Arcadia Issue 52 - Lau

Text - Chakki
Translation - Noodalls

To show your power like before, you'll have to get used to the new changes

Although it could be said to have been weakened, the

still posesses enough attacking qualities. Add the new attacks and ignore the "weakening".

There are changes to the use of the

The

has large changes attached to it, like not floating on small counter, and the

not comboing on minor counter. There is a pressing need to adapt to these changes.

As a punisher after avoiding, or used as reverse ni-taku in disadvantagd siutions, where you would have previously used the

you should change to using

. On minor counter it's a guaranteed hit, and you can go for the same combos that follow from

to apply damage.

When you are aiming for CH in an advantaged situation, use the

as per before. If it connects on mid-counter or higher then go for an air combo. On minor counter, try to verify the hit as much as possible and then lead into

. This is a new way into the Tiger stance, where you can continue to attack with advantage.

Further, the

has less recovery on guard than the normal string, and after normal hit the Tiger

will beat out the opponents low punch. If you mix this with the delayed Tiger

for sidesteppers, and the standing guard crumpling

you can affect the opponent. Also, the Tiger

will now stagger on hit. Normally, if you carry through to the

it won't be a problem.

About the change moves

Lau's change moves are fairly unapplicable in fights. But, if you use them as a hobby it won't really cause problems. Of them, the

is relatively useable. The first hit will avoid short ranged moves like

, so using it after having something like an elbow blocked is useful. Also, despite being a mid mid attack, it's only counterable by throws if the second hit is guarded, which is tempting.

Captions

- The

can be used to hit while avoiding low punches, and if you can judge the hit follow throug hto the second hit, it will knock down and leave you in a strong okizemi position.

Footnotes

The tiger stance moves have been enhanced. The tiger stance

avoids high attacks, while the tiger stance

avoids low attacks, so even when slightly disadvantaged you can adapt to the opponents attacks. Also, using the extremely long ranged tiger

as a delayed attack will be the key to determining how well you deal with evaders. Incidentally, the tiger stance

cannot be countered on guard, and will leave you BT.

Source: Arcadia Issue 52

Posted by noodalls on 29/08/2004 Edited by Myke on 03/04/2005