SF3 Bread and Butter Combo Guide and General Notes - Ryu

I'm not a Ryu main. All of my knowledge of Ryu is from observing people playing him. Because of that, there are minor details I might have gotten wrong. If you're a competent SF3 Ryu player, feel free to offer corrections or lend some advice of your own in a comment below the video.
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[@Toomnyusernae]

Trivia. The first hit of SAI is the cause of the knockdown. With some characters you can block the first hit up close, take the rest to recover a bit faster and punish. Denjin Hadouken is one of the few projectiles that can penetrate Urien's SAIII without having it reflected back.

[@TheKnightguard1]

Omggggg I had been scared to throw Denjin with Aegis stocked

[@wildwest1832]

I never knew that

[@totaldestruction152]

Because I've seen a few people confused about this Jab = light punch Strong = medium punch Fierce = heavy punch Short = light kick Forward = medium kick Roundhouse = heavy kick

[@suvinhoo]

Thanks ♡♡♡

[@Guitar-Dog]

Never heard this notation either

[@w0rldw1dew3b]

@@Guitar-Dog it comes from the OLD arcade days, its how they were written on the cabinets from what i remember

[@derekerickson4144]

Omg I just posted this! I should have read further.😂

[@Guitar-Dog]

@@w0rldw1dew3b ah thanks, I've never really played SF I like fighting game tech so this channel is perfect but I had no idea what he was talking about with close fierce and stuff

[@shindukess]

Nasty little trick with Ryu is his flip out resets. After EX Donkey Kick you can do close standing LP to flip the opponent out. From there you can dash under them, fake dash under, overhead as they land, low attack as they land, throw, medium or heavy Tatsu for a crossup, jump over for a crossup. In the corner if they're dizzy and you have almost full Denjin or have full Denjin, this combo makes a nasty re-dizzy and does tons of damage. J.HK, S.HP, EX Donkey Kick, step back so they're still in front, S.HP, L.Tatsu(whiffed for meter and positioning), blocked or hit S.HP, H.Shoryu, Denjin. This is one of the reasons he lost the second bar from 2nd Impact.

[@dkblade27]

Those aren't very optimal lol. Only good thing about the first is if you use SA1 with a lot of spare meter and you use cr.jab instead of st.lp. Denjin setup one won't work. LK tatsu pushes you too close and you won't have time to do any of that.

[@shindukess]

@@dkblade27 You use it for a reset, it's very potent. The Denjin setup works. I don't know what you're doing wrong. You're suppose to be in close as they reset to force a block and build meter for the Denjin cancel.

[@dkblade27]

@@shindukess Tatsu pushes you too close to opponent where they can instant grab you. It won't work.

[@shindukess]

@@dkblade27 Guess it comes down to mind games at that point. Do HP or just raw DP after tatsu? DP beats the throw but it's a risk.

[@dkblade27]

@@shindukess You'll get grabbed before you can DP. And even if you can DP, the risk isn't worth it. That's why its not too good of a setplay.

[@jiesheng90]

The effort you put into your videos are incredible, thank you

[@TheLeo1396]

Maybe playing him requires to have good neutral skills, but Ryu is strong. His mid-tier listing is deceptive.

[@Bafael]

Yeah. It's deceptive because he does pretty well against the top tiers, and he doesn't really cream the bottom tiers. He's fairly well balanced, especially compared to most of the other characters in this game.

