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[@Whurlin]

"Chicago Punish" sounds like everything EXCEPT a fighting game term.

[@terrybriggs6649]

Funny enough I've shamefully been doing this my whole life without knowing theres a term for it lol

[@Exmachinagamma]

🤣

[@luan.galaxy]

@@terrybriggs6649 Same, except not in fighting games

[@dropkickpherby6994]

@@terrybriggs6649 yeah...yeah this term alone is why I've never surpassed Demigod in MK11

[@AkinaSpeedStarsAE86]

Sounds like something a villain from my hero acadamia would shout.

[@griffnuts]

The FGC historian doing gods work.

[@michaelromeo9567]

I don't know who are these "Historians" but it''s a shame that they deleted one of the most important part of Fighting game History: First time you you Heard about Ukemizeme + Okizeme First time you had Just frame moves. Wall bounces/OTG/Nitaku/ ABARE/ Moral/ CD fuzzy. Inashi/Sabaki etc.. The game that invented Mid High Low categories ( and so much other stuff..) : 💖VIRTUA FIGHTER!💖

[@MrXBOCAX]

@@juanlopez8525 Some stuff can be local, while most of the stuff in there are actually techniques or mechanics that exist in the game. At the end of the day there's more than one way to say something because that's how language works, but it's cool to see stablished somewhat "official" terms. I remember searching for what the hell a meaty was for fucking days when I started playing. No one really tells you that. Now with this dictionary and more and more people getting into FG's, that's just amazing!

[@MrXBOCAX]

​@@juanlopez8525 But they don't mean something specific in a game, mate. I get what you mean, but let's say there's more essential stuff in there which you need to learn what it is in order to do or just to understand the game in a deeper level. I personally don't know what the first two you mentioned mean, and god like has been used in pretty much every game. Anyways, I suppose you can suggest stuff, I'm just not sure how would that enrich the dictionary there. Let's say everyone in the FGC says: "Wow that did so much damage!" Do you think damage should be there? You see what I mean?

[@Zangelin]

@@juanlopez8525 None of those terms are fighting game terms though.

[@pokehybridtrainer]

I was wondering why I haven't seen them with a new video in awhile. Good stuff.

[@Kathanis]

When Max yelled "SEX KICK?!" YT cut immediately to an ad and I lost my shit

[@squirrelthegamer8483]

Samee! 🤣

[@FlappableElf]

That happened for me too and my ad was a smash ad 😂

[@King_Luigi]

Max: *"SEX KICK?!"* KZbin: _"...goodnight everybody!"_

[@biohazard724]

Me too

[@Felerighsth]

sAaaame XD

[@Shad809]

I LOVE that the videos are also embeded into the site itself, rather than just being a hyperlink to KZbin ones

[@KaminariHouse]

Me too man. That's something that's practically non-existent nowadays. I remember when that was normal.

[@SHINBAXTER]

FUTURE PROOFED =)

[@pirateclick1d169]

YES!!+

[@lydianlights]

@@KaminariHouse ok

[@MethodiaLordae]

Revolutionary.

[@nazithatcumming1670]

Commie

[@holysoap6255]

Revolutionary.

[@mediumrarebeef8426]

Liberal

[@holysoap6255]

*Sips monster* Liberal.

[@thedocmmd1366]

REVOLUTION!

[@gatsuberserk4227]

Let's remember that one time a tekken player sent a tweet to Stephen King by mistake about Tekken and the dude was amazed by the language on display.

[@CharlesPlaine]

That was a wild day lol.

[@MugenHeadNinja]

Damn I need too see this now

[@syd.a.m]

Doot so I get notified in case someone drops a link. That sounds amazing, ngl.

[@2F4M73]

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[@PolarPhantom]

I also need this source.

[@braintrope4736]

I was 100% certain that “Sex Kick” was gonna be mentioned at some point in the video lol

[@bloodylegend5176]

I was waiting lol

[@2-tone989]

I was definitely waiting for that 🤣🤣🤣

[@Exmachinagamma]

I've never heard of that term😄

[@2-tone989]

@@Exmachinagamma how I explain it is when the attack 1st hits it's strong, but afterwards it's still an active hit but not as strong

[@indigo4740]

Isnt that a smash bros term

[@coreywhite3422]

Max learning that smash players call Mario and Link's Nairs "Sex Kick"s is the funniest fucking part of this entire video

[@skrillathrilla52]

was Fox's first I’m pretty sure

[@abbacchio2502]

There are plenty of sex kicks in smash actually, Captain Falcon's knee is one of them

[@skrillathrilla52]

@@abbacchio2502 no sex kick refers to the specific pose the character is in, er go falcon knee is not one, they also dont have sweet spots

[@NightmareSnake]

I am pretty sure DK's Back air is referred to as that as well, it was the first time I heard it.

