ex kicks start in 4 frames, so keep that in mind when going for safe jumps (back throw one doesn’t work, for instance), he’s free without meter
- AAing him can be annoying…b.mp still works to some extent and so does s.hk, but try to hk ruffian whenever possible
Tips for Honda? I get lit up by Edmund way too much.
My brother plays a very “Mike Ross” style Honda with lots of aggression and attacking pressure. It’s risky to toss too many rocks as well as I usually end up eating an ultra or EX head butt.
Is the best way to deal with an offensive Edmund to sit back a bit and try to bait/punish?
So am I just incredibly bad or are some match-ups really unfair in this game? I can’t help but get pissed off fighting against El Fuerte for example. Feels like I might as well go make some coffee after I’ve gotten knocked down because there’s literally nothing I can do. Maybe this game’s not for me…
you can counter / avoid every option he has. you just need to guess right…
momochi beat kindevu’s cammy 3-0 with CODY on topanga league… 2-0 2-0 2-0 in rounds… WHAT??? HOW??? HOWWW??! Momochi y u so gdlk?!
VS Honda I feel like Cody can do whatever he pleases. You REALLY want to put Honda in the corner though. Once you’ve got him there, you can punish all his escape options free (particularly ex headbutt). Just like a lot of the cast, if he’s got no meter, he’s free on wakeup. If you have a respectable life lead, don’t be afraid to zone him out. Getting zoned is Honda’s biggest weakness, so take advantage of that. Finally, I suggest you go into training mode and learn the punishes for his headbutt (with the help of frame data of course). Keep in mind that it’s easier to punish a headbutt if you block it standing.
Oh yeah one last thing; don’t forget he has a command throw. Throw in a neutral jump every now and then if he’s pressuring you. If he tries to command throw you, you get a free jumping fierce > cr. fierce > hp criminal upper or more if you got your combos on lock.
Hmm… I thought that standing near Honda would be a bad idea with his nasty command grab, but a neutral jump in the corner would gobble that up!! Thanks for the tips.
Punishing the headbutt is only possible in the corner though, right? If you block it mid-screen there isn’t a lot you can do, or so I think.
you can punish all headbutts midscreen but ex. lp only with ultra 2 afair tho.
ex near corner can be punished aswell.
any tips against Sakura?
her c.mk (I think it’s mk) is really annoying to deal with I’ve noticed, good sakuras will buffer that into shoryu into crazy combos if they got meter.
What do you use to punish it? m. RK?
lp headbutt: u2
mp headbutt: u2, mk+ex ruffian, mk super
hp headbutt: u2, mk+ex ruffian, lk+mk super
i can never punish mp headbutt with mk ruffian 
if he does it farther away you won’t be able to. dunno why exactly, but he lands differently.
if you block standing, ex ruffian will hit always tho.
So I was playing casuals with a buddy. I was playing Cody and he was Zangief. I knocked him down, and I walked up to him at about cr.lk reach. I do an empty jump straight up, he attempts an anti-air lariat, land and do cr.lk to CU. Completely whiffs me! New tool against Gief.
If I’m late on this, sorry. Lol
http://www.dailymotion.com/user/VersusFightingTV/1 if u missed momochi playing with cody at topanga league, check him vs kindevu cammy, some crazy stuff!!!
Wtf crack kick U1 I’ve never seen that before