[@ghost_ib9928]

id say that he is alomost on par with ken,but hes more combo centered so his fast paced style is more preferred

[@roguelites5225]

Tbh their lists only represent small differences in strength (in third strike specifically, this is not true in a lot of other cases) even low true characters can beat someone using a high tier as long as their slightly better than the other person

[@Neogears1312]

@@ghost_ib9928 it’s more ryu just is a great bit worse. Ken is just completely faster on his moves and even just general movement and gets meterless combos comparable to Ryu’s meter combos, and he has a super you pick for free where ryu has to choose offensive pressure with denjin or being generally better with shinku. Like not to sell ryu short at all by saying he’s not that impressive outside of how great he is at spending meter as I don’t think a single option he has is anything short of really good, but it’s more Ryu still isn’t that great is a sign of just how incredibly good Ken is. Ryu is super average by third strike standards and ken basically shares most of his options but he’s got way better versions. It’s not quite human smoke vs scorpion or Marth vs Roy because ryu definitely brings some great unique options to the table. But outside of that even akuma is marginally better at doing the same things even ignoring the air game and boosted damage per hit by comparison.

[@Eggs5232]

Have fun with the Twelve guide. Seriously though, I love these kinds of videos you do and I'll be sure to catch all of them. Definitely looking forward to Q and Oro myself.

[@deathmetalhell]

me too

[@Toomnyusernae]

Gonna be hard to top off that Thong of Rage tutorial after all these years I think. As for Q, if he gets around to it, I hope he mentions or teaches kara capture and deadly blow.

[@Eggs5232]

Toomnyusernae I remember that video actually, really helped me back when I was a Twelve main. I hoping for that too I love Q but I'm not good at him at all, so I've just stuck with Oro and Necro

[@Toomnyusernae]

Q is my old main so I'm looking forward to any new information I overlooked. I use to play around with Oro a bit but never got fluid with him. Necro always interested me but I've played with so little actual people the cpu discourages exploring with Necro. Twelve interested me as well until I checked out what cancels off his normal. Then I realized he fought with jabs and throws and instant air dashes. To have any hope with Twelve I think you need to master invisibility against a human opponent.

[@Fly_Ry]

Regarding the Light DP vs Medium DP discussion at around 9:03 for SA1, MP DP is technically the best in all applicable situations because HP > MP DP > SA1 does 65 mid-screen, and in the corner, a juggle with HP DP afterward does 71. With a LP DP before SA1, the damage drops to 63 and 69, respectively. (tested against another Ryu)

[@harry_hydrogen]

Isn’t there a weird quirk with Ibuki’s hitbox where only lp DP can combo into SAI after heavies?

[@ShadyHitchhiker]

The tutorials you make for characters you don't main are always amazing, looking forward to the rest and your mains. Keep up the good work Baf!

[@co81385]

This was an EXCELLENT video and guide. I very much enjoyed how the material was presented. I am looking forward to if and when you can cover Yun and Makoto!

[@solomon_express]

Love all your 3s vids so much!!! Would love to see one of these for Ibuki and Makoto!!!

[@brendanhayes7789]

Another superb video Baf!

[@blackhawk03_8]

This was great. I'd pay too see a Yun video like this

[@ayayaayaya9318]

Iam taking notes intensively, highly recommend taking notes if ur new to something (especially if the source is good)

[@314neapple]

Thanks a lot baf, ive always wanted these

[@deymargonzalez6466]

NICE. I was waiting for this

[@cawaboonga85]

Subscribed. Very detailed content, thanks

[@goldengoldy0197]

What are Ryus that mainly use SA2? I really like having a really strong punish option but it's hard seeing one in actual matches to learn from.

[@Malachai117]

As a Urien main I always liked Ryu and thought he was somewhat similar. He has crazy damage and good stun as well as solid normals. Similar to Urien in that if he gets a good combo off like a parry into fierce p. EX DK into any ender you want. As for tier I dont know where I would put him on the list.

[@pwinterhalter]

This is great! I hope you make one on yun.

[@jmccullum6638]

you definitely helped me thank you for your time

[@specjalNSA]

Guide for Alex would make me happy

[@Pan_Z]

I don't play street fighter, but these videos are great and make the game look sick.

[@goldengoldy0197]

If you want to start with one Street Fighter V is the best for beginners. 3S is a bit more complex and it may be overwhelming to some people.

[@minhdoan555]

Cant wait for my man Ken to get his guide.

