Typical hazama often does 5b 5c 3c stance blockstrings, so after the 3c you have some time to do something. If hazama decides to to ressenga (overhead kick) you can beat it with 5a. And he shouldnt go for the zaneiga ( the low sweep that starts his big damage combo), So they finish it with jabaki, and he really cant do anything after that. Just watch out for 6b frametrap and be sure to look at his meter. Hazama will most likely use his overhead to land houtenjin so be careful. And even if you get hit, he really cant do that much damage without meter. Just dont get 3c counter hit. And use the bat, its really good to punish him for when hes not hitcomfirming his chains. I think 6a and 2c also works, but i havent really tried that out yet. Still new to platinum :3