Training regime for newbie/beginner

[Passero]

SF6 is the first fighting game I get into.
I really love the training you can do in SF6 but as a new player, it's overwhelming.
I've been watching lots of YT videos that suppose help beginners but I find a lot of it difficult and I don't understand half of it usually so I have to first get back to basics.
There are a few videos that explain training programs but they are to advanced for me.

So, I was wondering what a good program would be for me. Obviously, I'm first practising all the moves for my character and making sure I can hit them every time. That's the first step, especially when trying to play with the classic controls.
I also need some basic understanding of blocks, parry, counter and so on but don't have a clue about how to practice those efficiently...

I'm, of course, having fun with ranked in which i manage to win games and slowly work my way out of rookie.

Any tips would be appreciated!

[SKay]

This is a complicated as hell topic which frankly most people are not going to answer because effort. No such program exists outside of looking up information, a few tools inside the game to teach you and coming up with a 'program' yourself.

More than anything else if you're serious about this you need to start by understanding your character of choice's buttons.

What do they do?
How much trouble does the opponent have when you're throwing certain attacks out?
Can you do their special commands as easily as breathing with no effort?
Do you know the timing and distance of throws?
Can you react in time to an opponent jumping at you to knock them away almost every time?
Can you be patient blocking attacks until you have a chance to counter them?

That's 6 things to work on and I didn't even mention combos, or the drive system and this is all basic stuff.

Fighting games are as deep or shallow as you make them, but they're also hard to learn. It's why a lot of people don't bother and the fgc will never be as popular as it was in the arcades because of those skill requirements

[pseudo]

It's easy to feel overwhelmed but you're only one person and thus you only have a certain capacity for improvement in a given day. Pick 1-3 things you'd like to get better at and just aim for that. Something as simple as "I'd like to stop jumping around so much today", or maybe "when someone's jumping at me, I'm gonna slap them with my dragon punch or cr.HP" or something.

Doesn't have to be either of those, but it's examples of one concrete goal. One step at a time will get you where you wanna be.

[sleepo]

Practice the execution. Watch a lot of videos on fighting game theory to understand how to learn and why strategies work (Core-A and Sajam have good videos). Practice execution. Watch high level play. Play a variety of skill levels. Practice execution. Watch your replays.

PRACTICE ANTI AIR

[cinless]

There's loads of ways to go about learning fighting games, depends a lot on what sort of person you are.
Some people just jump right into games and lose until they stop losing, others spend ages in training getting everything down perfect, and THEN they jump into games and lose until they stop losing.

There's no perfect way to practice, but having a few friends to play with regularly is a good idea.
Fighting game skill and expertise is a community effort, nobody ever developed a whole character on their own, so participate in the community in whatever way you can.

[liqht]

Aside from fundamentals like spacing, block, parry, memorize normals and anti-air. It's player and character dependent. The training mode I don't believe players utilize the enough. I've been spending multiple hours in the afternoon doing nothing but training.

Record the dummy in training to do things you struggle to counter and use your character to counter. Practice basic normals, motion moves or charge moves until you can do 100 without missing from both the left and right sides. Then move on to combo training. Practice reaction times to counter drive impact. Practice air throws if your character has one.

You'll pick up on combos that aren't listed in the guide. To a point where using moves and combos doesn't stress out your playing experience. Then go online and polish everything you've learned.

[pseudo]

Also

Originally posted by Passero:

I also need some basic understanding of blocks, parry, counter and so on but don't have a clue about how to practice those efficiently...

As a defense oriented player I'd recommend not really sweating it too much.

The way I learned these things is by playing with my friends who all seem to be absolute chads who never block, which means of course that I was forced to deal with their endless pressure and look for ways out of it in my own way. If you're forced to play with higher level players, you might be able to get the same experience I did. (I don't necessarily recommend it though)

My motto is that losing isn't a loss unless you learned nothing from the experience. Thus, even a one-sided beatdown is a valuable learning opportunity to me. Thanks to my friends, my defense is pretty rock solid and they complain a lot about it lol but it took a lot of getting beaten up to get there.

[Lysamus]

I also wish fighting games provided a more directed training experience. Here's one I recommend.

1.) Watch your replays.

2.) Identify one area of improvement from them. What's something giving you trouble consistently? What's missing in your execution?

3.) Develop a plan to address that opportunity. Practice your plan in training or against AI.
---- Can't think of a plan? Ask here or try google for help.

4.) Go into player matches with the goal of executing on your plan when that situation comes up. Adjust plan as needed until you are consistently and naturally performing your plan and no longer afflicted by the issue you were trying to solve.

5.) Repeat steps 1-4. Return to step 1 as well if your plan is not addressing your area of improvement.

[linuxgaming]

All good tips mentioned so far. Also, remember no matter how much you train and practice, you'll still lose matches. It doesn't matter if two rookies or two masters are fighting. One loses, and one wins but the overall match can be fantastic fun for both.