Annoyed by Cross-ups? Crush them with the Cross Cut Technique! - Street Fighter 6

Here's a bit of fun Street Fighter tech for you! So Cross-ups are annoying, jumping attacks that hit you on the other side forcing you to change your block, and ruining some of your defensive options, but what if you could more easily handle and stop the crossup? That's where the Cross cut technique comes into play. Utilizing tricking the input buffer a little bit, the crosscut is a fantastic way to defend yourself in Street Fighter 6!
0:00 - What is a Cross cut and how does it work?
4:38 - Characters without Uppercuts can use it too
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[@rooflemonger]

Quick guide for today, but one that may very well save your life! Crossups can be very frustrating to deal with in Street Fighter because a lot of normal defensive techniques do not work against them, so its time to use a different technique! The "Cross-Cut" is a way of manipulating the input buffer to your benefit, allowing you to defend against tricky crossups! Strongest with characters who have a traditional "dragon punch" style uppercut, but as shown in this video other characters can make use of the buffering technique as well. So learn whats up, and enjoy!

[@callumdoyle5475]

Thx u for these guides, as a fighting game lover its very hard to get into SF after so many iterations, ur videos are very ressourceful

[@Razor69enu]

Isn't this tech almost useless when you don't sure will it be cross-up or same side attack? Like with some characters both players sometimes don't know which side attack will hit until it actually hit. And as there are no OS property to this tech only use i see it maybe slightly faster to use than reverse dp motion in cases you sure cross-up is coming. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@chairfacenope5836]

Thank you my guy. Any tips for Gief? Is it just ye olde lariat? I find it doesn’t always connect against the cross-up.

[@rooflemonger]

31 videos in the last 31 days, close to breaking my record but also close to needing a day off pretty bad lol. That said still plenty plenty more to come friends! Most of the more "general" guides are now up and made, so gonna get into more character specific stuff soon. Ideally the Honda Tips and Tricks guide should be dropping very soon, with more to come after that

[@scottnotpilgrim]

I don't think anyone would blame you for taking a day off considering this. That said, thank you for all that you do to help

[@Shyningfade]

Very excited for that Honda guide! I know peeps are hating on the big man at the moment, but this is the most fun Honda's ever been and I'm loving it.

[@zerimas_]

ur the goat man, a gift to the fgc

[@rooflemonger]

@@kneelb4chevelleive been doing this for like 7? years. I know burnout very well, been through it more than a few times. Not really near the burnout stage right now, just really tired lol

[@BonsaiBeard]

​@rooflemonger just make sure your drive gauge has time to replenish before you end up spending to much energy by accident 😅

[@IandIMspentI]

You know...from Street fighter IV to now 6, I've never played a character that had a true DP. Now that I'm playing Lily, I just thought to myself *yesterday* that I should probably learn how to do the Cross Cut DP. In comes Lord Rooflemonger hours later with a full guide. What a legend.

[@WhentheBehelitScreams]

Likewise bro, Abel, Nash, and now Manon.

[@SolusCygnus]

Ive been having the most trouble with Jamie and Kimberlys' that keep crossing me up as Manon, so I felt like this was made for me lol

[@jumjumdifferent8698]

Manon crosscut is even harder to do been practicing it also her crosscut df hk in the corner

[@battlericky17]

These videos are helping me out massively. Thank you

[@FallOnFridays]

Im loving the in depth mechanic guides and look forward to more

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

Thanks for all these tips, they're very obscure for someone not familiar with fighting games but make a lot of sense once you explain them.

[@Shyningfade]

Roof, this was glorious. I can see this info being very useful for me in the future. Now all I gotta do is learn how to deal with super fast characters (Juri, Cammy, Lily) going ham on me with lights while I'm stuck in the damn corner and it feels like it's always their turn!

[@Taunt61]

i love it when you call characters "people" or when you say "someone like guile". it makes me giggle like a kid.

[@florianlorenz]

dude you are on a tear with those guides... Thanks for the effort breh!

[@Kfo221]

YESSSS I was waiting for a video like this! More of these please! Maybe motion inputs shortcuts as well!

[@nelic182]

Thanks so much man this cross up stuff was killing me just didn't know how to deal with it, cheers!

[@Infinite147]

Love the breakdown. I saw this be done in previous street fighters and Daigo spamming this move ina match and always wondered how is it emulated consistently. Now I know.

[@kaleidoslug7777]

I've struggled with crossups for so long in this game, I forgot crosscuts are a thing and never really knew how to do them coming from anime fighters. Thanks for the info! Now to practice

[@AmerSDD]

Roof ur on the point in all of u vids , it's unbelievable we love u .

[@rabbyd542]

This is a reason I like Tensho Kicks on Chun. Even though down, down is kind of an annoying input sometimes.

