Hi there. I play in New Zealand, which makes me suck compared to all the videos I see, even though I’m one of the better players where I am.
My question is with regard to Yun. I think that from the videos I’ve seen that Yun in unquestionably the best character at high level play, with others like Ken, Chun Li, Makoto and Urien making up the rest of the ‘viable’ top characters. However, Yun is not a good character in my arcade. Noone can play him well. You basically need to connect with Gen-Jin twice in a round to win the round, and that doesn’t seem to happen consistently here. (Connect once, connect twice, connect once adds up to a loss).
This could be because:
a. There are no people here with the skill level required to play Yun where I am
b. Our (US?) cabinets are not as conducive to playing Yun well as the Japanese cabinets.
Now, I had thought that (a) was true, although I’m starting to think that possibly Yun isn’t top tier on US machines.
High level Yun, though rather repetitive, takes an assload of work. You’ve gotta learn good mixup (to land GJ), how to capitalize and do the most damage WHEN you eventually land the GJ, and how to build meter while running/poking/etcetera. Learning to kara-palm etcetera is a button thing. It ain’t the sticks.
Which isn’t to say Japanese sticks aren’t nice, they’re pretty good for things like 720s and other complex motions. But for Yun? I think you guys just need a hell of a lot more practice.
yun is hard to learn on any cab i find it easier on a jap cab cause you need less movement i’ve been trying to learn yun for about 6 months now and i still suck, so you if you really want to learn him i hope you got time and quarters or a ps2 and a stick
practice is REALLY the key. it took the first yun masters years to find out what works and what doesn’t, and it also took LOTS of competition…
if there’s only like 20 players in your area, it might not even happen cuz it takes LOTS of testing things out. so my advice, is to make your friends watch as many yun videos as they can, but to also play against really GOOD players. so that way, you can test out mixups and other things like that. but yeah, it just takes hella practice. and also an open mind. if you just stick to the things you know, you haven’t learned yun at all.
You should learn general Yun play first, than worry about Genei Jin. I wouldn’t really blame anything on the US sticks, it’s not like there aren’t plenty of US players that can’t do GJ on autopilot. Getting the spacing and mixups for dive kicks, command grabs, and pokes is more important than being able to do GJ combos. You can’t land GJ unless you can set it up. Nor can you use GJ if you’re always flat on your back and unable to charge meter.