[@josefrancisco6969]

Great video.

[@reptilliancortez9093]

How easy it is to time your combo when you setup on the joystick vs Arcade Pad?

[@retrorami]

You can follow SA2 with a HK joudan sokutou geri for more stun.

[@shagswag7435]

Can't you also combo an EX Joudan Sokuto Geri into a Shin Shoryuken

[@olivermisbach2454]

@@shagswag7435 Theoretically yes. But Shin Shoryuken is only one bar, so using an EX move removes your capability to do super.

[@Copperhell144]

I mostly do it for style. The actual optimal ender is HK Tatsu though.

[@t-turbo7833]

*I believe you meant to say for more swag, lol

[@DiscoCokkroach]

Any tips on doing supers? I feel like I can never consistently do them. I play a lot of Ryu when I play 3S and I would love to be able to use SA3 more, but I find it difficult to do stuff like the awesome DP xx SA3 set-up, so I just use SA1 and do EXes (which isn't bad, but I feel limited in my play). I also play Elena, and for the same reason, I use her SA3 and just go for EXes as her, too.

[@Bafael]

Nothing really other than buffering. Fireball super I do qcf P qcf P, and for DP into super I do f, qcf P qcf P, consistent for me.

[@gaetondavis3741]

i don't know if anyones done this or posted it anywhere but there is a very consistent short cut for the c.lk c.lk cancel into SA1 where instead of of qcf qcf p it can be D DF qcf it works every time and you wont accidentally s.lk and ruin your confirm

[@DudeWatIsThis]

These make me feel so inadequate lol. I'm fairly new to Third Strike (not really, but I've only played Ryu/Ken accross all SF games, casually, all my life). This is the first time I'm getting serious with it. The Crouch+Fierce into shoryuken "in case the airborne opponent parries" has me going crazy. Are you supposed to guess if the opponent is going to parry, or is this on reaction? I can barely get shoryukens out while getting up from falling and having a long time for the input, much less do it on reaction like that. Also, I didn't know you could EX the donkey kick. How awesome is that?

[@jaykelley103]

It's definitely not a reaction but an intuitive guess(regarding the cr hp xx shoryuken anti air thing). Anti air situations are quite volatile in third strike compared to other games because of the existence of the parry. They could parry, you could parry, both could and nothing would happen until they landed, etc. Just gotta feel out your opponent. Cr. Hp into shoryuken is great if your opponent jumps then parries too much, terrible otherwise. Theres a lot of plays in 3s that are like that: an idea that is bad until it isnt and wins you the game. That's a huge part of the reason people will still be playing 3s until the sun burns out lol. The nearly infinite number of interactions that can happen. All because of the way parry works

[@RKNELIAS]

What about an advanced guide for Oro? or a remaster of the Man of Gold tutorial with notations and some explanatios? Is pretty good, but the image quality sucks.

[@memphisphonky811]

one thing he didnt mention was instant charging denjin with the right piano and a double spin of the stick and you got an instant denjin O.0

[@TuringMachine001]

What software is being used for controlling the dummy?

[@saadatshaikh1608]

Can you please share the link to download this English version of SF 3rd strike?

[@andresortega6051]

Thanks bro!!

[@deepblue2]

Great video. Are you doing videos for ST as well?

[@Bafael]

deepblue2 no I don't know anything about ST

[@jshxdx2886]

Can you do a Urien video please?

[@AdeptusForge]

Can Dudley's Rolling Thunder make it through denjin setups since the initial dash is projectile invincible?

[@Neon-yj9xw]

Yes, provided your initial dash goes completely through the Denjin

[@DiscoCokkroach]

KZbin keeps listing these videos as "Street Fighter III: New Generation " videos. Can it be changed to 3S?

