If you make a punish every time against d1 with elbow you are just the bossest titties of all boss titties. In my opinion, this is the equivalent of saying "I poke out of continuous f3 pressure by cage when I don't expect it. Or even I poke out of liu king's b3,1 into b3,1,2 mixup every time, even when I don't see it coming." Yes, there are counters to everything in this game whether you want to admit it or not, however, if im a solid player that does a great job of disguising my intentions mid-match, techniques such as this among many others suddenly become "viable". Hell, ive seen standing 1 into standing 2 into d3 into f3 pressure work for johnny before. On paper that sure as hell dont work, but in practice the opponent stands there like its a frame trap. That sounds like to me that any techniques brought out now are diminished if the frame data says they aren't possible. Cool. Next time when im mileena playing against kabal ill just stand there and eat NDCs because my normals are too slow and I can't jump because his d1 should beat that.
By the same token, if we are to break down techniques saying that it can be countered with this and that then there is no point is discovering anything new as it will be simplified and tossed to the side if that technique can be countered in any way, shape, form, or fashion. Furthermore, if you can execute 1 frame gap punishes in your sleep then why aren't you winning anything. Not speaking to anyone directly, just making a point. This tech (if you can even call it tech) is being treated as if it will turn this matchup into an 8-2 for cage. As per the words of
STB CharlieMurphy 's quote, I should be standing 1 bitch slapped by sub zero if I thought that.
It really brings up something about my old school main liu kang. I mentioned something in a video about f4 playing a valuable role in footsies because of its extreme advantage on hit and being neutral on block. I was laughed at saying b3 was the superior option. It recovers like ass but that's neither here nor there. After the Blades guide was introduced mentioning the f4 you see nothing but "Oh I never thought of that!" and "Great find!" Am I concerned about getting credit? No. But the guy that has 10 posts should be treated the equal of those with 10,000. Ideas come from everywhere and the ones that aren't perfect always have the opportunity to be polished and perfected.
Is that d1 something that rapes reptile? No. But is it something that keeps his funky ass in check? You're damn right.
