🦾 Arjun’s Air Attacks and How to Counter Them Arjun has several strong air attacks, but he also seems to have some unique weaknesses that you don't often see with other characters 🥋 0:00 — Air Attack Properties His j.LK and j.HK have strong downward reach and hit in 35 frames, making them relatively fast, comparable to Luke’s j.HP His j.HP takes 38 frames, making it slightly slower than j.LK and j.HK For jump-ins from farther away, j.MK is effective, with greater horizontal reach than moves like Akuma’s j.HK ⚔️ 0:09 — Cross-Up Jump-Ins with j.HP Arjun’s j.HP has a substantial hitbox behind him, allowing it to cross up even when he jumps from point-blank range For example, he can use Drive Rush st.LP into a cross-up jump to beat delayed throw tech 🔎 0:14 — Anti-Air Options Against Cross-Ups However, the hitbox itself isn't particularly strong For example, shoto characters like Akuma and Ryu can step back slightly and use st.LP from directly underneath Arjun’s cross-up to trade with him You can also move underneath him and use st.LP or cr.LP to anti-air him, which can often beat his attack cleanly 🛡️ 0:24 — Counterplay for Other Characters Even for characters like Guile, whose cr.HP may not come out in time against a cross-up, there are alternatives: step back and use st.LP, or move underneath Arjun and anti-air with st.LP or cr.LP Examples by character: 🔹 Ed, Bison, Viper: Step back and use st.LP, or move underneath and use st.LP 🔹 A.K.I., Manon: Step back and use st.LP, or move underneath and use st.LP or cr.LP ☛ Even when your usual anti-air doesn't come out in time, adjusting your position and using st.LP or cr.LP can give you a way to deal with Arjun’s cross-up jump-ins

🔥 Learning How Leshar Uses Medium Flash Knuckle to Beat Fuzzy Mashes 🕐 0:00 In-Game Example 🧪 0:04 Training Mode Test When Medium Flash Knuckle is used at tip range, its hurtbox doesn’t move very far forward before the attack becomes active 🔵 Long-range buttons like cr.MK → Can lose if they are pre-emptively placed 🟢 Shorter buttons like 5LK and cr.LP/cr.MP → More likely to trade or lose cleanly 🎯 0:13 Beating Fuzzy Mashes For example, against an opponent who uses a fuzzy cr.MK or cr.LP/cr.MP around the timing when they expect to be able to press after blocking cr.MP tip range → 5MP/5HP 👉 cr.MP tip range → slight back walk → Medium Flash Knuckle at near tip range This makes it easier to get a Punish Counter against their fuzzy button By using Medium Flash Knuckle near its tip range against short-range fuzzy buttons, you can effectively blow up the fuzzy mash

Learning from Leshar: Read Luke’s Tip-Range st.HK Sequence and Punish with Micro-Walk Crouch Block 0:00- Actual match footage 0:04- Training mode testing Luke’s cr.MP → st.HK tip-range sequence from setups such as a corner throw If you read this sequence, respond with a micro-walk crouch block Against cr.MP → st.HK, you can walk forward, block, and punish with st.LP or another fast button Against cr.MP → st.HP, simply walking forward and blocking is enough 0:44- Read the Heavy Seismo backdash punish and use a micro-walk block After blocking st.HP → Fireball or 6MK, the opponent may backdash to avoid your retaliatory button Read this backdash and use Heavy Seismo to catch it If you read the Heavy Seismo backdash punish, don't backdash yourself—instead, use a micro-walk block This lets you block normal retaliatory buttons, while making Heavy Seismo whiff so you can whiff punish it