[@MCTAP]

You finally got your wish lmao

[@GlowingOrangeOoze]

Might be a bit of a stretch, but I really hope an Alex vid comes around eventually. edit: \o/

[@nlawson2004]

Is there a tut that goes deep into the mechanics with a basic fight stick? My moves are 75-80% consistent on a good day, never mind being consistent with any advanced combos I see here. My dragon punches are like 0-5% consistent, forget about it. SMH. And that’s in practice mode.

[@theosouris7063]

17:09 Why not charge and hit them on the way down?

[@englishmotherfucker1058]

2:45 didn't sean's tornado force stand?

[@Tewfurt]

Wow Minecraft Speedrunner Dream teaches me the basics of Ryu.

[@REALSlutHunter]

I like SA2 the most. I love the sound when it hits, and when they fall to the ground xD

[@goku-pops7918]

What console are you playing this on?

[@SaiyanABlazeNinja]

Woah first off thanks for the tutorial, but what are you playing on!?

[@mfbandit7930]

playstation. its the 30th anniversary that includes all sf games before sf4

[@SaiyanABlazeNinja]

@@mfbandit7930 Nice! That's the version I went with too

[@q295]

@@mfbandit7930 they included almost all before sf4 missed the 2 movie games. And some others

[@q295]

Also it on xbox and switch too badboibandit

[@isobad_fightcade9177]

Shared on r/The3rdStrikeNetwork

[@RAY296]

Pls cover Oro. Idk how to make him work, or even do his moves in succession.

[@ShoryukenTube]

Soon.

[@GhibliNova]

YESS!!!

[@chimps121]

I'm pretty sure L DP won't do that jank super connect on almost all characters so it is preferred for consistency especially in the corner

[@Copperhell144]

I just tried it out - L DP to super still missed against Ibuki, and still did the weird connect against Ryu.

[@chimps121]

ah woops sorry for misinfo

[@bpelectric]

Really good content, although you're heavy on the lingo ("target combo", "OS parry") and don't explain what any of it is. A link in your description to a glossary would be nice.

[@ordinaryshiba]

he doesn't explain it is because he thinks that is audience is familiar with the game and know the basics ryu's target combo is far hp-hk os(option select) parry is just parry

[@samuelalphabet5360]

It's not that unreasonable to expect people to know the most basic game mechanics before watching an intermediate guide. These videos would be infinitely worse for people who are in the know if he spent 20 minutes explaining every single term in every single video. If someone doesn't know what a target combo is, they're watching the wrong video.

[@RKNELIAS]

The time has come and so have I

[@Majkels]

I just found out you can confirm H.SRK with 2x cr.lk on Urien and Hugo I think, im gonna try to find if this works on more characters

[@Majkels]

I have never seen this confirm used in a real match, probably not worth it considering EX.Hadouken and EX.Tatsumaki are pretty safe and the cost of missing the H.SRK is huge, but here they are anyway You have to be point blank for these to work at all -On Urien, H.SRK works very well after c.lk>c.lk, EX.SRK hits only once so no reason to use it -On Hugo, you have to use c.lk>c.lp to land a H.SRK, EX.SRK works with the regular hit-confirm -On dudley its very inconsistent, seems to be corner only, EX.SRK works every time -Remy EX.SRK only -Oro EX.SRK only -Alex EX.SRK only -Twelve EX.SRK only -On Q you have to use c.lk>c.lp instead or else EX.SRK will hit only once, H.SRK sometimes works in the corner -Elena is same as Q EXCEPT you in the corner you can land H.SRK a bit more consistently, still wouldn't recommend it -Makoto c.lk>c.lp EX.SRK only -Chun-li same as Makoto -Necro same as Makoto except completely inconsistent, basically doesnt work -Doesnt work on shotos at all -Doesnt work on twins at all -Doesnt work on Ibuki at all

[@jitsekuilman2492]

​@@MajkelsI never knew this, thanks for labbing this! Definitely seems like it can be a strong option (especially if you have SA3 so you can cancel the DP and charge while they fall down).

