J 3rd Strike Compilation

A compilation of "highlight reel" matches by the famous Japanese 3rd strike player, J. Widely considered to be one of the best Makoto players of an older 3rd Strike era, he reached the top 4 of SBO once back in 2004, which included a famous OCV in the semifinals, and won the Shirube 2 special tournament the same year. His style is characterized by taking full advantage of Makoto's crazy mindgames, but also manages to be surprisingly safe and consistent. He did drop off the competitive 3rd Strike radar around 2005, but is still considered one of the original Makoto masters, and his matches will always be worthwhile viewing.
This video is intended to be a 15 minute highlight reel, with emphasis on:
1. Full matches. Not just isolated clips or rounds.
2. A wide range of elite opponents. Not just an extended set of games against the same person, or walkovers over less talented players.
3. Tournament/competitive play, especially Tougeki/SBO. No GGPO/casuals here.
Guide/summary:
0:07 - J (MA) vs. Nuki (ヌキ) (CH), 1st Cooperation Cup, Grand Finals (2002)
1:18 - J (MA) vs. Match (マッチ) (GO), 1st Cooperation Cup, Grand Finals (2002)
2:33 - J (MA) vs. KO (YU), SBO2, Semifinals (2004)
3:58 - J (MA) vs. Boss (ボス) (YA), SBO2, Semifinals (2004)
6:04 - J (MA) vs. RX (UR), Shirube 2 Special Tournament, early rounds (2004)
8:34 - J (MA) vs. Kokujin (こくじん) (DU), Shirube 2 Special Tournament, Quarterfinals (2004)
9:34 - J (MA) vs. Raoh (ラオウ) (CH), Shirube 2 Special Tournament, Grand Finals (2004)
11:49 - J (MA) vs. KO (YU), Shirube 2, Gachi Battle (2004)

[@yELoHQ]

The legendary double perfect vs Kokujin. Watching that like it was yesterday xD

[@r1konTheAutomator]

The original crowd participation in all of fighting games - J during coop cup 1. I wish I could have been there, it's SO hype!

[@Banthis89]

a perfect on RX wow

[@thecrimsonking-3326]

This man has inspired me to main makota with the new 30th anniversary out today

[@alucardcrimson4939]

Wow I forgot I made this with my old account and now I’m just disappointed that the 30th anniversary sucked

[@Fabian-en8xs]

@@alucardcrimson4939 wait, it sucks?

[@alucardcrimson4939]

Fabian Zavala-Ramirez the art collection In the game was amazing but the online match making was bad, it you see the game cheap I would say get it

[@alucardcrimson4939]

@@MilkofMildew Yes it is, but If you have a pc lol

[@furious_malic7808]

this makoto is fucking godlike

[@commandercortez]

Unbelievable....

[@Nickcool1996]

4:05 Wow, that's a nice match.

[@omgyeaXD]

looks pretty insane. being able to take so much health off someone after a command grab.

[@ShortFuseFighting]

omgyeaXD the power of the karakusa is not to be fucked with...

[@sleepingforest8214]

The OG

[@TheIronMoose]

It makes you wonder what this guy could do in ssivae

[@sasquast]

J is God

[@Sakaki98]

Able to keep up with my sfiiits idol, Nica K.O, amazing.

[@PSNMyfoot]

julian12465 that’s KO, not Nica KO afaik, 2 different ppl

[@StayPolishThinkEnglish]

own

[@7kenjo]

Dude iz fuckn beast

[@6Diego1Diego9]

He kinda looks like J Leno

[@Sanexblood]

Too bad he stopped so early 2005 : (

[@DrunkensVision]

To Nuki, Kokujin and K.O. doesn´t like the video xD