[@Heggo28]

I'm still getting crossed up all the time, even with Tensho Kicks available 😭

[@rabbyd542]

@@Heggo28 Set up a dummy in practice. You have to continually buffer down and wait until the right moment to press kick. This only matters if you made a prediction or in a really tight reaction. You can always try to block and tech the throw that is 80% gonna happen when they land.

[@rykter]

This is amazing stuff! Thank you for the tips!!!

[@WelcomeToFalse]

That cross cut headbutt broke my brain. Thanks for that. 😆

[@S3RVANTofCHI3F]

Wow, Thank you bro! Cant wait to try this with cammy

[@CrowFGC]

Really good content man keep it up

[@robertconrad7376]

Every cammy fight: crossup light jab jab jab jab jab throw crossup jab jab throw throw crossup Exhausting fight every time. But you knew what you were doing with this thumbnail. I approve

[@OmnipotentO]

lol I've known about of this tech for a long time but never actually bothered to learn the input until this video Goes to show even intermediate players like me can learn a thing or two from this channel keep up the amazing work man

[@rooflemonger]

The Rooflemonger helps people out from the beginner level to Evo Top 8'ers. I may be old and washed up but I always got something to teach someone.

[@kusanagiflame]

I was literally just getting demolished by a RYU who was doing this with crossups

[@jasonruff1270]

What was his username

[@akebo92]

Silver 2 guy? I was also getting the same thing. I was wondering why I couldn’t punish the cross with my anti air. Kept whiffing

[@kusanagiflame]

His rank is Bronze. I'm unranked, but his name was LamesJa0. Then I ran into another Ryu that played similarly.

[@alangordon2511]

Ons of my friends does this and either jabs or throws it very annoying down hard punch doesn't stop it and neither does dragon punch

[@barongoni6653]

Mine was a modern jamie

[@thomasdalton5724]

You are a working machine my friend, but I HIGHLY enjoy your work! Enjoy a beer and relax a bit!

[@user-cu7dz4hv5h]

Holy shit i needed this, this is the one thing thats been blowing me up recently in sf6 im late as hell but thank you for the vid

[@BeefisGolden]

damn. IM pretty sure this is going to get me at least one more rank up. Thanks Roof

[@Hacisay]

Roof is a savior. I'll make sure my Lily doesn't suffer from the dreaded cross up anymore.

[@jimdino77]

Thanks for these hidden tips… these knowledge checks make a big difference

[@karmakarp688]

This is a godsend you're the goat

[@MsTacubos]

Before watching this video , I was doing the wrong inputs to stop cross ups . Now , after this tech I constantly punish cross ups . Thank you very much for this video

[@noboty4168]

I needed this.

[@wildman456]

Roofle going wild with these thumbnails bro ☠️

[@colbyboucher6391]

I'm so glad DeeJay has an air target combo practically built to stop this.

[@sailor-doom]

thank you!!

[@CheddarGetter]

for those that don't exactly get it, the input buffer is essentially looking back X amount of frames for a cluster of inputs to determine if a move was input successfilly. So for a DP, its looking for some verion of forward, some version of down, and some verion of downforward followed by punch in the window of frames the inout buffer reads. So for the forward input, upforward/forward/downforward all satisfy that requirement. For down you can have downback/down/downforward. So when you "crosscut", the forward and down come from the first hald of yur half circle back and the downforward comes from the second half since you switched directions you are facing. I think this might have actually been more confusing lol. But anyway, the input buffer is your friend. Learn the quirks and you''l find all sorts of ways to trick it into giving you the moves you want with some weird shourtcuts or buffers off normals.

[@ajambean]

Thanks

[@JaZterification]

Omg this video helped me so much 😊

[@junior1388666]

My man never misses with the cammy thumbnail. No matter whats the subject, her cake will be on screen to make me click on it. Well done lmao

[@rooflemonger]

I deal in the much more boring topic of education, so I will use any means necessary to get you to sit at the table and learn

[@sinisterrain2079]

I am unsure yet what ranks spam this yet in VI, but for V, that video would be: How to get out of Bronze. Thanks again for a neat guide! Will try to apply this!

[@P_OmSa]

Cammy is indeed performing a *cross-up* on the thumbnail: one of the best, in fact. The 🍑s are simply there to "entice", but not to deceive. So, not clickbait. Got it! 😉

[@MetalGoatSolid]

Ty sir

[@Muzakality]

Thanks for the guide. I was struggling with this a bit in matches last night. My opponent was doing them constantly and I am more comfortable with Manon's down-HP normals for AA more than her wheel kick. Can you do one on delayed dive-kicks?

