How do you deal with people who keeps blocking and punish you with throws?

[TitanViper]

Dunno how to deal with them if I jump than they anti air me wth should I do

[Rat basher]

If they keep blocking it's because your attack is too obvious.
There's a thing called shimmy. You need to learn to get damage from shimmys.

[TitanViper]

Originally posted by Rat basher:

If they keep blocking it's because your attack is too obvious.
There's a thing called shimmy. You need to learn to get damage from shimmys.

can u elaborate more on that Im gold ranked I can deal with the usual rush down people but not this

[Rat basher]

You can watch shimmy tutorials on youtube.
Basically when you are very close to your opponent, instead of throwing or jabbing, walk backwards, this is when your opponent will try throw or jab, but their attack will not land. And you punish them for launching empty attacks.

[HAIROGUMA]

Watch your replays, homie. Take notes

[The Wok]

Originally posted by Rat basher:

You can watch shimmy tutorials on youtube.
Basically when you are very close to your opponent, instead of throwing or jabbing, walk backwards, this is when your opponent will try throw or jab, but their attack will not land. And you punish them for launching empty attacks.

Adding to this.. You also have to condition your opponent to be susceptible to the shimmy.

OP - If you see a bunch of blocking, your offense might be too predictable. With these types of players try implementing more throws in your offense. You'll be able to set up a shimmy more effectively when you know your opponent is attempting to throw-tech. A good start would be to look at your replays and see what your opponents are doing in reaction to your offense.

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Originally posted by TitanViper:

Originally posted by Rat basher:

If they keep blocking it's because your attack is too obvious.
There's a thing called shimmy. You need to learn to get damage from shimmys.

can u elaborate more on that Im gold ranked I can deal with the usual rush down people but not this

Walk up like you're going to throw them, in the same situation you normally would throw. Stop walking forward, walk back. They'll press throw and you'll see their whiffed throw animation for a moment.

Now you press a strong heavy or medium and smash him into oblivion.

[my butt is erect]

Sometimes the answer is to notice you have a significant life lead and then just stand somewhat far away while they waste their time and maybe take some fireball pokes. This actually works more than you might think especially in only gold. They notice the round is almost over and then panic.

[Lysamus]

There's a couple things you can do against opponents who just wait their turn and punish you.

1.) Start adding delays between your attack strings. Attack with something safe, then back up a bit to bait out their answer and punish.

2.) Incorporate throws, tick throws, or delayed pressure to coax them into pressing a button when it's unsafe.

3.) If you have an invincible move like a Super or DP, throw an attack then immediately use that move when they attempt to take their turn to steal yours back. Do this enough and they might stop and wait after you start your pressure, which makes them vulnerable to #2.

4.) If you have a life lead, keep them at a spacing where they have to approach you to start their offense, then punish them when they try (ideally at a range where they can't jump over and out). You can use parries to deal with any zoning tools they have while waiting for their approach.

5.) Drive Impact if they're close enough to corner.

In general, you want to work in as many of these strategies as you can. The more you throw at your opponent, the more you overwhelm their mental stack and the more they'll start to freeze / be predictable.