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[@elip1746]

*Practice these things 5-20 mins* 1: Fast Falling 2: Short Hops 3: Dash Dancing 4: Combos 5: Short Hop Attacks 6: Tech on the ground and on the wall 7: B-Reversing 8: Foxtrots 9: Pivots 10: Turn-arounds *Tips* 1: Be patient 2: Don’t guess ,but react 3: Aim to learn (Save replays from your matches and watch them) 4: Look at your opponent’s character during a match 5: Get a main 6: Be consistent (Stay Focus on the game all the time) 7: Fight people better than you 8: Be unpredictable 9: Be aware of your movements

[@g_man8683]

Thanks man :)

[@elip1746]

Gerald good gamer Np

[@marcosdeleon.4324]

Thanks for the advices, men.

[@mr.muffin8701]

This deserves more like☹️

[@ljay2255]

Nice tips

[@benji2135]

0:35 that’s a funny lookin Mkleo

[@FabulousJejmaze]

Looking like a Diddy main

[@megav1022]

@@FabulousJejmaze lmao

[@ReachxGames]

“We’re talking about practice? Not the game. Practice.” - Allen Iverson

[@justicehiggins2963]

Most people won’t understand this 😂

[@ReachxGames]

Justice Higgins yeah you’re probably right!

[@nintruendo6411]

"I put my heart and soul into this game, and we talkin' 'bout practice? "

[@diegoantonioguerrerobarrer6354]

-Fast falling a full hop 1:50 -Short hop (10 in a row) and fast falling (L) 5:29 -Running short hop 5:51 -Fast falling short hop aerials (C-stick) 6:59 -Short hop up airing under a platform 9:08 -Full hopping fast falling thorugh a platform 9:08 -Land on and drop through a platform 9:08 -Foxtrot 11:10 -Run-up/pivot cancel tilts 12:25 -Turn arounds 13:42

[@APFreakwiz]

I like having a second job that i dont get paid for... so much fun 😅.

[@peterantunez]

Great tips, can't wait to start! Can you also please add a meal prep routine to add to this training routine

[@wilk3425]

Got you covered! 👌 Your meal prep routine is: go to settings on training mode, click Items, then select "Food" - and voila! Now normally I charge for lessons, but for juuust for you today, it's on the house 😊👍

[@24Chaoz]

And I thought I just needed a workout schedule at the gym. Sish.

[@callmeobsequious]

As a returning Smash player (it hasn't been super long, only about a year or so, but that's without playing at all), I feel like this is going to be super helpful for me getting back into the game. Thanks for the guide!

[@luenanda4432]

Thought this was a Wii Fit Trainer guide

[@jcplays5831]

Red_Shadow001 I felt that way as well for a sec

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

Man you guys are really killing it with these guides keep it up

[@martzlolxd]

Thanks for the tips‼️ You are great

[@brendanshinn4405]

Very useful tips thank you

[@HulkVahkiin]

I needed this. Movement is what I seriously needed to improve.

[@maxshade1815]

This was very helpful didn’t even know fast-falling existed and didn’t know the second stick can be used for smash or tilts this helped a lot thanks especially against my friends

[@BeeM.Z.]

what bothers me is: They aren't covering teching...

[@dodosilent]

« We’re talking about practice ! » *Angry Allen Iverson noises*

[@c.w.p2295]

Changing one of the shoulder buttons to jump and pressing either x or y makes shorthopping effortless. You can just buffer the shorthop by pressing the shoulder button and y and it's pretty easy imo

[@TheLeroy125]

this, just do this. It's insane how much easier it becomes to just consistently short hop if you bind a shoulder button to jump cause you can shoulder+x or y and it'll always short hop, instead of lightly tapping the jump button and getting arthritis once you get used to this it can help you further along as well once you get to dash attack cancel etc and instant rars

[@yvoneSK]

OMGOSH I JUST LISTENED TO THE MOST POWERFUL KNOWLEDGE IN SMASH. I'm so sloppy when it comes to short hopping!! Thank you so much!