[@abbacchio2502]

@@skrillathrilla52 This is just wrong. Yes the name does come from those poses, but in Smash the term is also used to refer to *any* attack who shares the unique qualities of Mario/Link's nair "Sex Kick - A certain style of aerial attack in Smash Bros. where the character politely sticks their leg out and holds that pose for a long amount of time. Sex kicks have very fast startup and a huge amount of active frames, making them great neutral tools for approaching, since a hitbox is basically always active as you're flying through the air." Captain Falcon's knee fits the criteria, it has been known as a sex kick for a long time.

[@rockey_exe]

this is something the FGC needed

[@TlelocGaming]

I totally agree with you

[@muadibadder3345]

Yep

[@klammyvagikarp7578]

The final few seconds of this video is what it needs even more than the guide.

[@Dracobyte]

Shout out to Infil (@Infilament) who created this FGC Bible.

[@VVheeli]

Every community needs a version of this.

[@PAPride95]

I just saw Sajam's vid on this yesterday, but it bears repeating: this is fucking _incredible_ work by, for the most part, one person with some collaborators for video examples. This is great for the _entire_ fighting game community, not just beginners - even longtime veterans like Max can benefit from it. Truly incredible.

[@kR-qj7rw]

Information should always be shared

[@BurnedRetinas]

"American Reset" describes my combo philosophy over the last 24 years

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

I remember trying to make this a couple years ago and gave-up after about 25 pages 0_0

[@pottedplant37_]

I remember going through this once every 6 months.

[@aminasudi7844]

@@pottedplant37_gay?

[@logandunlap9156]

coward

[@paijwa]

Coulda made bank

[@ThePunishersRevenge]

I can finally understand Woolie when he talks about fighting games.

[@MrBolioman]

"Happy birthday" was a WIERD revelation for me the first time I heard about it.

[@funkyme21]

Lol how about getting a Merry Christmas?

[@MrBolioman]

@@funkyme21 Yeah! Merry christmas sounds even WEIRDER. But at least I learned some of the lingo after some time. Happy Birthday came out of nowhere for me. I was just watching a skullgirls tournament, and everyone started screaming HAPPY BIRTHDAY! in a middle of a combo. I legit tough it was the player´s birthday or some crap like that.

[@41tinman41]

What about a Happy New Year?

[@taterslam0573]

Is there a “Happy Kwanzaa” in a fighting game?

[@MrBolioman]

@@41tinman41 This... is actually the first time I hear Happy New Year, Is actually a thing? xD EDIT: "Kill 3 characters at once" huh? Interesting. I learned "Double Sundae" as well... damn!

[@SlicingDicingGamingENT]

"Chicago Punish" took me out because I'm from Chicago and when I started playing SF4 that's all I did 😂😂😭

[@_dantheman_8535]

Infil is an absolute god, I remember a few years back when he came out with the amazing ki guide. A gift to the Fgc!

[@epsilon1572]

His KI guide is so fuckin good

[@ShouVertica]

I thought he finally got a sitter lol.

[@Clos93]

As someone who plays 2d fighters mostly, the Tekken terminology is on a whole other level...

[@ejjk-11]

As a tekken player, ikr?! 😂

[@ozenoya8167]

Korean back dash lol

[@melvinshine9841]

@@ejjk-11 Counter hit launcher, multiple moves considered "Snake Edges" and "Hellsweeps", "unseeable" lows, orbitals, homing, tracking, crouch dashes, high/low crushes, stagger lows, launch punishable, I didn't know what most of this shit was in context when I started actually learning Tekken. I was so confused when I first heard the phrase "launcher" being applied to a move where the opponent didn't actually leave the ground.

[@PAPride95]

@@melvinshine9841 Tekken, for good or ill, has evolved its own _language_ of lingo and terminology unique to it. Lots of successful fighting games naturally have this happen, of course - just check the Street Fighter or Guilty Gear sections of the glossary - but nothing quite like Tekken.

[@CD-ek3iq]

@@melvinshine9841 🍗

[@Lucas-db2jq]

Some of these sound like eccentric drinks. Or maybe even passwords you tell the bartender before he takes you down to the basement where the secret Resistance movement meetings take place. I love it.

[@gcomastah]

You ask the bartender for a Mexican Uppercut so he'll take you to the Melty dungeon.

