Special attacks with keyboard

[Delf]

Is it possible to do some specials with keyboard? For example Botan's heli special, where you have to rotate the stick counter-clockwise? Or am I out of luck due to the movement limitations of a keyboard?

[Kal0400(Hostile)]

hold one button -> hold both ->hold other one

[Dezzerved]

it's possible and easy, just press S -> A/D -> let go of S + A/D + button.

practice it till you can do it quickly and consistently

[Midnight Sky ✨🌙✨]

People do motion inputs on controllers that are really just fancy keyboards because fighting games use digital inputs for movement even when you're using analog controls like the stick on a regular controller.

Others have already explained what you do, but how you do it is something you stop thinking about once you have enough experience, so I'll say how I do it, which is I do it in a motion similar to tapping your fingers in rhythm like this:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/21Nsq0eE0hg

I usually just have dedicated fingers for every movement key (I also recommend binding "up" to a key your thumb can press, like space if you're using wasd) but if I'm choking my inputs a lot, I move my index and middle fingers from S and D to A and S to do the motion then move them back.

[helix]

Easily.

[NeloDante]

Keyboard limitations? Dude, keyboard is the superior choice for fighting games. To the point it's banned in some tournaments because they're just fancier Hitboxes.
The answer is yes, you can do them easily. If you can't it's entirely skill issue.