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I hit Fujin a month ago then stopped rank because i feel like i need to train more but i'm at 160k prowess and win more than i lose against raijin i struggle against Kishin and won some games against tekken kings would that makes me a true Fujin ? oh and i only play ome character

This video is right on time! I was definitely one of the people that thought they needed to grind harder and it *DID* burn me out. I had to take a hiatus and reframe my thinking for sure. Great video Tricky!!!

Talking about how being hard on yourself poisons any achievement you get is spot on. I'd go so far as to say association and conditioning is THE biggest aspect of self-improvement. If being hard on yourself leads to a positive outcome, you will come to associate that feeling with reward. What happens, though, is you're now conditioned that much more to continue to adopt that mindset because that's what worked for your goal. It eventually saps any happiness you can get because you almost physically can't comprehend a positive mental attitude with accomplishment

This is a lesson I’ve been trying to instill in myself my whole fgc journey. What really got it to set in was shifting my definition of being good at it to mean knowing what I’m doing instead of being better than my opponent. I’m still trash but now I play to test myself and see my progress and it makes realizing I still have things to learn so EXCITING

I think it actually starts with character selection for a lot of people. I think a lot of people follow tier charts or beginner guides to pick a main but Fighters aren't like moba's and I think it's important to enjoy the mechanics/looks/feel of what you're physically doing. Having fun while you're training and having matches changes how you see the grind. I still think it's good to pay attention to what's strong at a "high level" it will be easier to switch when you have a solid foundation.

This is about much more than fighting games. This is about life

I can't watch this. What's with the constant cuts? It's like there is no breathing room between lines

Nah, I'd Improve

Great stuff as always! Thank you!

Daaaang I needed this. As many things that I've won, it only felt good because of the relief of winning, then within the hour, the anxiety of needing that next win to validate myself sets in. Sheesh. I still haven't fully escaped that mindset, but it hilighting it like this at least helps me identify it better. Thanks for this.

I think it's just players quitting ranked at the highest level that they can reach, so when they finally reach the next "color" they stop

Keep up your content! It is very needed! 🫶🏾

100% appreciate what you're saying, and agree.

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Thank for this. You said something that deep down I have already known I shouldn’t do but I think i couldn’t find an alternative action that were kind to myself. Thanks for showing me them.

This video is going too fast for me to absorb any information.....

Wow, never heard of you before (Street Fighter player from across the world); but you've a new fan.

This is actually good advice but I have massive ego issues so I felt compelled to grind ranks (and now I'm stuck because I'm playing against every tekken god's pocket Heihashi when I play an alt but that's a different problem), even though it's a flawed system that don't mean much. And as a consequence I can barely find any fun in the game at all except when I play against a friend. It takes extreme self control for me to play with a mindset of improving myself. But if I fail so much as a sidestep and get punished for it, I feel like I suck, I become absolutely toxic and the main reason I don't break my hardware is because I'm too poor to buy it back if I did. My absolute lack of patience makes me my own worst matchup... gotta work on that. Even winning just makes me feel like I got more lucky than the opponent on 50/50's and abusing matchup knowledge.

I heard someone say this the other day and it struck me as absurdly simple but important: talk to yourself like a friend. Which, I suppose, is predicated on the idea that you treat your friends well, but let's just assume that.

I was legit just thinking about this earlier today ... TH-cam is Reading my mind lol

the title made me think this was a drama video until i saw you uploaded it 😭

I just play to see juri's feet

Wow everything i learned is a lie....nice video

Hey, I have been playing fighting games for 8-9 years now, and I started when I was ~20. I'm going through a lot for the lessons that players go through when they are younger, and as an adult player is see the pitfalls for frustration that younger players can fall into(including ones I've fallen into myself). I think what you're doing is really good, and that a lot of people will benefit from your experiences and perspective. Thanks for posting, loving the channel!

Well I just got accepted into a Master's program for cognitive psychology :) I am definitely trying to up my game when it comes to fighters, so I definitely feel at home on this channel.

Looking at the way T8 has been handled, and finding your channel through those really cool videos you did with Loops, kinda makes me want to play Virtua Fighter more than T8.

love this video. totally agree!

