I GOT DEM HANDS

Yo, Akihiko player here. I need a labrys to practice against. Anyone down for an Xbox live session?

Why are you short hopping when you already have like the shortest jump in the game?

I'm at a loss for this match up. Between her and her persona, she can cover a lot of space. Which makes it hard to start pressure and dictate the match. Anyone know any good ways of getting started against her or any common situations?

I'm still new to the game, so you'll have to take everything I say with a grain of salt but... The few times I've come across this match-up, I've had to be really patient. Between her and her persona (which can take a ton of hits before interrupting the action), you'll have to be on the lookout for some tricky, ambiguous stuff. Most of the time I found myself super-jumping forward and then blocking to avoid being aa'ed by her furious action. Once you're in there, since your normals are a lot faster, the match becomes a tad bit easier until you reset the distance with one of your combos. Once you have her cornered, that's usually the match - a couple of well-thought pokes and a bit of patience will most likely give you the opportunity to take a chuck of her health. Once she had you cornered, however, you're going to be looking at a lot of neutral super-jumps (and chicken guarding) if you don't have a burst. Just always be conscious of her low, you can block the overhead on reaction. Respect her furious action and certainly respect her persona. A solid defense is necessary to get in your effective range, then blow that bitch up!

The counters, after you get hit while it is active, has the same follow-ups as kill rush. So anything you can do after kill rush, you can do after a successful counter.

Just tested a couple of situations. It depends on how far you pushed them during the blockstring. 5a > 5b > 2b > 2a+b > 236C+D WON'T cross up. They get pushed too far back. But something shorter: 5a > 5b > 2b > 236C+D WILL cross up. Hope that helps.

Are there any good mid-screen b+d combos? Pref lvl 2 B+D? (with meter or without, doesn't matter) With that said, what's a decent follow up? Just like j.b to dive?