So rather than tell me what I'm not understanding, just be a dick head. Shouldn't have expected more.
Since you legitimately made me laugh I'll answer too. It's just awkward to hear people complain about dealing with Kenshi in 2016, especially "Balanced" Kenshi. Your best options are these against the zoning.
Telefurry- it's like -9000 on whiff so you can punish it easily. Teleport characters like Ermac, Scorpion, etc can full combo punish from full screen into vortexes. Characters with fast runs like my girl D'Vorah can run in from 3/4 of the screen away and full combo punish. Zoning characters can get free projectiles. Etc. Neutral duck and eat popcorn while punishing.
OH Slash. Once you're far away waiting to neutral duck Telefurry for free 40% combos on him, they'll use OH Slash. The move looks completely different and is slow so you can react and Run under it to blow Kenshi up from full screen. Even if you land a hit on block, most characters normals and pressure is difficult for Kenshi. Run under it on reaction when getting zoned from full screen.
Soul Push- hits mid so you have to block it. If your close enough to be hit or block this, you most likely have better options with your character than he does. Some characters can easily punish, some it's harder but you'll get pressure. But if it hits you it'll push you full screen. EX is safe, but regular version is yours on block.
Rising Karma- close range tool so it's not what's giving you issues, but also unsafe like everything else.
For a zoning character with a variation specifically designed to zone, it's kinda ironic how bad they made the variation. Almost as if for as safe as he was in MK9, he's just as "unsafe" in MKX lol. Imo it seems almost intentional that Balanced was made bad. For example:
Predator, QC, Kitana, etc have much more dominant success zoning for long durations of a match, for higher damage off of their zoning tools, and are also much safer while having better normals. Very, very questionable design decision which is why you got the "wow really?" types of responses.
Check out your main characters tools that help him/her exploit these gaping holes in Balanced. Lab it. Then with repitition it'll be easy. When I use my main the only time I lose to Kenshi is if I was significantly outplayed, where as other characters you have to hold their bs half of the time wondering if they really outplayed you or abused tools. Just be patient, wait for the right opportunity, and eat breakfast.