[@mAcroFaze]

Ooooh! You mean essentially hitting 2 jump buttons at the same time? I currently play with my jump button mapped to a shoulder button, but I only use that for jumping as opposed to hitting two buttons at the same time to jump!

[@jasonm0175]

When I found this out months ago, I was so happy

[@spencerknighton9908]

The ultimate tech is to have 2 shoulder jump buttons so your thumb is free for the c stick

[@MushroomEater64]

Thank you! I need this!

[@aninjame]

now that was a good idea for a video. I need some practice.

[@realmarsastro]

I've got a big double-thumb, so pressing x and y together with a pro controller is actually super easy and not at all clumsy for me. I'll take this blessing in disguise and drop practicing the usual short hop method, lol.

[@darklinkn64]

I'm now learning that pressing two jump buttons at same time automatically gives you short hops 🤬

[@infamouspilgrim213]

yeah but its worse than regular short hopping since you cant do falling aerials which can sometimes lead into combos

[@diegovelazquez10]

Infamous Pilgrim21 that’s not true. I use 2 buttons for short hoping (I use my 2 shoulder bottoms to jump with my pro controller by the way) and I can fast fall all the time with no issues.

[@roadtoawesomenessxd]

@@diegovelazquez10 Lets be honest it tends to be hard due to all the inputs but yeah i do the same was just a tad tricky at the start

[@spencerknighton9908]

@@roadtoawesomenessxd It's not hard if you map both shoulder bumpers to jump

[@georgealfie2005]

@@diegovelazquez10 Yes it is. He didnt say u cant fast fall, he said u cant do a falling aerial, theres a difference.

[@VK4502B]

Started Smash Ultimate 4 days ago (it's my first Smash game), and I am struggling. Time to practice a lot.

[@rhojak7798]

Thank you for these

[@mr.poland4162]

Lol imagine turning This post was made by Terry, Ryu, and Ken gang

[@9fresh252]

Thanks! I needed to buff up my movement and speed!

[@sakuyaizayoi2441]

Thank You :3

[@solowsmash710]

Loved the vid

[@skate1snow]

I don't know how I didn't know this, but I have been doing shorthops the hard way this whole time. I'm almost perfect at it now but online lag can sometimes mess it up. Gunna try the easy way now

[@adielwilson8749]

Accidental platform teabagging is hilarious af 😂

[@_kevingwn]

Since I use pro controller and have an extra shoulder button, I just set two shoulder buttons to jump. That way my thumb could always be on the c-stick, emulating the crawling grip for combo heavy characters.

[@fortunateson6070]

I was just a pick up and play smash player until I started anticipating moves, and working on my offstage game + spiking. My brother won't play with me anymore.

[@RemiixGenerationZ]

none of my friends play with me anymore either lmao

[@tarique8620]

rremz I’m new to smash and pretty shits I’ll play you I love to play people better to me

[@killerbee792]

Same, I just need to find a second main, WFT is frustrating sometimes, but so fun to play!

[@ant0nip248]

@@killerbee792 recomend you to use characters that you would never use , i hate'd FE characters and i find that i like Roy

[@Evman95]

“A lot of dash attacks in this game are slow, laggy, and don’t lead to combos.” *Laughs in Rosalina*

[@pbz7572]

Laughs in Greninja

[@everyonesaidmynamewasstupi3713]

Laughs in meta knight

[@bigchief3794]

Laughs in fox

[@jonaherazo7326]

Cries in jigglypuff

[@Brandon-cc5db]

Laughs in late hit ganon

[@hakuro7364]

This will be helpful

[@mysticpebbles9652]

I have my pro mapped to LZ and x as jump buttons. I primarily use the trigger but I’m more consistent when I short hop with LZ+X and the input is less clumsy than x and y. Just a suggestion. I also remapped y as a grab button

[@laakarisaatana]

This guy sounds like 3 dawg from fallout. Love the videos lol

[@notsuperwarm9286]

I feel like the title and the thumbnail goes well with the video being a tutorial about wii fit trainer

[@suguaakini4478]

Good video , I'm gonna try to do it , but I know myself that's I will forgot to do it just once a week

[@RGCDTB]

9:29 I did this in the quarter finals of my school tournament twice with a 2 stalk lead and lost to someone with above 100% damage taken with roy I was so salty with myself

[@mysticsquirtle5109]

Easy way to short hop, have 2 jump buttons. I use a pro controller and I use both shoulder buttons to jump while having my triggers as shield and grab.

