Protagonist_1
Noob
One of the most difficult parts when it comes to fighting games is not only learning the basics, but engraving fundamentals in your gameplay early so it becomes second nature. The video below shows Gootecks doing an excellent breakdown of SFV, teaching pro wrestler Xavier Woods the basics of Street Fighter.
It's important to watch this because what Gootecks is doing is developing Xavier's fundamentals before getting into the details of the game. Notice he did not teach him combos, only tools to use in the neutral game.
This is generally how a beginner should approach any fighting game, not only Street Fighter. As a player picking up a new fighting game, you need to know the spacing, and movement of your character, their tools, and add more and more as time goes on. The initial goal shouldn't focus much on losing or winning, but your development as a player.
I would suggest watching the whole video, but to skip straight to the breakdown go to 4:08
Important things to note:
-Notice how gootecks sets a gameplan, and works backwards
-Notice how he gives Xavier a few tools to work with. This prevents overwhelming him with too much information. (less is more)
-Notice that Gootecks did not teach him combos
-Notice that that Xavier was not taught to jump/discouraged from jumping
-Notice how Xavier was taught to walk forward in neutral to pressure the opponent in the corner
-Notice how well Xavier does in the first round of his match
-Notice how Xavier's opponent panics when put in the corner and goes for unsafe options
-Notice how nerves affect Xavier in the third match. Keep in mind Xavier performs in front of thousands and yet even nerves get to him playing online.
-Notice that Gootecks is impressed on how well Xavier does and is able to identify where he went wrong. Winning or losing wasn't a factor, only development of neutral was observed.
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