[@Majkels]

@@jitsekuilman2492 the DP doesnt hit on the ground so you can't cancel it 3 years later I'm pretty sure cr.lk>st.lp>dp just outclasses these confirms which is why no one does them

[@jitsekuilman2492]

@@Majkels Ah, alright. Thanks for the reply

[@darkfeeels]

I have tried playing Ryu, Akuma and Ken in this game and by far Ryu is the easiest to play with. Akuma is really hard to master and he even tho hes good he dies too quickly. Ken, although famous in this game, didn't suit my playstyle.

[@deymargonzalez6466]

Yeah, Ken barely plays like a "shoto" here, and its weird that both Akuma and Ryu kept their style, considering how third strike treats fireballs like wank

[@chronology556]

Deymar Gonzalez DPs are pretty bad due to air parry, too. Just went online for the first time, and tried classic DP to anti air. Got parried so many times.

[@darkfeeels]

@@chronology556 you might want to use anti-airs others than DPs. Those work for me the best or use back jump with an anti air button so that even if you get parried the opponent is unlikely to punish it.

[@fodolocraigo8426]

Is there a guide for akuma

[@Comeplay_YT]

Fr

[@bmac1415]

Any tips for pad players? Obviously the game was made for stick, so any small tips are appreciated.

[@SwordsDanceQwilfish]

buy a stick lol

[@exploitablee]

Brandon McCoy 3p and 3K macro is your friend! Use that a lot. Anything specific you have questions on?

[@varmintbaby434]

Whatever you play on is strictly a matter of preference. There are great pad 3s players. The execution is stricter in this game as compared to say US4 of SF5, that's the main thing to remember. You have to retrain yourself if you started with one of those games. Not as many execution shortcuts. So althought you were getting a DP in US4, it may not come out in this game because you aren't hitting the motion completely correctly. Just keep practicing and playing and you'll get better. Get 30th Anniversary and play online or if you don't mind dealing with the occassional toxic asshole, jump on Fightcade and play. Good luck!

[@varmintbaby434]

BTW I personally play on a Hitbox.

[@HerbieTEA]

bafael, the person who makes these videos uses pad himself so don't be discouraged by others' arbitrary restrictions

[@rashadnesar704]

Do these work with ken and akuma

[@ShoryukenTube]

Little things are shared between all three but as for most of the combos, yes but they're not optimal, and for all the super combos, No. I already did a video for Ken though: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJKbl35tfLaXm9k

[@ayojo8676]

I need a sean guide

[@johnpulido8211]

call me stupid but when you talk about supers what do you mean by "in a vacuum"?

[@jonathanmiranda5143]

Disregarding the rest of Ryu's tools.

[@kaledogg3655]

Yo, dude, thats bafael

[@rhodrymk9302]

Could you do one if these for ibuki?

[@ShoryukenTube]

Eventually, yes.

[@rhodrymk9302]

Good because we really need a decent ibuki guide.

[@ibromsnt2412]

bro do akuma next

[@Rodniikun]

I can tell how much you love talking and teaching 3rd strike from these videos

[@dantequinones1489]

Light shryu into sa1 is really good because of juggle potential for example after light shoryu into sa1 u can use a ex hado to juggle or even a heavy tatsu if you are close enough i love this vid but find it really weird how sa1 is the worst of the 3 thought it would be at least second best

[@Copperhell144]

But sa1 was the second best though, sa2 was the worst 7:22

[@dantequinones1489]

@@Copperhell144 u can kara sa2 thats probably why

[@nekro2407]

Oo

[@owenjiverson809]

How do u get orange hadukens

[@themasterfailure4748]

Hadoken input with two or three punches

[@salj.5459]

So what does Ryu even do in this game? The Fireball DP trap is ruined thanks to parry so what his gameplan?

[@Bafael]

I'm curious as to why you think that one thing was Ryu's whole gameplan but Ryu is mostly characterized by high damage output thanks to EX donkey kick, and his incredibly good dash speed. He has very well rounded normals which let him play neutral well against almost every character and he's got three pretty unique supers which are all quite viable, particularly Denjin which creates a mixup no other character can do.