[@shapedsilver3689]

I’ve been playing this for a while and I already knew how to fast fall but I’ve never noticed the purple star. I feel just a little crazy rn, like I swear that wasn’t there before

[@kokochydaios]

I'm the one teaching my friends smash, and I'm surprised I'm teaching the right things! I don't seem to have added talking about b reversing and messing with platforms. I need to mention that you forgot that you can do tilts after dashing by crouching and quickly tilting the control stick then attacking.

[@SPONGEY7244]

I haven’t watched the video yet but already seeing so many comments about short hopping, if anyone’s open to a control change for just the face buttons, I have my A & X to jump so it makes it almost like pressing 1 button for a short hop. Y is special and b is the attack, may seem weird at first but I think the short hopping makes it worth it. I still have a shoulder button as jump too btw

[@buttertators1130]

For those struggling with short hops I use a special control set I have my L and ZL buttons for short hops and press both for one It's worked for me

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

I find X and Y more comfortable, at least on the Pro Controller. Which one do you use?

[@buttertators1130]

@@jovannydiazabad6123 I use pro controller aswell

[@Xavier-es4gi]

@@jovannydiazabad6123 It's harder to hit the left stick

[@liltone9614]

I learned to short hop and b reverse as my ZSS in the last month.

[@austininflorida]

Short-hopping difficulty was one of the primary reasons I got a Smash Box.

[@yoshiandtailsfan8797]

Good guide but you can short hop by pressing both jump buttons. I have been using this since it was released. I have my R button on my GameCube controller set to jump and I have my ZR set to jump on my Wii Classic Controller for Brawl.

[@alval8480]

0:03 Allen Iverson

[@RaphaelShitpostsakaBlaze]

3:51 that's why you don't use the normal button settings.

[@MarcosLopez-nv8xn]

This video is good for very new players but for intermediate izaw's guides are really good i recommend

[@gullible3842]

The one way I trained was I use Snake (Since he get's comboed easily) as a training partner then I practice my same combos in a perfect streak of at least 3~5 times Edit: This is outdated and Snake is no longer a good training partner, use heavyweights like DK

[@nightniro131]

Meelk

[@Strapp1]

I say practice on mario or corrin in training at first I recommend corrin and later mario because mario is harder to hit because he is smaller because they the the weight right in the middle

[@kaiserofgaming6992]

As someone who’s here to practice as snake. Yeah not useful.

[@gullible3842]

@@kaiserofgaming6992 DK or any heavyweight can work too

[@kaiserofgaming6992]

Thx

[@quantumangel]

In Spanish that would be "Termonuclear", which actually sounds easier than "Hola, cómo estás?".

[@juustoinenperuna9171]

Quick tip:if you use Pro controller or joycon you can put jump on B and click B with your fingernail To input shorthop :)

[@Katanawiz]

Press the 2 jump buttons And it will be a completely different story this is with the Pro controller make the Y button attack and the A button the jump button and that smash stick can turn to tilt stick it will make your short hop life easier I don’t know about GameCube controller it might work a different way to do the 2 jump button way that’s what I call it hope that helps

[@bruce4139]

B reverse is actually incineroar best friend

[@austinmeyer5661]

I have been playing ever since smash has been released But I still need to watch this video because I’m starting to not play Lame because I feel like ultimate will be the time where I grow out of using every single projectile in the game at once

[@nchoiniere1515]

I use two buttons to do short hops and i wonder if there is really an advantage to short hop with a single button. I can do it easily while practicing but my problem is that in the middle of a fight i press the jump button too hard

[@silentrumbl3206]

Question, im trying to learn how to get good at this game and steve, do I need to do the short hops cause his first jump is already really low?

