I always get caught by grabs even when im crouched and blocking. Any advice?

[Matamor]

I play with Ryu. Is it me or in the past that was not possible? Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Mat

[Gailim]

no, crouching has never stoped you from getting thrown

[Slurp Dog CDXX]

Well first of all you can't block throws. That's literally the point of throws. Also, SF4 was the only SF game where you could crouch-tech throws. That's gone now. So if you're crouching and in range, if they throw there's nothing you can do about it. So make sure you stand before you try to tech a throw.

[Matamor]

You pull the same 2 buttons to grab someone crouched or is it different?

[WickedRequiem]

It's the same (LP+LK)

[Slurp Dog CDXX]

Originally posted by Matamor:

You pull the same 2 buttons to grab someone crouched or is it different?

It's the same. Also if you're the one crouching, you can still attempt a throw while crouching. It's just that if theirs lands first, you won't be able to tech it by doing that.

[Matamor]

I don't understand what you mean by ''tech a throw''. I'm sorry but my english is bad and I'm more of a casual SFV player.

[Slurp Dog CDXX]

Originally posted by Matamor:

I don't understand what you mean by ''tech a throw''. I'm sorry but my english is bad and I'm more of a casual SFV player.

Teching just means to break the throw. If you input your own throw at the same time or extremely shortly after they attempt to throw you, you'll escape it.

[Awoo!!]

Originally posted by BeN 10 4eVeR:

Originally posted by Matamor:

I don't understand what you mean by ''tech a throw''. I'm sorry but my english is bad and I'm more of a casual SFV player.

tech throw = cancel/break the throw.

from my understanding, someone correct me if im wrong, to break a throw you must input a standing throw (cannot hold down) shortly after being grabbed. so if you are crouching and react to a throw you still wont tech it if you are still holding down. let go of down and do LP+LK

The way they removed the crouch tech option select is that now if you input throw while crouching, it'll stand up for you. This means that if you miss the tech, you'll go into the throw animation and be punishable rather than doing cr.lk, not that you have to stand up to tech stuff. You can keep holding down. :>

Since english isn't your first language OP, and in case it helps to have it rephrased, when we say tech a throw, we mean to throw your opponent at the same time as they throw you. This causes the throws to cancel each other out. You can also beat throws by holding up to jump out of them (you'll always jump rather than be thrown, although don't try to just hold jump because you can be anti-aired or grabbed between two jumps as you land) or doing a dragon punch type move, which is important because you cannot tech the special throws of characters like Zangief, Laura and R. Mika. Normal throws also start up slower than some characters' light punches and kicks (throws start up in 5 frames, the shortest normal moves in the game start up in 3 frames).

[Matamor]

Thanks, I'll practice because whenever I try a throw and that my opponent is crouched it does not seem to work but it must be me. :(

[Slurp Dog CDXX]

Originally posted by Captain Weeaboo:

The way they removed the crouch tech option select is that now if you input throw while crouching, it'll stand up for you. This means that if you miss the tech, you'll go into the throw animation and be punishable rather than doing cr.lk, not that you have to stand up to tech stuff. You can keep holding down. :>

Since english isn't your first language OP, and in case it helps to have it rephrased, when we say tech a throw we mean to throw your opponent at the same time they throw you. This causes the throws to cancel each other out. You can also beat throws by holding up to jump out of them or doing a dragon punch type move, which is important because you cannot tech the special throws of characters like Zangief, Laura and R. Mika. Normal throws also start up slower than some characters' light punches and kicks (throws start up in 5 frames, the shortest normal moves in the game start up in 3 frames).

Actually didn't know it stood up for you. I've been manually standing. :/

I guess they didn't really REMOVE crouch teching then. I thought it was skullgirls style where if you're crouching, you're just screwed no matter what.

[Brandon]

Press down when you get knocked down(before you hit the ground) to get up fast.

[Awoo!!]

Originally posted by Matamor:

Thanks, I'll practice because whenever I try a throw and that my opponent is crouched it does not seem to work but it must be me. :(

That's odd. Are you sure you're getting close enough to your opponents? Grabs have very short ranges and crouching characters tend to look wider than they really are. If you're trying to grab someone as they stand up, make sure you're not pressing the buttons too early. It might be worth setting a training mode dummy to crouch and playing around a little.

[Providence 777]

Originally posted by Matamor:

Thanks, I'll practice because whenever I try a throw and that my opponent is crouched it does not seem to work but it must be me. :(

This is because you can "dodge" a throw by quickly crouching when you reach for them. Also known as "ducking"

But if they remain crouched, you can throw them.

The first start-up frames of crouching seem to be invincible to throws.

[Providence 777]

Originally posted by BeN 10 4eVeR:

okay let me get this straight because i just wanna be sure. they didn't remove "crouch teching", but they removed the cr.low / throw tech option select. the option select removal i know was removed because throws can now be done from crouching.

so, if you are crouching, holding down and someone throws you, can you tech the throw even though you are holding down and you 'started' crouched?

Yes.

but we just say "they removed crouch tech" for short, to cover all the option selects they removed

[Providence 777]

Originally posted by BeN 10 4eVeR:

Originally posted by Providence 777:

Yes.

but we just say "they removed crouch tech" for short, to cover all the option selects they removed

ah okay. thanks for the clarity. which means to answer the OP's question. if you suspect you are going to be grabbed, whether you are crouching or not, you may break it with your own throw input.

Yeah, just don't accidently try to option select, I'm still trying to break the habit.