B1 has very little blockstun and is 0 on block. Something I found out that was interesting was that if you just keep mashing b1 in Commando/Cybernetic (record the dummy doing it) in a Kano mirror it's hard for some reason to counterpoke him with standing 1 or try to uppercut and you might actually get hit. only d3, d4 and d1 counter it consistently, you can potentially catch some slower characters by doing b1,3 into a combo, or use it as an uppercut/armor bait and simply block. Kano's poking game in Commando and especially Cybernetic should be thought of as something you would do in a 3D fighting game. You just throw out all the moves that are 0 on block or have pusback and see how your opponent reacts, you might backdash or just block or if there is enough pusback maybe just walk back, maybe try to catch them being too aggressive to get in by doing d4-eye laser or set up an ex kano ball cancel for a launch when you know they are gonna counterpoke. The mix-up potential of some characters is so strong that most people just don't wanna think about slowly conditioning someone, they wanna blow through pressure with armor every chance they get and get their own offence going and go for those 50/50's as soon as they think their opponent is gonna block since it's just simple and effective. You can't force your way through someone's defence in Cybernetic, you have to make them do something that they'll regret.