[@rinktheredlink9317]

You can short hop by pushing two jump buttons at the same time, if you are a non game cube controller user then you may have some big advantages in this area. I use pro controller and have a set up where my r button is jump and my l button is for grabbing. It allows me to play faster and be less afraid of mis inputting

[@mewingmittens8740]

Which is the I button in pro controller?

[@baauumm8223]

@@mewingmittens8740 He means the L Button

[@rinktheredlink9317]

@@mewingmittens8740 oof its a lower case L

[@mewingmittens8740]

Oh ok

[@ironkeepgaming1936]

I main greninja, but I’m going to try to use ice climbers as my secondary main 😊

[@pakhannna]

you don't need to change c stick to tilt attack to use it for aerial attacks

[@ikaros6633]

I wish I found this video before your rar because I master rar with the rising short hop Ariel

[@darkvlogsoul1963]

You can also press 2 buttons and then shorthop

[@arc6144]

I just have this weird thing with my thumb and the Y button. Sometimes my thumb hesitates or locks up after a few short hops

[@xodiakplayz2704]

maybe its new but with smash c-stick you can still use ariels with it.

[@toddettesmm2802]

I'm watching this current year and I do not understand turnarounds. I know how to do them but I always end up just starting a dash, is there a controller setting that makes it so that the sticks aren't as responsive?

[@jacobs5546]

What I do is spend around 10 minutes in training with short segments that get replaced when I master them. I just started this, so tell me if this is bad and why.

[@HerpdaDerp27]

Just a nit, but I feel like that description of breversing is pretty misleading - not necessary to use a brev, you can do a turnaround input for recovery moves which is easier.

[@RiZiNGxENIgMa]

I practiced short hopping with Mario and was able to do it with a single button, but using x and y on the pro switch controller just makes short hopping too easy.

[@MineVex]

the video not in the description. Shocker

[@My504neworleans]

3:33 for short hop

[@ouchpotato2221]

I did an instant short hop once

[@Sevarid]

So if I feel more comfortable short hopping with 2 buttons (2 triggers) I should stop that and practice one button ?

[@bazooiessbu1969]

You can still do c stick arial with smash stick

[@brianoliveira8651]

What r some tips for ppl who play with tap jump?

[@Islandswamp]

I thought that I was getting good practice in by playing classic mode on the highest difficulty but i was wrong

[@SparrowKnightx]

This channel is amazing :D

[@josemosqueramanzano8033]

out of all the words that get complex in spanish he picked one of the ones that is almost the same what are the odds? thermonuclear= termonuclear XD

[@danielbustillo2561]

Hey guys, Im very now to like playing smash ultimate with a control believe or not. I need help, how do you backflip? I see many pros do it and I just can’t find a way how to do it. Someone help me please

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

Short hop with two jump button is not clumsy after you get used to it.

[@skate1snow]

On a GameCube controller?

[@negative1n139]

Could they not give us at least 4 frames for short hop lol?

[@yunoblazing9989]

I see a comment made by Eliezer Paulino but I have small different tips. I'm personally not that good but if you do have questions then leave it below. List to do(listed in most important) 1. Pick a main, it is so important to pick a main so you understand the in and out of that character. DO NOT TRY TO LEARN MORE THAN 2 CHARACTERS! 2. Change your controls to your preference, can't play unless you feel comfortable. 3. Understand the purpose of dash dance/fox trotting, it is to stay near your opponent and bait moves. Many new players just dash dance and get hit. 4. Short hop fast fall, it is very important for characters like Lucina when trying to hit small characters like pichu. 5. Practice neutral game, combos are important but you need the small hits that lead into the bigger hits. Understand what move is safe and better for certain situations, check out ultimate frame data. 6. Reverse backair, run forward then turn back,jump forward. This is because most characters backair is better then their forward air. 7. Find a player that is on your skill level, it's less frustrating and easier to learn if both players are equal. But you can play against someone better but I don't like to rage. 8. Do not play if you are in a negative mood, you may not think it's significant but your mood affects your gameplay. 9. Understand your goal, professional or casual. The amount you'll need to practice will be different if you're trying to win a local than beat your friend(unless your friend is the best in the local area). Things that will naturally come from experience 1. Patience, do not always rush or you'll get rekt. 2. Reading, you'll get used to reading if you play enough. 3. Teching, there are methods in training mode but real teching is more realistic since you won't know when it's gonna happen. 4. Rage, you will get frustrated unless you're very chill, just take a break and come back when you feel better. 5. Mix up game, you will soon notice doing the same thing will not work and will adapt.

