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I'm definitely going. Hurray.

Rofl. XDDDDD My hero omg. Can I just like frame that and have it play forever on my wall.

I use my thumb/pointer finger... a lot less stress on the hands. lol Wrists seems like a lot of work. Although, I don't know if that'll work with the monkey... grip... wtf is that noise. :V

I'm definitely going as long as Next Level doesn't pop up. Then it just depends who's going where.

Bout to be bodied by $NJ$ then. You coming out to Summer Jam? First persona major! =o

Hey Axis, in the practical combo video for Kanji, is that an RC burst he's doing when they fly up in the air? Also, that combo video doesn't seem very practical... maybe the damage is but the situations where you'd get most of the starters with that many resources doesn't seem too practical... early on its okay but then it gets a bit ridiculous. lol

Damage is crazy with meter. I don't know where you're getting low damage from. No matter where you are Damage is a minimum of 5k, unless you're midscreen and you start the combo with 6a or anywhere with a command grab. Even then, command grab can still reach 5.4k in the corner if you're willing to spend the meter. Hell, even without meter Hazama punishes are a minimum of 4k. Please, don't tell people to throw out random 3cs as 'helpful tidbits.' I learned early in my play that throwing out random 3c's to try to get a counter-hit had me getting blown up more times than not. People should learn their spacing and try to utilize it best they can so they're not 'fishing' for a counter-hit, more so they know when they can get that juicy 3c counter hit. Shazam, you should also tell them what the different anti-airs are used for, because there are so many that you listed and all have a different use. I don't want to see new Hazamas hitting 5c on a jump in just so they get counter-hitted. Your pressure section is the problem with a lot of peoples pressure. They get a few pressure strings that work and they just keep that handful and constantly use them. What you should be explaining is how free form Hazamas pressure is. You need to explain all his options more clearly. Point out key points in his pressure, 2a is +1, 5b is +2 and 6B is +3. These normals leave Hazama at frame advantage and because of the speed of his normals allow for very easy stagger pressure. An example would be: 2a>5b- 2a. What this allows you to do is reset your gatlings so you can use more options to pressure and open up the opponent. Although that is just an example, Hazama has many options he can use after any of these normals; however, generally speaking, 2a is the go-to button as it is his fastest normal that will hit a crouching opponent so it is easiest to continue pressure. 5b, 5c, and 2c are all jump cancel-able and allow for Hazama to easily continue pressure. Overall, Hazamas best jump in button is J.2c, but their are more options he has in the air. If Hazama is good enough with his chains he can even use those in pressure, but I suppose this is a beginner guide so I won't get into that. Another important tool is that Hazama can cancel into stance off of any normal. The tip about being 'random' with stance is kinda okay but just a stupid way of putting it. Its not so much being random as switching it up. Again, don't do repeat block-strings, don't be predictable. Be free-form with your pressure. Back to what I was saying, because Hazama can cancel stance into any normal he can attempt to sneak an overhead at any point in the gatling. Especially since Hazamas moves have so much frame advantage, most of the time the only thing that will beat 214D~a is a well timed 5a. Also, 214D~a leaves Hazama at +2 so even if they block the overhead the opponent is forced to keep blocking. Now, using the overhead in pressure is great as long as Hazama is not too predictable with it. 214D~C on the other hand, gives Hazama much more reward. Use it sparingly, though, it leaves Hazama at -1 and pushes the opponent relatively far away; pressures over, welcome to neutral. It is just as Shazam said, Hazama should not use 3c in his pressure that often. The move is -4, the only thing that makes it safe is 236D, so, pressures over, welcome to neutral. Although, if Hazama delays the 236D, it leaves enough frames for the opponent to hit a button, only to get counter-hit, therefore conditioning them to block. After that, sometimes its okay to continue pressure with stance~a, but again it is a risk. The best part about 3c, is when you never use it, people start yomi blocking so its mad easy to get that low for 80 p1 into houtenjin. Definitely don't disregard the option, but try not to use it too often. Use it when you want to end your pressure, or possibly get a beautiful combo starter. Now, on to frame traps. If Hazama finds his opponent mashing too often, some good options are: any of the stagger pressure I mentioned before, 2c>delay5c gatling, or 2b>3c gatling. It is too easy to blow up mashers with Hazama. Lastly, its time to understand Hazamas mix-up a little better. Primary mix-up tools are 2b, 6a, 3c, command grab, and the previously mentioned J2.c crossup that no one seems to be able to block. lol 2b Gatlings after 2a and 5b, while 6a can gatling after 2a, 5b, and 2b. It is important to note that 5b>6a gatling is nearly un-mashable unless the 5b is instant blocked. They have to have a quick 2a and have to be committing to the mash. You can set up a command throw very easily after a 2a, a 2b, 6b, or the stance overhead. And, as said earlier the stance overhead conditions people to block high, so its actually pretty easy to just be rolling through your block-string and tag them with 2b/3c. Other than those few tidbits... this is pretty good for a beginner guide and it saves me time so... I suppose I will sticky it. EDIT: Oh and, I don't know if Kid Vipers OS is really suitable in a beginners guide, just my opinion. That should probably go in a high level play guide of some sort that I may or may not make at some point. Or maybe Kv will make it, either way, it feels a bit out of place. Edit: Its good.

!!!! But I'm one of you now. D=

Woot, I'm surrounded by Tager players. =]

Can someone give me a ride down to justins? My car still needs fixing...... Mcnugget....? =D

Uhm, isn't TSB gonna be the friday/saturday before?

Fixed.

I'll still go, but I'll be hella sad. QQ

I'll come for Persona and BB.

You can't.

Fangirls man. What to do?

Done. Now, I know a lot about this character and I feel I play him pretty well, s does KV. That being said, Kv and I are currently working on the match-up threads together and we're gonna clean up those real nice for you guys so you can get the information you need for the match-ups so its presentable. Although, outside of the character itself I don't know much about being a moderator. Thats why I've decided I'd actually really like to hear what you guys expect from the Hazama boards. Anything you'd like to see done around the boards to finally improve them, please take it up with me. I'm all ears.

Did you like my use of vocabulary Zeron that much that you had to quote it?

Am I the only one who does the loop the way I do it? For one thing, look for the red bounce marks the opponent makes when they hit the ground to dash. The way I do the loop, I immediately shift my stick position to 2 right after inputting 5c. Then I let the 5c ride out, hit C while still holding my stick at 2, then just rush through the TK motion (2147~B) and I don't get a super jump and it just tks. I've always done it this way and it works perfectly for me. I rarely drop the combo at this point. :V

SO, my car broke down again. Can someone give me a ride to TSB? =.=

You don't need a ride there right? Superscience? You're in new york atm correct?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You coming TD? Yo! If no one else is giving you one, I can.

I play on a 12" box. :V

He's not.

Zeron I'm offended. I plan to do a lot of work on the forums here before persona comes out, but it'll be after TSB. =X Hopefully kv posts too but I've honestly only seen like two posts from him ever. haha