Relento is actually one of yangs easier match ups once you know what to do…
His anti-airs are good but only if he has spaced himself well, in that case you need to be more mobile. Or less predictable with your jump ins. Jump hp has stuffed out his st.mp anti air quite a few times.
You need quick reactions in the match up, his ex overhead thing isnt safe, stick out a c.lk xx lp.rekka.
The rekka OS is the cr.lp qcf st.lp… if he rolls on wake up, rekka should catch him and you can juggle with far st.mp xx lk.dash for more.pressure. Stand block any roll attempts and punish with raw rekka.
What is often common is I find the relento rolls later on in the block string to avoid OS’s. In this case, I do my normal wake up OS then hit cr.hp which tags it clean, only the last hit. Its still a hit. Havent got anything better now.
In the corner… use cr.lp, then st.mk and st.lp together to get a launcher OS.
Just make sure you are quick to react, be patient, the instant knife doesnt build that much meter… Build your own with lp.rekkas. Always stay mobile, its Yangs biggest asset
Can someone give some tips in the Yang vs Seth matchup? It’s one of the few matches I feel forced to pick an Alt character.
Yang has no reliable anti air except vs really obvious jump ins, a hard time on the ground vs tandem, Seth has great anti air options and on top of that Yang has to sit and eat Seth’s pressure because his dp is a terrible reversal. I’ve been watching matches like:
But it seems like most of Mago’s damage comes of Poongko making a bad read or missing a combo, he never gets to play and pressure Seth himself. I can win this match on alts due to the fact that they all hit much harder than Yang, so Seth gets a lot less chances to play his game. With Yang I usually rely on a slower, more rekka heavy pressure game which just doesn’t seem to work vs Seth.
I hate anti-airing Seth’s dive kick, Yang’s DP is horrible against it. Neutral jump hp/hk will beat out all his air options. Get him in the corner and don’t let him escape.
Yeah that seems to be when I win, but lawd it is such a struggle getting him there. Getting past tandem is a real problem for me on the ground game, and dealing with his dive kick is a nightmare.
i dunno if i just dont do it correctly but the cr.lp, st.lk+st.mk os doesn’t work against blanka ex up ball. i guess it has new properties to knock you down?
do u guys still feel like yang beats blanka? if so, why?
Don’t play footsies with gen. This matchup is all about divekicking in and staying just outside of cr.mp range and the range he can get funny with his jump arcs.