This is the WORST ADVICE you can get in fighting games.... 

"Just block" is GREAT advice in the right context. A LOT of people I play against in MANY games REFUSE to NOT wakeup with shit and they eat meaty and I almost NEVER have to mix them because they get hit my mids as oki.

So what you're saying is just mash?

I think it’s bad advice in the long run buts it’s good/typical beginner advice. Like how somebody says “don’t jump”. The advice is typically geared towards a player who literally only does the opposite of that. Like a new player to street fighter who only moves via jumping and is constantly anti aired or somebody who only tries to wake up dp.

0:34 we just gonna ignore that

People see Go1 “just block” and think it’s good advice for all games. The only reason it works in DBFZ is cuz offense (usually) gets worse the longer it goes on cuz you spend your assists. In games like GG, if you wait for a character to end their turn on purpose, you are going to wait forever, because every char has ways to reset pressure infinitely, by their self. Defense has to be active in order to be effective

3:44 WAT?? Holy shit man 😂

I think "learn when/how to block" is the better advice.

I mean, this is the type of advice that is quite helpful, but only at the very lowest level of players. Kinda like "don't jump" or "never shield grab"

I think the difference between just block and press buttons on wake up need to be emphasized more. A lot of people take "just block" as not doing anything, while in context there could be a lot of things going on within a few frames. This is a great video though, awesome stuff LK

"Just block" is just to broad and like you said, needs context. If you keep getting hit by safejumps for example, you can say "just block on wake-up and stop getting hit by my jH, then I might do something different", but if you take that "just block" advice too seriously it can make you extremely passive and never challange or try to escape situations that you could have disrespected.

Blocking is a good way to learn how different characters try to pressure but it isn’t a good way to win.

"Stop mashing so much" isn't even that much more specific but it probs covers most of "Just block" 's usage and is infinitely more helpful and less snobish

Just block can encourage people to put themselves in bad situations like unnecessarily taking pressure and at least don’t get hit makes you think about avoiding dangerous scenarios on defense

the thing about "just block" being said to a non decently skilled player, is that even if they tried attacking back after they do a basic combo against your block, they'd just get fucked up way more times than not which makes the main or only rthing to do is "just block". Unless you have enough meter for a teleport or just get grabbed anyway that's what it was like when I came back to fighters after a long time and play dbfz

And that's why I prefer to be more direct with advise.

For beginner this advice " Just Block " can be good... Specially in Dbfz for learn blockstrings. And i say that for my experience in fg when i was young i'm jumping and mashing all over the time and one day someone say to me " just block " be patient and " punish " ... That help me a lot so i'm not really agree with this video :/

Just block was the mantra of xanadu back in the day lol, all those cvs2 ogs

DBFZ is a bad example for this considering players like Johnathantene, Nitro, and of course GO1 win primarily on the back of their defense. It is relatively easy to block in DBFZ compared to other fighters and can literally win you games outright, which is why it is frustrating when most refuse to do it and instead play RPS not caring if they win some, lose some. The general mentality of the average dbfz player REQUIRES "just block" to be said because it is the one thing holding most decent players back. For other games, yes it is bad advice.

Also, I had the newcomer mentality until relatively recently. If you aren't absolutely clear in your intentions, they will take advice the wrong way. This includes BOTH "just block" and "Just block is bad advice." They could take this as "blocking isn't necessary." I'm not sure you are clear enough that this is not what you are saying. You may feel you are, but trust me people need things spelled out sometimes.

I def understand what lk was sayin I think the better advice is just block SOMETIMES so you are mixing your options up and not doing the same thing over and over

You're a great teacher LK

These vids are dope!

0:33 Can we talk about that JL really quick?

It's bad advice, but it might be a good answer depending on the question.

On everyone's introduction to a fighting game it's important to just focus on improving your blocking for sure. The way you block is different in every game, so that's the most important thing when you're learning. Going forward it's absolutely context based whether you just block or not, but blocking itself is a fundamental skill that you need to just get down in general, which I think is why people say "just block." Get the blocking down first, and then actual punishes and responses will come.

