@AK L0rdoftheFLY
I play Red Raptor's Shirai Ryu on the reg, with Cybernetic. Yeah, if Takeda has 3 bars and starts up his EX Kunai pressure, Kano's in the same nightmare as every character. Which, in turn, doesn't mean that JUST Kano struggles.
Kano struggles when SR has him full screen and can start up his long-ranged normals pressure, that's really the only time I'm feeling pinned down and have to just take it for a bit. Even then, with meter, Kano just spend a bar on EX Ball and get through. Sure, you used a bar for small damage, but your back in his face.
D4, B1, F4, regular Knife in the mid-screen footsie range can all compete with SR fine. This is Cybernetic B1 and Knife, though. Kano's normals are faster than Takeda's, as well. The strategy I mentioned here was all discussed with Raptor, as well, and suggested to me by him. Kano's options beat SR's OH and sometimes his Mid (range dependant) in the neutral game. Takeda has to be in your face for his Low, keep that in mind. It is quick.
I struggle with Raptor's Takeda because he's just on another level than me. Doesn't mean that I don't see Kano's options and can actually exploit them in-match regularly.