Month: January 2018

Learning to play fighting games can be easy. Really getting a grasp on how to play and excel at the genre is an entirely different thing altogether!

This is what XsK_Samurai saw as one of the deepest divides between players, and took to Twitter recently to explain some things that will help to level up the scene. From learning spacing and reactions, to deeper inner knowledge — such as asking yourself why you lost — he offers a treasure trove of information in a handful of tweets to help the community.

Pro tip:

Practice doing nothing. If your "nothing" is better than your opponent's, chances are they will do something beause nothing is happening.

USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH FORWARD AND GAIN SPACE. This will allow you to develop your footsie/ground game.

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 20, 2018

Pro tip:

MOVE YOUR CHARACTER. Don't just sit there hitting buttons. Make those buttons connect.

This helps build confidence in spacing and movement.

We talk a lot about spacing, but movement is a huge part of it. PRACTICE MOVEMENT. pic.twitter.com/P0ifqu03Ly

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 20, 2018

Pro tip:

While in the process of doing nothing, you can get consumed and lost in trying to "react/punish" everything. This can HURT you. Don't over do it.

It'll take practice/time as to when and where implementing "doing nothing" will and won't work.

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 21, 2018

Pro tip:

Don't be afraid to call yourself out on your mistakes.

Nobody is going to hold your hand & tell you what you did wrong. You have to be accountable for 100% of your mistakes.

It's never the games fault. It's never your opponent's fault. YOU let it happen. Get over it.

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 21, 2018

Pro tip:

When you're getting frustrated while doing nothing because you aren't reacting and CONSTANTLY getting hit, THAT'S when it's time to switch gears.

Press your advantage. Make them think about your offense. Get the gears rolling.

You don't want to be be a sitting duck. pic.twitter.com/qI6hoWuWM4

— Miky Chea (@SamuraiFGC) January 21, 2018

Source: Miky Chea (Twitter)