Just curious....Q regarding EX Focus cancel....

[Hamtata]

Just curious....any ryu players here totally master dragon punch > focus cancel > metsu hadouken?

It's been 6mths since I can last do it. It's getting really hard to master the focus cancel > dash > ultra. Previously, it was executed hurriedly, mashing the button/ joystick really quickly. Can't really execute it the 'proper way' if you get what I mean.

Any ryu players can advice? Is there a trick for you to cancel focus into a dash quickly?

[Nylop]

Just practice, but you FADC off of only Light or Medium DP. Hard DP used to work but not anymore.

Also Down Forward x 2 can be done to do a DP instead of the full Forward, Down, Down Forward.

[Hamtata]

Just tried yesterday....i could easily do a dp > focus cancel > dash but not fast enuff to do an ultra with the character facing right. With the character facing left....i got problem doing a DP, a shinku hadouken comes out instead. Argh. tat's with the down forward x2.

It's strange because in marvel vs capcom 2. I could do a air combo followed by a shinku hadouken. It's strange I can do more complicated combos in marvel vs capcom 2 but not in SF4. argh. this is maddening.

[Assbear]

I suggest trying to split up the combo for training purposes. You need to figure out how to ALWAYS get a DP and never a super on accident. Notice the difference in the inputs. Try the inputs that Spaceman recommended you. Once you are 100% sure that your shoryu wont fail, try shoryu -> fa . Once that is down, Shoryu -> fadc. If you can manage to execute it 10 times in a row without failing, try adding the ultra. It often isn't productive to try to attempt the "hard" combo at once, if the single pieces are still missing.

[RiggedQuarter]

This technique is universal and applies to all FADC's so it is the best advice i can give.

Once you have input your special try to get the stick to forward postion before you start the focus cancel. At this point you can merely let the stick nuetral and tap it forward 1 time. Since you started at forward this makes you dash and counts as forward X2.

I'd honestly practice this at first using only focus. Just walk forward start a focus while holding forward then tapping forward 1 time. once you can get it mastered not only can you use this for getting past defense by using the armor, but allow yourself the most time possible to follow up a fadc attack (in your case ultra). Feel free to update this thread with any results you get and I will help you the best I can :D