USFIV: XSK Samurai vs Koji KOG - EVO2014 - Capcom Pro Tour 

Samurai disrespect never gets old

Unfortunately you can’t go as nut as t hawk in 6 with Lily😢. Those condor spire are slow in 6

Lily is for gay people

It was people like Koji and Kusoru hat made tournament more fun to watch. They tricked you with unsafe shit over and over until they suddenly do something safe and basic to the point you didn't expect them to do.

Koji knew Samurai was struggling with gimmicks so why not repeat it. Once Samurai started playing cautiously he adjusted

is there two versions of this move? kicks and punches? I dont play Thawk

I guess it was just a glitch in the game? I didn't even notice it when it was live brodcasting.

I think it might be an issue with the video recording. Maybe it skipped the frames that were in yellow

How do you know it was the EX version! :P Anyway, flickering effects sometimes look odd when recorded and played in other mediums. It has something to do with different fame rates, I guess.

Oh fck fr? When did he think that?

@@danimalspoptart he complaint to the referees and moved his chair back. I think it is in the video. The complaint came after he lost.

What else does Hawk have going for him??

sabishiihito good point.

Not necessarily. That play style makes the most use of what T Hawk is good at: dealing damage and taking hits. By doing unsafe moves here and there, he is culling information on his opponent with every interaction, as well as conditioning them into making the moves he wants to punish. Play neutral and rack what damage you can, then when they're in KO range, take what you've learned and punish them hard for it

That's not the point. He's taking advantage of his opponent, not the character. You play to your opponents weakness. He knows Samurai is afraid and not able to consistently punishing. So why stop? He does not owe anyone a proper play style when he knows your weakness. Same thing applies to any competitive sport. Obviously he's doing to adjust. Just watch koji Vs Blanka and still win the supposedly 8-2 match up in blanka's favour

Strategically, with T-Hawk? You have to play with the tools of the character, and melt your opponent's brain. That's exactly what Koji KOG did, and that's exactly why he made top 24 with the worst character of the game in the biggest SFIV tournament.

Playing “strategically” is exactly why Samurai got blown up. Koji gave him no time to think whatsoever and shook him with big reads.