You honorstly right about the whole ranked asecept,i always Saw ranked as a mental gym, Im not sure if can apply to same things. I had bunch of ranked anxiety. But i felt after hearing this from you helped me alot. Like Loving myself

Some GREAT IDEAS 👍🏻 ultra level of detail with a slew of interactive stage elements #VF6

Just remember that the journey is the destination. Rather than focusing on what could be, stay mindful of the present experience

I definitely needed this tricky and I absolutely agree with everything said here

I stopped ranked once i hit platinum with my jamie online. I embraced casuals online and it's a million times better. I now have more fun just like when I do at locals and events. ❤

Thanks for the video. The self-war is endless, without victors and there's no cavalry coming to the rescue. It's fucked up how I can be kind and nurturing to the people I play with and who I want to see improve, and then I turn around and tear myself down to the foundations. Forgot why I even play these games in the first place.

There was a really good Polygon video about beginners picking up fighting games and a section about how players should not just see themselves as win rates. Max Dood reacted to it and also added that people shouldn't feel worse when they lose because there is still a benefit to learning in losses, probably even more so. And also how the archaic nature of many fighting games should incentivise their players more instead of zero sum punishing players who are just learning their games and how players today are still hard pressed into thinking it should be this pointless and painful when in reality people just didn't have QoL back in the day that are generally positives now. Anyway, this is a FANTASTIC video! As much as I love pro tip videos and the like, having more people talk about the holistic nature of the beast is a much needed thing and highly appreciated 🙏

Maaaaaaan I practiced ducking and launching in tekken for like 5-10 minutes because I'm trash at it. Then in literally the next match used multiple times because a law was throwing out stuff i could use it on. Those interactions alone felt better than the win....I understand now the feeling of practice-implemening and its so satisfying.

The rank system in this game is atrocious. Having +/- 3 in a game and not getting more elo if you beat someone higher rank in you is utter dogshit

Sucks for me cause I play better and lock in if I get pissed 😂

Uh thinking too much makes me feel unhappy, thanks for this video ✨

4:59 that part!

To me this feels similar to being a visual artist who is always finding validation of your art, trying to get likes online, publication, or comparing your self to another artist and never being satisfied. Double hating myself being an artist and being a fighting game player

This is the most conscious fgc vid ive ever witnessed, mylady. Keep it up!

This is the most concious fgc vid ive ever witnessed, mylady. Keep it up!

It's so interesting to me how fighting game meta talk will often bring in this strong element of self-improvement and things that even sound a bit like mindfulness at times but it totally makes sense as I've gotten deeper into various games. We play the games to feel good, and we feel good when we win, right? Sure, but I think tangible improvements are what are really thrilling, and tying this to our self-worth is obviously dangerous, especially when expectations of how long something should take don't meet reality. Also I think the facts that our cultures thrive on stories/narratives/legends with discernible arcs and climaxes, and that our sense of time can be really distorted by our emotions, both help to occlude the simplicity of patient, continual growth day-by-day, while continuing to treat ourselves right and not neglect other areas of our life. We all suppress and oppress ourselves in all kinds of stupid ways that we sometimes don't even question, in all areas of our life that we let slide, but I think we start noticing we have to make a change pretty quick when this mentality affects our source of fun. Anyway great talk, sorry for the essay.

I understand what my peers have been telling me now, thank you for this video <3 I really do need to be kinder to myself. Been practicing it recently and it's difficult, but I know that it's possible, one step at a time, chronic depression be damned.

I've never seen your content before, and i have to say, you give one hell of a motivational speech. Thanks so much. Outside of 3 games, I'm not great at fighting games, but i love playing them none the less. It can get frustrating getting destroyed sometimes, but I'm having more than enough fun to keep coming back. I'm generally good against friends, but online, not so much lol. Edit: just wanted to let you know that i subbed to you. Looking forward to seeing more of your perspective on fighting games.

I've had to revisit this a few times since the Twitch stream and it's starting to pay off. You're always such a help. So glad I found your channel.

Amazing video. I have defo been in negative headspaces when it comes to this game feeling like if I'm not winning or can't maintain GoD then I'm trash. But gladly I've not felt like that for a good while. This video defo reminds me that I'm going about things the right way now and I just have to notice fast enough and stop if I slip back. Also I really love this bit 11:03 cause this is super actionable advice. Even noticing something that you should do (let's say a move you newly learned is punishable) but failing to execute the punish is a positive thing in that you've started the process of being able to respond correctly to a situation.

I remember when I realized that taking a break (even a long break) made me stronger it felt like a magic trick. Just so unintuitive based on the grinding mindset I grew up with

If you grind a game to feel better you should stop - playing the game should make you feel good. Getting better is a sideeffect of having fun and learn more about the game