[@aaditygaming9539]

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[@kuanlimputera]

It's hard to play this game with gamepad controller. This game doesn't support input shorcuts, ex(special) dual buttons isn't very responsive and it's doesn't support L1 and L2 as alternatif pp or kk. 😡

[@ChizeSOI]

Don't know why people use terms like fierce when you can just say 5HP or something like that.

[@MatF1]

There are people and people. I just call it heavy punch because it´s easier

[@colgatecrescendo]

3:10

[@stanettiels7367]

As a complete newcomer to Street Fighter, (I used to play in the arcade in the early ‘90’s and it was the first game I ever bought with my saved pocket money, but I was only around 10 or 11 years old) this tutorial doesn’t really help me. You’re not explaining the buttons or when you’re inputting them etc. I know none of the lingo or anything, so I’m slightly lost lol. Even though this tutorial isn’t going to help me just yet, good job m8. I’ll probably come back when I’m a bit more advanced 👍🏻👍🏻.

[@classicmail8239]

Denjin > quick rise

[@hesedchristianconda3479]

Fuck it,just spam r button/mid kick and end it with a haduken

[@classicmail8239]

I get the feeling as if this guy doesn't know quick rise exists. So much detail about "50/50" Denjin setups yet not one mention of quick rise that is the most fundamental escape and Denjin knockdown mixup, which is bad for Ryu. Succesful Denjin use requires a hyper aggressive Ryu playstyle, not beginner friendly at all, SA1 is generally reccomended for beginners, I think a lot of useful information about Ryu was not touched on in this video.

[@Bafael]

Everything I talked about assumes the player is always quickrising, since there's almost no reason not to in SF3. I specifically mention the corner being important for getting meaties, and that blockstrings or close range fireballs into denjin can be strong. You can see I manually delay my meaty denjin stuff but I could be doing it sooner against quickrise and even if I do it early and they don't quickrise I can just delay denjin release on reaction and still get a 50/50. Watch almost any high level footage of Ryu. It doesn't take hyper aggression but most characters should play aggressive in SF3 since zoning isn't really a thing. All denjin needs is a knockdown, and it has by far the easiest "combos" (actually sequences) of the three supers to execute.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

"Can't do Super motions during the freeze?" 3:29, Really because this video begs to differ with you y'know (Hugo's Super 'Giga breaking' Akuma during his Raging Demon). kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3LOeJWDgdaljJY

[@MGSBigBoss77]

P.S. Alex's Super grab on Akuma as well at 4:26, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYSaf2dqo8yKaNE

[@Bafael]

I said you can't buffer supers during freeze but tbh i don't know if you can or not. I only know you can't buffer parry during freeze, so I assumed the game just locked your inputs during super freeze. I'll do some testing when I get home

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Fair enough, but lets all remember since the days of SF2 most Capcom games including 3rd Strike, all have "negative edge". It maybe considered a cheat or a type of glitch that allows for a semi bufferring during the freeze of the Supers. Or can be interpreted as a; "Rock, Paper Scissors" scenario of coming out with the right move that beats out other variations of Supers at the right moment in a mere split second, i.e. Super grabs beating out Akuma's Raging Demon etc's. Or certain hit boxes over-riding others due to range and properties that they have naturally over other Super Arts and their properties/capabilities etc's (shrugs).

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Nah only a mere nano-second delay i reckon, lets not exaggerate here. But yes i am fully agreed with you on the whole 720 thing. Saw several Hugo players in my old arcade struggle with the buffering of the 720 motion without jumping during a match. I think "negative edge" has something to do with it, otherwise performing the super naturally wouldn't allow for the move to surprisingly come out as it did.

[@Dornpunzel]

Please work on your pronounciation, dude. Hard to understand.

[@kojimasan444]

Your inflection are terrible. Nice video. Bad commentary