I've noticed a friend (We're both pretty noob. I've been playing Arcsys games since GGXX, he got started with BBCT, and this is the first game either of us considered taking beyond casual.) relying on the following:
1) Throw, with a 214B(Gurren? I think that's the name of it) followup. Absolutely insane damage for what it is, and baiting it is extremely risky.
2) Tsubaki. At all times. Problem with this is that I can't see any safe way to punish it.
3) Random 5D. It's an obvious scare tactic to try to prevent the rushdown, but I always get caught by it.
If I can get him in the corner, I can dominate the round. Otherwise, I'm getting zoned and absolutely crushed.