struggled for a long while to get asuka to bushin rank. her jab being bad (bad range and tracking, minus on block) is a major obstacle so don't rely on it like other characters rely on jab, just be patient with her and poke with her other tools. i abused her punch sabaki as many opponents don't have matchup knowledge against it. her f2 isn't as reliable in old tekkens since KBD was nerfed overall to create distance for the whiff opportunities (asuka has a particularly bad KBD in t8 since it doesn't cover much distance compared to other KBDs) so the strat for F2 for me as been reading the opponent into SS then into F2 for the whiff punish. going gorilla mode with asuka's new naniwa powerups is a valid way to play her. it gets really ridiculous what kind of offensive pressure she now has at the wall with this move set. asuka for me has always been about clean, fundamental play and reading your opponent. she also lets players simplify defense (powercrush, cancans, SS 2, db1,2, reversals) so their brain power can be focused on neutral tekken play and conditioning the opponent into making mistakes. also, asuka oki setups and WR 1+2 movement cancels is super stylish to party mode against her opponents, haha.
Absolutely great work, looking forward to the next video!
Thanks juicy for the video & showing off how “Cool” Asuka is
JUICEY BOI THE GOAT!!!! I plan to use this guide to deal with her silly ass hahaha. Good stuff as always brother.
struggled for a long while to get asuka to bushin rank. her jab being bad (bad range and tracking, minus on block) is a major obstacle so don't rely on it like other characters rely on jab, just be patient with her and poke with her other tools. i abused her punch sabaki as many opponents don't have matchup knowledge against it. her f2 isn't as reliable in old tekkens since KBD was nerfed overall to create distance for the whiff opportunities (asuka has a particularly bad KBD in t8 since it doesn't cover much distance compared to other KBDs) so the strat for F2 for me as been reading the opponent into SS then into F2 for the whiff punish. going gorilla mode with asuka's new naniwa powerups is a valid way to play her. it gets really ridiculous what kind of offensive pressure she now has at the wall with this move set. asuka for me has always been about clean, fundamental play and reading your opponent. she also lets players simplify defense (powercrush, cancans, SS 2, db1,2, reversals) so their brain power can be focused on neutral tekken play and conditioning the opponent into making mistakes.
also, asuka oki setups and WR 1+2 movement cancels is super stylish to party mode against her opponents, haha.
thank u for this video !! I cant wait for Reina🤭