Akira: Ask a Question, Get an Answer

what's the deal with people being able to execute byakko soushouda almost instantly? https://youtu.be/-XZ79jDzSRE?t=2m33s (2:33)

I theorized that you could probably charge down during another move but it's still a from crouch move, right? I'm seeing a microduck in this clip here which never works for me. Is there a trick?

a better example is 2:49 where I'm seeing no duck whatsoever.

 

If i remember i think it works better with the opposite crouch dash for that Akira move when you are 1P side

 

Just to throw out in the mix. I personally do all my charge type moves like this.
Akira double palm on 1P side -

You can skip the initial input and begin with . I try to start with myself, but on the input screen I always end up starting with . *shrug*.

Other charge moves that don't require going back to forward, on 1P side I do.
whatever button the move requires.

This method is a lot easier and faster (as weird as it may sound) for me personally rather than doing the thing.

 

Listen back when I played Akira in VF 4 series, if you could not do single palm punch instant double palm you were not shit. Now just find your most comfortable buffer, if it's 33 or 11 just try it and figure it out. When it come to Akira high execution stuff there is no shortcut, just a shitload of practice .

 

Wanted to add one more thing.

When there's a move that asks me to do i.e. Akiras shoulder ram, I do Only when a move ends with is when I use the shoryuken method. Those are my two main methods for buffering/using a shortcut (whatever it's called) for charge moves.

With all the posts, you can see there's a few different ways to buffer a charge move. Play around with the one you like the most and practice doing it on both sides!

 

How useful SPOD/GBOD in VF5US?

 

Sometimes I can do them like 10 times in a row and sometimes I can't do them consistenly even after several tries. Lack of consistency is killing me...

 

How to buffer double palm after the guard break? I'm trying to do this without much luck - even at my top input speed I still can't execute it properly (I do GBOD / 1 frame knee without much problems btw) It looks very tricky and I doubt that only the speed of the input matters - there is something more behind that. Any tips?

 

The thing is not how fast you input the double palm but when!
If you start buffering the crouch input before the buffer of the previous move, you should be able to then input 46P with the correct timing and get it out as fast as possible.

 

How is the match up with Akira VS. Blaze? I always feel super pressured and, ironically, way too slow to deal with Akira. Between his mid elbow, shoulder bump, and double palm; it feels like I either need godlike reads, godlike reaction speed, or luck that the Akira player drops their pressure to properly counter. In your experience, what do you belive is the most useful tools/moves Akira has to worry about from Blaze?

 

So for example if I want to do something like when should I buffer the CD part? After the successful guard brake buffering the whole motion in 10f buffer?

 

I'd say the match up is in Akira's favor but El blaze can do really good damage in this match up
You need to keep in mind that Akira have Really good Tools vs el Blaze if you're near the wall, for example 46P P DLC 2P 2_46P, 46P+K and 4PP can do a lot of damage but you need some practice here.

If he does Rocket discharge after a blocked attack you can usually beat a lot of his options with PP, again this doesn't work vs all his moves if you block.

If he does 4P+K he recovers backturned so that means you can try a 2P+K+G guard break for big damage or 3K if you think your opponent is going to Abare.

In short i think his best tools are 666P 46P+K 4PP near walls, 2K+G+P after block El blaze 4P+K and PP vs Rocket

 

Awesome! Thank you for the insight and knowledge!

 

is the part you wanna input before the 10 frame buffer, when you reach the 10 frame buffer window you then input .
In theory it's possible tu buffere everything in the 10 window buffer, but you gotta be perfect with the crouch dash.

 

I've finally nailed it. Thanks!