[@TheMrGromble]

I got crossed the hell up by cammy one game and didnt know how to defend it, I was playing Guile too so good to know I dont have to worry about it that much anymore thanks to this haha

[@fugax_vulpes1797]

I'm here wondering if you can do a cross cut with Marisa's uppercut in a similar style as Manon can with hers, but Marisa's is a quarter circle back. Have to try 'cause honestly I struggle with those unexpected jump ins enough to also get folded with cross ups on them too

[@IVISMiLESIVI]

Looked this up because I got cross-upped by a zangief's body splash attack 27 times in a match. This will help thx.

[@BigCreepySleepy]

Great Video ✊🏾 Now when is the Roofle E Honda merch coming?

[@rooflemonger]

haha maybe at some point in the future, just grinding through everything right now first

[@sbkMulletMan]

Just practiced this in the lab, and it's crazy easy to do (in principle; on reaction in a real match is a totally different beast), so thank you for teaching me this tech! And I'm very happy to report that Juri specifically does not have her usual weakness of having her heavy/EX DPs whiff close air-to-air targets. It hits consistently because they're not behind her!

[@ryo-kai8587]

Nice, I wanted to practice this with Juri next time I went to lab. Right now I have the backjump LK muscle memory but backjump air throw, crosscut DP etc are all great options and not letting your opponent cross you up is important.

[@lordronn472]

This KZbinr rocks!

[@rockk78]

Great strategy 👍🏿👍🏿

[@yuurou7927]

YO this is good tech

[@Builimacen]

Hello and Welcome. Thank you

[@rooflemonger]

🙏

[@hannibalchiu1040]

Hello! So I'm new to sf6 and my first ever! I use guile and sometimes in matches opponents tend to do a cross up either after they throw me or as I'm getting up but I don't have enough time to flash kick due to the move being a charge. Any tips that would help me get better against aggressive players?

[@MagikBased]

What would be the best way to cross cut yoga blast?

[@Nugs59]

Cammy thumbnail Me: *Furiously Clicks*

[@juice2090]

Thumbnail game is on point.

[@kempatsu2205]

my Guile does not turn when he kicks up, is the window just super tight for him to turn around while flash kicking?

[@javedgomes182]

What if cammy does a block string into cross up? How do u deal with it after being in a crouch block position

[@Matheus-wz6cp]

thx for all the videos! One general question, when do you think is time to start playing a second character? Will it be confusing or something, thx again!!!

[@rooflemonger]

The time is whenever you feel you wanna do it. Don't worry about overburdening yourself or splitting your time will make you worse at both characters or anything like that. This is month 1 of a game thats gonna be around for the next 6-7 years, certainly not a race. If its fun for you to try out a 2nd character, go for it!

[@ClemPrime13]

Street fighter is so janky when you open the hood.I love it.

[@counterhit121]

This crosscut input commits you to a dp vs a cross up, doesn't it? So if like, it's an ambiguous jumpin and they land in the front, you're eating the dmg. Is there an OS crosscut that will correct to either side? I thought it was like dp, roll to db, and maybe df again.

[@philnomenal1661]

What about kimberly is her hurricane kick viable as a cross cut move?

[@ChocolateFriskyBitas]

Could you do a video explaining charge buffering/partitioning please?

[@Daria-Morgendorffer]

how do you do it with modern?

[@TheOxiongarden]

It's the other way around for the explanation on the DP inputs. The game does not mirror the first inputs (forward and down). It goes like this : When you do half circle backwards, it's forward, down and back while the opponent is crossing you up. So when you do it , the forward stays forward, the down stays down, and as the opponent crosses you up, the back becomes forward. The explanation is as simple and logical as that. You're facing your opponent, so when he's crossing you up, the last bit of the input is reversed, the exact same way your position is inverted. The buffer isn't doing anything special here. It's just the "normal" input for it. For the Manon part, you're absolutely right tho. This time, the buffer holds the input, and then releases it a little bit later when the opponent crosses you up. Those two techniques actually use two different mechanics. Excellent video nonetheless. As always. Keep the good work

[@jaylenthomas6960]

Is it possible to crosscut headbutt with Honda?

[@ZeroEscape2074]

Can you do a video on wake up options? Or have you done one already

[@Thightanic]

Crys in Marisa. I guess it would be kinda nutty to have her whole kit AND a good anti-air. But one can dream

[@Pepinillomaton]

*Cries in Zangief's lariat*

[@goroland6904]

ON another "oh god how do I deal with this" kinda thing, here's a couple ones i struggle with personally: Rushdown characters, when to use and when not to use parry, i have no ideea how to punish Juri in particular, so maybe you can teach us some fancy footwork for at least one of these situations ?

[@tencheenian]

Cammy butt is the best clickbait for all sf6 related video now...

[@Tommy9834]

With this tech, you can now crucify those online warriors who spam crossups, up on a cross.

[@pax630]

yeeeaahh, I noticed you didn't talk about how to deal with cross-ups on wakeup, and I need to know...