[@alexlugo7479]

I think my problem is that I can't find anyone to play with me Im in a group in whatapp of the local I go but when I ask to play no one want to ☹️ so is hard to grind since I don't wanna play elite smash something I basically never do

[@NeoAnthony]

But Thermonuclear in Spanish is Termonuclear. xD

[@roadtoawesomenessxd]

Tbh i dont know anyone who uses the default jump keys everyone uses the bumper way easier during combos

[@agrume_music]

Fun story about this. I'm not good at smash. All of my friends were better than I did. Everytime we played smash they were taunting me. I spent a full month doing just this by replacing my gametime with smash basic training. When we met again for a lan gaming afternoon. I felt like an anime guy who spent a year in the montain. Like everybody was moving slow as hell. I don't know how to combo yet, but just landing some tilts with accuracy were enough for me to beat each one of them in 1V1 lmao. They told me : "Bro, you win only because inkling is fast" I was like : "Okay let's play the same character then" One of them picks Cloud. I gave him the first stock just to know how it feels and how to time fast falls he was like : "See how it's harder now ?" I smiled and played again by applying those basics. I beat him again and he was like : "Bro ! How can you play this game so fast ?! How do you train ?!" So thanks proguide lmao

[@macross3521]

The thing is, I'm only allowed 1 hour a day, and this much warming up gives me a few matches a day :/

[@4sfield527]

Thermonuclear in spanish is just the same exact word but without the h

[@connorroman503]

13:39 What if you main terry

[@GrantsNetwork]

Oh no... if I wanna be a Pyra/Mythra main I have to do this twice as much :^)

[@lildreamer5913]

I'm a pokemon trainer main.

[@Moss_Dude]

Your ideal heart rate is zero :D Edit: Thought this was a wii fit guide D:

[@Dragons4Dummies]

Ngl, a game with 2 jump buttons should have a short hop button

[@wt_neptune54]

SHFFL fair PTSD intensifies

[@dtm1477]

Nice video but the short hop section is a bit meh. I've been using x and y to short hop since it got released. And well, I've never had any problems with it. I compete at several locals with this and it's going pretty good so far, doesn't bother me at all.

[@josef24601]

Something i struggle with is attacking while short hopping, do i ise the c stick to attack or just the a button

[@dtm1477]

@@josef24601 I personally use the c stick for aerials and tilts. I just press x and y at the same time and then instantly move the c stick to a certain direction. Works for me

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

@@dtm1477 yeah xy is definitely a gift cuz it makes things waay easier to pull

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

@@josef24601 Regardless of the character you use pulling aerials with right/C-stick is not only easier but better because you can pull the faster without miss inputting any other commands. Once you try back air or up air with C stick you'll never go back

[@josef24601]

@@jovannydiazabad6123 i do normally use it but my problem is sometime my finger isnt fast enough to pull the aerial

[@why3994]

Smash fit adventure

[@alfox7383]

Thermonuclear in Spanish is actually almost the same as it is in English

[@n0nexreb0rn4]

Should I practice these like 10-20 minutes a day, or before each session? I didn't really see any improvements until spending 3 and half hours on one thing.

[@ProGuidesSmashBros]

I would recommend some daily, but then maybe a little extra before an event like a tournament

[@alexislopez4165]

X = jump A = attack Use your thumb to press both at the same time Also Y = grab It works great for me

[@TonyNes64]

I do the same, but X and Y input reversed

[@AVDMiKu]

@@TonyNes64 Same here

[@danieldiehl6063]

I've just tried online for the first time and found out I kinda suck =/ better start training xD

[@yum5572]

I love your voice !

[@hermannplatz]

.. But when do I play?