[@Zekrombest]

I was the one who recorded the Taunt Jet Upper clip for the website! Sick to see Maximilian mention the move (albeit not the video). Had to do so many retakes to get the input history that I felt was cleanest. The creators/helpers for the glossary didn’t specify it but I insisted. Doing a TJU is one thing, recording it with super clean input for demonstration is a whole different Infil’s website will be so helpful for so many people. I can just imagine the grand scale of popular FG streamers that will link to it via their bot or whatever.

[@deafmelonex6983]

Good job dude, thanks for contributing!

[@ajshiro3957]

bro, I'm so glad this exists. I hear these terms and think to myself, "i would like to use these terms and talk to friends about them." thank you whoever made this.

[@cagedcoco1681]

Godsend, really

[@Andre-eu2jv]

Dude they need to make a book out of this. I know a little fighting game slang since I've been playing fighting games all my life, but this is awesome, i can learn more about fighting games. I'm definitely going to donate.

[@44R0Ndin]

Add QR codes to the book that link to the videos.

[@way2creative]

Litteraly explaining fighting games to a friend, with a buddy as support and he said something about a Negative Edge and I said "WTF Is a Negative edge"

[@seishinaozora5839]

Surprisingly, TFH of all games has a great tutorial that also includes Negative Edge.

[@hyliandoctor]

@@seishinaozora5839 the pony game? It what?

[@seishinaozora5839]

@@hyliandoctor It teaches you *Negative Edge.™*

[@nashmishah6064]

Negative Edge™ is like when you edge someone, but negatively. You know. p.s: i know nothing about fighting game.

[@JaboodyEnthusiast]

@@nashmishah6064 They just call that molestation in my country lmao

[@mageking860]

Finally I can learn all of this just to forget it when I get in the game.

[@AveragGamer1]

Sometimes I don’t really understand fighting game lingo so this really helps. I need to check on this soon

[@MajinErick]

3:52 This was because gamers did failed Dragon Punches back in the day because the move was so new. They would end up doing a crouching fierce.

[@themasterblaze7563]

Max learning that Sex Kick was an actual term made my day.

[@Zachary_Sweis]

Max just came up with a new word. Self-Depreciating Joke: A joke that loses its value over time.

[@MrXBOCAX]

Aren't they all?

[@Zachary_Sweis]

@@MrXBOCAX Nope

[@monkakonga4305]

@@MrXBOCAX yes

[@stetson_elam]

As someone who adores fighting games but has never caught on to the lingo, this is a godsend.

[@master-e8286]

The FGC Bible dude this is fucking amazing

[@aymen_b1267]

Imagine a new Smash player just trying his best to understand what the heck "Sex Kick" is.

[@dancinginstarlight8390]

Chicago Punish, Mexican Uppercut sounds like this Hero Academia shit

[@Lucrio40]

Dood, how you going to deprive us of the history of Mexican uppercut?

[@dashi-musashi351]

This is one of the coolest things ever, I’ve spent about an hour already just going through the terms and watching all the example videos. I also like how it labels mechanics/terms that are used for multiple fighting games with their logos.

[@OverlordAblade]

Thanks for showing us this, I really needed a site like this since two of my friends are always talking about fighting games and never explain what the hell they are actually saying. Thanks again.

[@ReallyBigBadAndy76]

Infil is a hero. His KI guide was an amazing achievement and this is a tremendous piece of work. The man loves fighting games and the FGC and his contributions to the KI forums over the years just elevated the knowledge of anyone reading them.

[@DeadEye364]

I would be perfectly happy with watching Max geek out over this whole thing for like an hour.

[@DrMario-]

Reminds me of when I got into competitive Melee and browsed the heck out of ssbwiki for things like wave dash and everything else.

[@ShelbyAQD]

I am genuinely thrilled about this. I've gone looking for explanations of fighting game terminology more times than I can count.

[@NUMIIPLAYS]

The only time i ever remember hearing the term the "sex kick" was from an old vid of the superbestfriends brawl vid with woolie trying to show off the "sex kick" with Samus in smash melee i believe.

[@Exmachinagamma]

I brushed it off, thinking he'd just made it up for the vid turns out its a thing😄

[@PAPride95]

If I recall correctly, it was Samus's standing up-tilt, where she does a full-ass standing split. That's a pretty sexy kick, TBF.

[@merutosan8]

So THAT'S WHY there was a cheese icon?? My childhood game explained when I'm an adult omfg

[@rodney5476]

Excellent guide, thanks Max!

[@Richy0326]

BRB, looking up option select. Thank you sharing this with us Max :D

[@usamimi-no-majo]

As I've just recently been getting into fighting games(like actually trying them, it's been very fun), this is...pretty fucking fantastic, not gonna lie. Bookmarked immediately.