[@benjamincaddle2018]

Education education education 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@viktor6814]

hey, so ive been trying to train this on reaction, so im defending crouched while waiting for the opponent to jump (im playing as jamie btw) and most of the times instead of getting the dp o get lvl 1 super, is there a way to not get the super while defending? seems pretty inconsistent to me so far

[@rooflemonger]

Id say to that put on your inputs and look at whats happening, there should be no real way a super comes out unless you are adding additional inputs somewhere along the line. Not sure how you are getting that

[@quintinshinault5522]

Love your channel, has anyone told you you sound like the guy from food wishes

[@Tom-lr3wg]

Hey did you make a club call Giant gorillas,I found it randomly and the person who made it is rooflemonger but idk if that’s actually you 😂

[@usboko73]

Can counter move stop cross-ups?

[@shoganai2545]

Who’s the next combo guide character? Juri with all her fuhas seems interesting

[@notcreativeatall8157]

as a Manon player I thought I was just fucked, or my only option was jump back air to air or something. Great video

[@JeremeSanders]

Have good luck with the cross cut with Jamie until I get to drink 2. Do you think the delay tech you gave for manon would work for DP inputs too?

[@martinithechobit]

Thanks.

[@PayondeAwsome]

The thumbnail... You know what you're doing brother.

[@rooflemonger]

yes, providing an image thats directly related to what is in the video :)

[@Haku15Mitarashi]

... any tips regarding Cross-Cuts for Marissa...? ... I get punished even when I block the cross and somehow still get put into a combo. I would like to just avoid the cross-ups in general now.

[@menma599]

Ist harder too crossup sf6 than sfv? I'm always consistent sfv but sf6 I'm always getin hit

[@andres2625_]

this is gona be big to rank up

[@worldofwaffles]

I have a hard time doing it from crouch any tips?

[@shane3674]

That takes lightning fast reflexes but with practice I’m sure I could pull that off.

[@kramareva7446]

Question: Can you do this using Zangief's lariat or EX Lariat as well?? 'Coz i've always eat the crossup when i do this. Also, can you do this on your wakeup or after your opponent sweep you and do a cross-up?? 🤔🤔

[@gaetanoisgro6710]

That's what i was looking for! Thank you. Btw I'm plat 1 and can't react with dp to jumps-in consistently but ppl in gold ranks can dp/cross-cut etc me 10/10 😅 is there a god training i can do to improve on that aspect?

[@SlCKNESS_]

Make sure you have V-Sync turned off and input delay reduction turned on. Also, there's literally a setting for (practicing) anti-airs in the training options. If you're still struggling don't worry. It gets easier the more you practice it.

[@shortfatbigfoot]

As a Zangief player what would you suggest?

[@chanbenyamin3527]

This works on leverless too?

[@rooflemonger]

I recorded this whole video on a leverless controller, so yes!

[@wittledragon1314]

Anyone got any ideas for marisa anti-air? Her crosscut doesnt work more than half the time and she does not have good anti-air buttons at all. Not to mention that if I go for crouch heavy while in neutral trying to do footies and they jump over i tend to get heavy dima or I end up getting level 1-2 super. If I use a char like juri, I can get anti-airs 100% of the time with no mess ups.

[@E1iteWolf]

For Marisa I don't think there's any reliable anti air. Cr HP only works on same side. The QCB punch only works at a certain range and therefore isn't good against cross ups. Her jumping MP into MP is good but again that's not really what you are looking for. I think this is just a limit of the character. Perhaps we have to drive rush under the enemy to create some distance instead and fish for Cr HP or QCB punch (OD is air invincible but spacing is required).

[@katajiro8178]

Wouldn't 621 work just as well as the half-circle?

[@amon37]

What is Marisa's move to defend against this? I'm getting wrecked by cross ups, especially cammy

[@armoredsquirrel946]

i cannot make this work with chun li, always anti air to the wrong side and get punish :c

[@ivn_fgc8005]

So the characters with a 2hp anti air cant deal with cross ups?

[@rooflemonger]

For the most part, if a normal is your primary anti-air then you will struggle. The only normal so far in SF6 I have seen that can still deal with crossups to a degree is Lily's crouch HP

[@jakobmann1497]

Yesterday a juri player tried to cross me up and I tried to anti-air with zangiefs level 1. To my surprise the super actually switched sides ... I still got blown up cause I was in the corner and the cross up landed same side 😅

[@MaximumCarnage-]

You really like Cammy's butt lol. Seriously though, keep cranking out these top tier vids man.

[@Kwisatz-Chaderach]

BIG ROOFS!

[@RandomDude647]

do other fighting games like guilty gear have this too or just street fighter?

[@rooflemonger]

all depends on how a game reads inputs. This is most famous for street fighter specifically

[@greysenpai6749]

Damn this is so helpful. I always did for ryo but couldn't explain it. Never knew about for Manon and the charge characters tho. This will help me so much with charge characters like guile. I've always faced issues with this