Arcadia Issue 52 - Shun Di

Text - Yanaga

Follow the fine changes in powering down his main moves

The weakening of his

is harsh, but you should be able to use his new and change moves quite well. Distinguish truth from fallacy and assail your opponent.

Be aware of the changes to his present moves

The move that has recieved the largest change is what was one of his mains, the

. The recovery on crouching guard and the return on normal hit are excellent, as has been the case up until now, and can be used without problem as reverse ni-taku or a delayed hit, but the recovery after standing guard has been greatly increased. It's not to the point of having a guaranteed counter, but it does mean that avoiding 2taku is now quite tough. Also, the recovery on whiff is the similarly extended, so it has the impression of being a hard move to use as a set attacking technique. The execution has also been slowed by a frame, so you'll have to distinguish when to use it and the

or changed

.

Moves that avoid ni-taku have also been powered down overall. The

has become easier to stuff, it has increased lag on guard and so is easier to counter. The

(or

)

and

seem to have become easier to stuff as they are executing. Also, the

will now only knock down on zero DP if it hits on large counter. It seems to give a slight disadvantage on small or middle CH.

In writing this, only the weakened moves stand out, but there are stengthened moves as well. First, the

advantage on hit has been increased. You can expect to have a wider range of options on hit and CH now. The choukarou stance has also been strengthened. The choukarou

is now quicker in grabbing the opponent, and is harder to avoid with evade->crouch dash. The choukarou

(or

) will now return to normal stance afterwards, so it is easier to use.

About the change moves

The moves that can be changed are

and

. The A2

is a 15 frame mid punch, which can be used like other characters elbows. The B2

is 16 frames, avoids towards the stomach, and is a half-circular backfist. With >6DP, you can string into

. There are opportunities to use either change move, so compare it with your own style and choose the easier one to use.

Captions

- The sped up choukarou

, on failed throw it recovers quickly, so it's easy to use.
- The execution is quick, and it's a mid hit, so the B2

is easy to incorporate into strings. Also, it can be used after a

, so it's can be used as a new option to attack.

Footnotes

The combos from

on normal hit (close range.) On all characters but heavy weights,

will hit regardless of stance. On heavy weights, go for

in closed stance and

in open stance. On everyone but Lion and heavyweights, you'll want to go for

in closed stance (you may need to delay the 2nd hit for some characters) to increase your damage.

Source: Arcadia Issue 52
Translated by: noodalls

Posted by noodalls on 10/09/2004

Edited by Myke on 03/04/2005