[@cable2590]

next step would be the etymology of the words. I'd love to know how these terms developed in some dank arcade somewhere. Kind of like the origin of the phrase "no johns" being a story in itself.

[@ilovemesomevideogame]

Sad thing is, some of them originated from hearsay and "in the moment" talk that was lost to the sands of time. It can probably be done, but it would take a lot of research

[@tpatt513]

On Pretzel Motion, this is incredible and long overdue. I've been playing fighting games since the early 90s that it's crazy that the classic video game magazine companies did not thought about this during that time.

[@leterops4262]

I'm linking this to so many friends. Thank god this is a thing and it has branching info and not new tabs so its simple. Love this

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

This brings me back to the day when I discovered specialized wikipedias like Encyclopedia Dramatica and the CWCki.

[@KnightsDisillusion]

Somthing i absolutely love is that they have videos for each term for visual learners.

[@DoubleDragon5180]

RIGHT! That’s the best part about it IMO

[@shane3674]

THANK YOU so much for uploading this. As someone who’s becoming a fighting game enthusiast, I still have much to learn in terms of the lingo. I will use this like the Bible.

[@skydragonx8]

This glossary really is super helpful and amazing, definitely love it!

[@reke9942]

These names sound like something Allmight would come up with. "Chicago Punish!!!!" I love it!

[@juansnowgaming]

My street fighter skills are gonna be on point after this You’re a huge inspiration to me and my gaming channel

[@KenshiSakura]

Saw this comment so I'll sub and check you out owo

[@Richard-Espanol]

Love the channel name lol

[@DarksydeX75]

Aaaaaaand favorited. This is crazy useful. Thanks Max!! That dude put a lot of work into this.

[@Awenevis1]

This glossary is godlike! Thanks for highlighting it Max!

[@giovannihama818]

Chicago Punish: now THAT'S THE THUGGERY that Woolie said back when lmao

[@brendanb2982]

Max hasn't scored this many predictions since the Sephiroth gameplay reveal lmao

[@Shendue]

I've seen fighting games lingo dictionaries online, but never with such a clean presentation and even video examples. It's super clear.

[@Vyrlokar]

Instantly bookmarked. Thanks Max and Infil!

[@ManuKazu11]

I don't understand any of this jibberjabber but i love seeing Max this happy! xD

[@nakedbeekeeper9610]

Man, i imagine a beginner scratching his head at that definition of footsies and poke lol

[@fredjutras5510]

first time I heard DP in a match commentary I was so confused lol

[@nakedbeekeeper9610]

@@fredjutras5510 you were like "where are the peepees and the poopoos?" lol

[@CanalNewbie]

I'm kinda new to the fgc and nearly 60% of everything casters say I can't understand. The worst is understanding combos. I'm still trying to understand in GG why the Sol's Forward Heavy Slash is a "6H"

[@TheBriguy1998]

@@CanalNewbie H refers to the button used to perform the attack, Heavy Slash, hence the H. 6 refers to the direction you must hold on the control stick to perform the attack. Assuming the character is facing right, it you picture a number pad with the character at the center with the 5 right over top of them, the 6 is in front of them, indicating the forward direction. Similarly, Neutral Slash could be referred to as 5S, and Down Dust could be referred to as 2D.

[@nakedbeekeeper9610]

@@CanalNewbie down-back is 1, down is 2, down-forward 3, forward 6, up-forward 9, up 8, up-back 7, back 4, neutral 5.

[@Jeffmetal42]

I checked out the site after you posted this. After a couple mins in, it changed KoF for me in a big way. I'm going to spend a lot of time reading through all of the terms for the FGC. Really well done and really, REALLY informative. 👍

[@gameplayah250]

Evo Moment 37 is in the glossary. *Perfection.*

[@parker9870]

i hope more unique smash terms come around, we have a lot of really funny ones that aren’t on there right now. also the sex kick is called the sex kick because it’s a very common animation for a kick that’s used for smash that “starts off hard and ends soft” hence the name sex kick. also doctor mario has a reverse sex kick and i think that’s funny :)

[@esoteric7990]

Shulk players be like: "This is my time"

[@demonthekid718]

Wait...there a fighting game dictionary? WHY I didn't learn this in school!?

[@InspectorChairLeg]

@Eevee * Hmmmmm maybe they were in a rival school...

[@tylermann4004]

@@InspectorChairLeg probably at the lin kuei academy

[@demonthekid718]

@Eevee * Where do I sign up? Lol

[@justyourfriendlypebble8943]

@@InspectorChairLeg good damn joke lmao

[@webbowser8834]

prolly because this site only existed as of a few days ago? This is bleeding edge FGC stuff.

