I been playing fighting games for some time now, but never really got that good at them. I can do combos with little difficulty in training, however while playing against someone I have a lot of trouble even starting the combo and when I do I end up dropping it after 2 or 3 hits. To get to the point, I was playing against an old friend whom I haven't seen in about a year or so which I always used to play with. She got a lot better and I've seem to make very little progress. (I used to win against her, now she nearly perfects me every time) After a couple of rounds she had to go and told me I need to "level up my game". I assume she means get better, but how? So what I want to know is how you got better and how I can get better at fighting games in general?
All suggestions any appreciated.