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The Goh Quiz #3

Posted by: Leonard McCoy on: October 4, 2009

Put your Goh knowledge to the ultimate test!
A fellow Goh player askes for your advice. Post your answer in the comments below. Be as precise as possible.
This Aoi player is terrific! Not only that she manages to escape my ground throws far too often. Even if I go for a down-punch when she’s [...]

The Goh Quiz #2

Posted by: Leonard McCoy on: September 28, 2009

Put your Goh knowledge to the ultimate test!
No multiple choice. No further hints – just plain hardcore. But Goh-specific hardcore!
Read carefully and solve the following situation to your advantage. Post your answer in the comments below, but don’t be vague.
What a lousy start you had in this tournament final! You barely managed to make up [...]

The Goh Quiz #1

Posted by: Leonard McCoy on: September 28, 2009

Put your Goh knowledge to the ultimate test!
No multiple choice. No further hints – just plain hardcore. And Goh specific.
Read carefully and solve the following situation to your advantage. Post your answer in the comments. But don’t be vague!
It’s been an exhaustive match. Both your opponent and you have pretty drained health bars. The next [...]

Tutorial Video: Escaping Side Throws

Posted by: Leonard McCoy on: June 12, 2009

SuddenDeath and I came up with the idea of making a tutorial video about escaping side throws simply because we never really dug deeper into side throws. Even the VFwiki isn’t a too great help here. Not only is it hard to distinguish which side your opponent is on (left or right). But also, the [...]

Advanced: Sabaki Throw Escape

Posted by: Leonard McCoy on: March 9, 2009

So far, my articles about how and when to defend only touched the standard share of techniques that you can use for a consistent 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 [...]

Improve your Yomi, play Kongai!

Posted by: Leonard McCoy on: July 27, 2008

A huge portion of Virtua Fighter is about reading your opponent’s mind correctly. What will he do next? A fast attack up-close, a strong—but rather slow attack—from afar? A throw, or a mid?
Understanding the basics of mind-reading and decision-making is crucial to every fighting game. The occurrence of two-choice situations (nitaku) can be overcome [...]


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  • Have had some great matches versus The Weiand's Jeffry. Too bad that defensive techniques won't work too well online ... 1 week ago
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