[@damiens4601]

This is incredible , thanx for the vid !

[@gido0471]

This is great! I went over alot of fighting terms. I think I'm ready for evo commentary.

[@charleslee8313]

I was watching this whole video, thinking to myself "Where was this link, back when I was in school?"

[@nintendowolf]

We need more of these type of videos lol

[@MattSipka]

I love fighting games but not enough to understand all the lingo. This is a true blessing

[@KillaBryx]

That's amazing. I learned many terms from watching FGC Tourneys. The announcers would just say a certain term over and over and eventually you link it to the action seen on screen. I played a lot of fighting games at the crib counch coop style so unless my boys coming over introduced some new lingo no one was really learning

[@Whienzarth]

Just in time for that train wreck on twitter about the definition of "Unga Bunga"

[@retroman5432]

For a second, I thought this was a serious video which scared me a little bit, but its a good video instead 👍

[@TheDlowg123]

What got you scared? If you don't mind asking I'm curious?! Lol

[@retroman5432]

@@TheDlowg123 Like at first, the first part of the title scared me since I thought his life is done at something, but then I read the rest of the title, and it said that it got easier.

[@TheDlowg123]

@@retroman5432 oh..! Lmaooo

[@webbowser8834]

I mean, this glossary IS seriously helpful for FG players, there's no joke there.

[@Zindanx]

That is some amazing dedication and knowledge.

[@ThomatoSauce]

The fact that there are video examples for most, if not all, of these terms is what seals the deal for me.

[@Just_RJ]

This is quite possibly the best thing to happen for the FGC in a while.

[@Slenderguy56]

If there is a website like this, but for MMO's, then I would love to know.

[@AkunoKen]

Same here please point us to that direction.

[@cashbag]

This glossary is amazing! Definitely getting bookmarked

[@axeoseilez3207]

Thank the gods I needed this!

[@vanakis]

btw 'unga bunga' is in there

[@ReikuYin]

Can we appreciate that he used the cvs2 tune "Happiness" for this one. What a lot of people in the fgc, new and old will MUST be feeling just that. And I thought Tv tropes ate my life. This is going to to DEVOUR me.

[@npaprika1]

I love how much passion fighting game communities have - it's great that things like this celebrate their culture

[@mitchelubiarco]

Easily my favorite video about Fighting games in general!

[@Thotologist333]

They didn't have " Pringles " And let's shoutout YIPES for being a fore father of most game lingo 💯

[@quez2564]

Might as well add "busass" while we're talking about Yipes.

[@TISbulldog]

I'm from chicago, and I honestly do grab as a punish everytime

[@DESTRAKON]

I'm so glad I'm getting into fighting games in a time when this is becoming a thing

[@LordAurix]

This is actually insane. I thought i knew fighting games well before. Time to come up with quizzes and tests for myself!!!

[@MrPeeg-ei7en]

As someone who is incredibly new to fighting games this is a gift from on high.

[@LevelZeroSage1]

Me: "Define Chun Li's Thighs." FGG: ERROR. To much thigh to define. exe

[@schubruno]

As a beginner who just now stepped up to start actually learning how fighting games work, this is the best thing that could happen.

[@babafgc3795]

Thank you for giving this recognition. I saw it on Sajams video and thought it needed to be seen by more people. This glossary is a tool I’ll be using much more often to teach myself and other players alike

[@paledrake]

That Bloodborne wallpaper made my night. Thank you kind Hunter.

[@Rough_Estimates]

Deodorant: Something the Smash Brothers community *needs,* but forgets to use

[@kechidonick]

I didn't know yugioh players were in the sb community too.

[@Neoxon619]

I’m definitely going to reference this whenever someone I know needs context in terms of my fighting game lingo.

[@jerpamithe1]

as a beginning fighting game player and got myself an arcade stick ( at time of writing i will recieve it upcoming wednesday) to finally overcome my fear of learning a fighting game i can use this for sure :D thanks for sharing

[@TheLetterH254]

This website is actually SO sick

[@ChaosAngelZero]

Pfft, every Shaman King fan knows that "OS" stands for _over soul._

[@richardo490]

YOMIAAAGAAAREEEEE

[@rizqiefajar]

I must say the ads placement is great, Max. I got an ad when Max was searching for Mexican Uppercut and when he saw Sex Kick lmao

[@thatman8848]

This is absolutely game changing.

[@TigerBears11]

So glad someone has made something like this. Fighting games feel completely inaccessible when so many guides throw out random terms and expect everyone to know exactly what it all means.