zaf
professor
" Well F3 on block is safe at -3 and we all know by staggering the string you can mix them up with B3 or F4"
This is something I have been doing.
I have also been using B3/F4, B12, D3, grabs, instant air soul blast etc. Pretty much anything I want.
Like you mentioned, the F3 is -2, so you cant always guarantee what you will be doing will not be poked out of.
For people who start to D1 or D3 poke you out after F3 stagger, I do armor.
You can also just block in anticipation of their poke. Once there poke is blocked, you can continue to pressure again. There are generally two outcomes in this scenario
1 - You F3 and block. Opponent does a D1 and presses another button to go into a string, even though D1 is blocked. You can do 222 into combo in between their D1 and their string for a punish
2 - You F3 and block. Opponent does D1 and blocks. You can continue to pressure after this.
So yea, This is something I have already incorporated into my game. But this is definitely good to get out there for the others.
This is something I have been doing.
I have also been using B3/F4, B12, D3, grabs, instant air soul blast etc. Pretty much anything I want.
Like you mentioned, the F3 is -2, so you cant always guarantee what you will be doing will not be poked out of.
For people who start to D1 or D3 poke you out after F3 stagger, I do armor.
You can also just block in anticipation of their poke. Once there poke is blocked, you can continue to pressure again. There are generally two outcomes in this scenario
1 - You F3 and block. Opponent does a D1 and presses another button to go into a string, even though D1 is blocked. You can do 222 into combo in between their D1 and their string for a punish
2 - You F3 and block. Opponent does D1 and blocks. You can continue to pressure after this.
So yea, This is something I have already incorporated into my game. But this is definitely good to get out there for the others.