I have some trouble getting past the barrier of playing against others. I'm lucky in that there are lots of better players near me (some even quite good) but it's really hard to get anything done.
Yesterday I went to a meet and was greeted by a Taokaka player whose pressure I really can't really break. I try to play Rachel even though I know she is not that easy a beginner character. I like her potential versatility and having stuff over the map gives me the illusion of control, LOL.
I feel that whenever I get out of blockstrings or recover from combos I just uncontrollably start summoning items and completely forget the actually good normal moves (6A, 5B, 6B?) and then just end up on the bottom.
I have practiced a few good damage combos but there hasn't really been an opening for me to execute them. It seems that under pressure I can't do rational decisions. Calmness is probably the answer and more practice ofc.
This match is my holy grail where I want to be when I grow up. The Jin player might not be a very good blocker but nevermind:
http://youtu.be/O3J_YPU4CRU?t=51m4s
/end of wall of whine. Cheers!