Just some random tech stuff I've been using that I don't see others use that I want to discuss to revive this a tiny bit
Pretty kick wakeup
Regular - I use this for two reasons. First of all, it lifts her up the ground and therefore you'll only eat a jump punch and fall back down if crossed over. Secondly, it's safe on block and +7 on hit, which many people are unaware of. I like to follow up with 21, throw, or start pressure with 33 if they know to block.
Enhanced - I use this for two reasons as well. Because it's enhanced, it has extended invincibility. It can therefore go through many moves that other wakeups cannot, such as Reptile's forceball setups, Sub's clones, and those who try to back up to whiff punish wakeups. On high-hitbox characters, the last two hits of this move will hit them crouching. Also, it's punishable on block, but no one seems to be aware of this and I cannot think of anyone who has actually punished it.
B1~fake out kick
I just started using this at Dallas but it's been working so far. Yes, I know it's not a true 50/50 with the b12 as you can see the animation and you can interrupt followups after b1, but for those who do not do this it can be a great gimmick. One interesting thing about it though is that because the fake out kick does not utilize the 2 button, it will end on the b1 on whiff, unlike when we mixup with b12 and b1~cutter. They may then try something when waiting for the 2, which you can whiff punish with a f21 or 21.
Air to air jump punch
It honestly bothers me a lot when I see people do an air to air jump punch and just do something like a 2~cutter. Except in rare circumstances where they get out of the range (which you can see visually if you're aware of its range and adjust), you can combo into a 2~lift for an easy 24% midscreen.
Instant Air Ass
I've noticed this for a long time but haven't really incorporated it into my game until recently. An interesting thing about this move is that there's a sweet spot where you can ass high enough to avoid a ground projectile but low enough to still hit the opponent. With enough practice you can figure out where this timing is. I know I've been able to do it on characters like Kano, Sektor, and Quan Chi, but I couldn't give a list for all of them at this point because it's animation-dependent (for example, Reptile's spit comes from his head, so it should not work on him). This can also work with instant air fan, even against Noob's projectiles, but it seems that the window for this is a little bit tighter.
Anti airing with standing 3
A lot of us like to anti-air with standing 2, which is good because it adds and extra 2% to AA bnb's, but due to an increased number of people who like to be dicks and jump kick instead of jump punch, 2 is losing its use as an anti-air. Despite being a frame faster and having better horizontal range, 2 is pretty unreliable against jump kicks. For some reason that I haven't figured out yet, 3 acts like a brick wall against jumps. For those who didn't watch the video of me vs Insuperable that I posted in the MU thread, watch what happens when I anti-air him with this towards the end. It catches his jump kick from like halfway across the damn screen when the animation is nowhere near his kick. I'd recommend people to try this out a little more. As another little thing, I like to throw out 3~fan randomly in up-close games, which will catch people if they try to crossover and is more reliable than doing 33 into 2~lift since the second hit of 33 doesn't always hit airborne.