The worst advice to give in fighterz "If you block in lag you won't get hit"

0:33 are going to ignore that gotenks conversion??

i like these vids, they're real good for helping people understand things like this. when's the "favorite/least favorite thing to hear on commentary" video so i can link it to people who think "ooh, they don't know the matchup" is anything but trash tier commentary

You should learn to handle pressure and that means just block imo I see too many hyper aggressive players now a days that crumble if they have to hold block for more than a couple of seconds. It’s also easier to learn what’s safe and unsafe when you focus on blocking, this teaches you proper punishing as well. you can learn a lot faster with a defensive/punish only style than the guy that is worried about getting the first hit, most damage, applying aggressive pressure etc. You can pressure you opponent by walking them back and blocking, especially in lower ranks where ppl don’t know how to deal with this other than too throwing something out.

Could you maybe do a vid on how to properly teach someone/help them get better? I’ve been kinda leaving my friends in the dust on my road to being able to play tourneys and when I beat one of them in a long set a few weeks back, he accused me of using him for free wins and I felt bad. Also, I have a sparring partner that is better than me and he does this weird thing where he will lose to me when I finally beat him and then he’ll say “Okay let me play serious now” and it’s really annoying and makes me feel like he’s playing me purely to fuck around, and when I ask for advice it’s really vague, so if you made a video on how to properly teach people maybe he would see it and take notes lmao.

Learn when to find an opportunity to counter hit

Alright... but what else are you supposed to say then? Personally, I've never heard and have never told anyone to "just block" against someone like Broly. This advice is given to newer players that get hit on wakeup from sliding/lvl 3, characters without mix like ssj goku, safejump, because they're reflecting on every wakeup, etc.

Honestly I think Just Block is on the same tier as "Don't Get hit" in terms of being trash tier advice, they're both very simple minded ideas that state the obvious, and in no way help a player think about their gameplay in terms of specifics. Someone being given either piece of advice is more likely to just go "No shit" rather than being given any practical ways to apply those ideas. You might as well not give advice at all if you're gonna just say either of those two things.

But I mean what if I really just aint blockin tho?

If someone says 'just block' to me while I'm facing Z Broly, I would just be confused.

My boy hit me with "just whiff punish" the other day in a matchup I had literally never played lmao

When i was reading the title i was literally joking to myself saying just block and thats what it was LOL

0:34 that is TRASH advice. Literally at the exact time gotenks rehire bar dock backwards

This is a BIG thing in smash, people will say to “just shield it” when really you should be trying to jump away, spotdodge etc. Shielding/blocking is a bad habit for most players.

I think I faced 2b sweet the other day not sure

But what about.... "Just block....better"

S/o to all the melty blood player that constantly tell you to just block

Teen gohan has solo mix?

I have an Idea. I know it has no correlation with the video but hear me out. What if the c assist that goes in the air(or all c assist but it would be too much) could be cancelled if the opponent makes you block a projectile or a physical attack while the c assist is doing his little animation at the beginning like the ki blast of Baby. The reason I think it's good is because that would significantly lower the number of players that play only c assist UI Goku, gogeta and vegeto since it's not as good as it were before and that would make them actually spend time in the lab to train with the other assist instead of just throwing it neutral. That won't change anything in combos but it will change the way they play in neutral instead of being a winning neutral tool. Of course if the c assist has already finished the animation and that he has already appeared it will still come out no matter what.

This video is exactly what I needed to hear. The only advice I get from people who pop into my stream is just block....

My default answer to auto combo complaints.

Next it will be “just don’t play the game”

How was SSJ goku down medium good or better than Other characters down medium I played season 2 DBFZ but I don't know why it got nerfed?

So we're not gonna talk about how gotenks really just punched the air and comboed bardock? No? Ok...

dont press buttons

Maybe this one is just block

just win bro , is not that hard stop losing

Sorry Master... But I must block just this once.

It’s time for just block isn’t it?

Hey Lordknight, love your vids! You sometimes talk about 'neutral structure' in your analysis vids, can you explain what you mean by that?

Just get good

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Looking at you UI and Z Broly defenders...