Tech Guide – Sabaki Throw Escape

So far, my articles about how to and when to defend only touched the standard share of techniques that you can use for a consistency in defense. I covered ETE and ETEG, Fuzzy Guard and Crouch Fuzzy Guard. But what other option do especially Goh players have?

Sabaki Throw Escapes open up a new defensive strategy that I haven’t talked about here yet. You could call it a passively aggressive technique where a passive situation (you are disadvantaged and, thus, usually forced to defend) can net the defender some serious damage – and turn the tables in a match. It’s also a riskier technique than the standard share of classic defensive methods, such as ETEG, because your immunity to attacks depends on the limitations of the sabaki move’s properties.

Tech Guide – Stepping in Virtua Fighter 5

How important is stepping in Virtua Fighter 5 actually and can it help your gameplay? Dashes, crouch-dashes, and evades – how do they fit into the picture of stepping?

What about step-canceling, DM & OM? Are there any specific stepping maneuvers that are ideal for spacing? What is “Box Stepping?”

This article is meant to guide you through the yet relatively uncovered gameplay aspect called "stepping."

Tech Guide – Evading Throw Escape

What is ETE and ETEG? Why can it be so useful? How do the mechanics behind it work? And should you really be learning all that?

All this and more can be read about in this article – your personal roadmap through a jungle of oftentimes difficult and confusing ETEG explanations and tutorials.