Okay so I finally watched them again and have some comments.
Will:
- Not enough tick throwing: you need to try stuff like
coin -> dash in -> throw
2K -> walk in -> throw
6K FRC -> throw
block string xx MC -> dash in -> throw
etc.
- I think you could've used your 6P much more to stuff air-to-ground attacks from either Sol or Millia. In particular, you should've punished ever Bandit Bringer Paul tried with 6P.
- Use your DAA when you've got the meter, sometimes it's much better than just blocking forever.
- After doing air DB FRC, throw out a j.S on the way down. If you get lucky and connect, then you can cancel to Ensenga for extra damage. (You actually did that with j.HS instead at 2:49 )
- IMO there was some inappropriate use of DBT, like when Sol or Millia were already standing. If you're not going to do DBT FRC, then use DBT only when you've knocked the opponent down and you need to cross the screen quickly.
- TK Ensenga mix-up was good when you used it.
- DB FRC -> j.K against Sol in the corner was nice (Match 12). Even though this may be kinda tricky to do consistently, you should try to work it into your pressure game more because you can get some good mix-ups out of it. (Watch Johnny CMs for reference :grin:)
- Don't burst against Millia too often. She can bait it quite easily.
- Practice your Dust combos (especially the ones leading into 1-hit Ensenga). IMO, Johnny is one of the few characters that can use Dust as a decent mix-up because of the few key frames in its animation. (And for me, it almost looks like he's gonna do 5HS instead.)
- Match 15: great way to finish the match. Paul was probably thinking that you would go for MF, so he was probably thinking of backdashing, but you nailed him with the TK Ensenga.
Paul:
- Too much Bandit Blingah.
- Not enough AAing with Sol? To me, it seemed like you could have used 5K a bit more often, rather than just blocking while Johnny ATGed you.
- Even though it works quite well for you, your attack patterns with Millia are getting repetitive and almost predictable. Try to expand your comfort zone and mix up a little more.