Smash Ultimate: Art of Ryu

[@IzAwSmash]

Want a lesson? Go here: metafy.gg/@izaw

[@fyzikal5]

Please do Art of Diddy Kong next

[@Rocky-cc3xs]

And Art of Terry please

[@blakeknightvos7867]

Honestly it’s about u do a art of outside of sword fighters

[@zayeer11]

Art of ness would be amazing

[@luisrosario3665]

Please Art of Ken

[@LordNebilim]

Art of making an epic come-back.

[@yeetskeet3]

Trueee

[@taylorbee4010]

All Ryu Does In every game he’s in

[@groudon2006]

I never thought about the concept of their jump mobility but its a nice attention to detail because in street fighter once you commit to jumping forward you can't move back

[@LimeNadoYT]

I don't even main Ryu but IM HYPED

[@khaidinh9046]

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@edgarastorga5899]

I’m with you guys lmaooo

[@flamingpaper7751]

Correct: Ryu's Shoryuken strength windows are actually 1-3, 4-5, and 6+. 1-2, 3-4, and 5+ are the windows for Ken's

[@dazeo4393]

i have almost 1k hours online just as ryu. but i really only use very fundamentals. i would say that playstyle is competitively viable especially for your locals. but you do have to learn more advanced stuff if youre up against anyone with decent mu knowledge. even with all my hours, i find the ryu discords ive joined are full of actual jerks who make the learning process hell. the only ways ive actually learned anything is through tutorials who all say the same things over and over. THIS tutorial is by far the best ryu tutorial ive ever seen. sure, it doesnt take very long to explain something like kara-cancelling, something i still struggle with. but it tells everything you actually need to know about the character, advanced or basic. and the BIGGEST PLUS for this tutorial is it tells you why you might choose a certain option and when its good. phenomenal work IzAw. even I learned stuff from this tutorial. and your wording for the things i did know was spot on and i wish i knew this stuff sooner. big props.

[@bancholeo55]

A few of them are a bit "intense" to say the least 😅

[@jonas162]

instructions unclear, won a local by spamming fireball

[@GreenLobsterMonster]

Bruh that’s how I feel. I recently joined my high school’s esports team, initially only joined rocket league but they needed more people for a full smash team so I joined. With over a year of no practice, I 2 stocked my first opponent twice to win the set of 3 easily and my main weapon of choice was fireballs and tastumakis

[@ojodeoro1106]

I love Ryu because I like traditional fighting games but the light medium heavy system makes me go insane

[@Cantucantu009]

Real 💀

[@sO_RoNerY]

You realise it’s also in SF, right? They have a light and heavy system. Aye aye aye Smash fanboys.

[@ojodeoro1106]

@@sO_RoNerY but traditional fighters have 1 button for each in smash I need to hold different amounts for each and that's what I don't like

[@pbz7572]

@@ojodeoro1106thisssssss

[@Malleo_3232]

I’ve been waiting for this for so long!!! As an exclusive Ryu main in smash, I’m super hyped!

[@ninjabladechannel8680]

Dude I remember practicing Ryu in the jank & salty *For Glory* sm4sh days. Felt like I was actually learning martial Arts, lol. I pretended people's combo videos were old scrolls a master was giving me. *bows* I can't wait to see if an old dog can learn new tricks.

[@thevideogamemafia568]

I’ve played traditional fighting games for years and I played ultimate since release and the very fact sakurai implemented Chara cancels is insane

[@pixelmorgaming398]

Even though I would probably never main some of the characters in these art of videos, they always make me want to, it's crazy. Great content 👍

[@kish92]

I've been a ryu player since smash 4 and this was so refreshing and eye opening

[@amon8088]

Thank you!!! I have played Ryu at the Halmstad/Jönköping Ultimate events for a while now. This pointed out some stuff i didn't fully understand and gave me a couple of new ideas.

[@IzAwSmash]

Nice, maybe we can play in Malmö one day :)

[@amon8088]

​@@IzAwSmash Hell yeah man

[@ryan_raus]

16:38 one of the sauciest Ryu clips I’ve ever seen

[@a1marine105]

That was saucy that was bullying to the top degree lmao

[@demonight2]

Totally!

[@Aeros802]

Could not happen to a more deserving then that lame dlc char.

[@ados1280]

Awesome. I waited since Smash 4 to see Art of Ryu. So happy to finally see it come to life. Only thing I'll say is: The only reason to use regular Neutral B instead of true input Hadoken, is cause the input for it is faster and easier. Sure you lose some damage, but you'll almost never misinput it, and you can react whiff punish with it with a little more wiggle room cause you don't have to do the stick input. Also Heavy Fireballs at mid range is unreactable so using that to your advantage in neutral is a key part of neutral. Allowing for conditioning. Just some thoughts. :)

[@smash154]

Thank you, Izaw. I never knew about this. This will definitely make me a better Ryu player.

[@chocolatechip2641]

z motion. that was the answer to consistent shoryuken and power dunk. i always tried to like, ride along the edge of the joystick and sometimes i'd just get other inputs. I feel dumb but it all makes sense now, thank you so much.

[@genaromorales6946]

These videos always make me feel like I'm gonna be a master lmao But I have been wanting to get good at Ryu and definitely gonna try to apply this stuff

[@fogfish303]

bro ur actually the goat. i remember watching ur channel for characters even in the smash 4 days, keep up the good work this is so sick what ur doing

[@AngelsandWolves1]

Salam IzAw, man, to wake up and see this in the news feed is definitely hype! This was packed with great information, excellent upload, and the SF5 music was a great touch! Can't wait to see the next upload!

[@CATLOAFMAN]

You content recently got me into smash I am so glad your back!!

[@nep7939]

People think the SF characters are hard when they really aren't tbh. People should give them a chance

[@onoyango]

i was literally about to try and learn ryu, tysm!!

[@ShinyGBZ]

17:16 HOLY SHIT I AM LEARNING THIS WHAT

[@TheKnightguard1]

Same man. My Peach friend is always teasing me that I should pick up Kazuya to win more. Wait 'til he Fairs into lvl 3 Focus this time 8)

[@jordonroy6574]

Bruh some of these clips are absolutely nuts. That Ryu vs Joker one was crazy asf

[@Vash614]

Yoooooo the new intro?!? Love to watch these art of videos man, excited for whatever's coming next!

[@DoritoTime]

Me learning after all these years that the shoryu input ends in DOWN right, not up right Maybe that’s why I’ve been so bad at inputting it

[@Cadesworth]

Before this video, the FGCs always seemed very esoteric to me; I could never get the hang of them, even when I got the inputs down. Their gameplan was just too foreign to me as a smash player. This video goes over SO much more than the inputs, and it helps a lot. Thank you for demystifying these bois 🙌🏾❤

[@pupster202]

i think either ken or snake next would be great, there's not actually too many snake guides out there so i think your input would be helpful, same with ken

[@TheGravemistake]

You should look up poppinswiss for snake content!

[@frankzhang1412]

really nice to see more ryu content

[@shadowbonbon3]

Whenever I try to do the fireball (the one made of actual fire) half the time I just end up doing down B or side B

[@vlassispolitis-a]

Those are some sf2 looking combos, especially comboing into jumping heavies from crouching shorts. Generally Ryu in this game can combo off of attacks that you would never combo off of in street fighter, comboing off of far forward for example is nearly unheard of.

[@SuperVada]

I walked this path long time ago as a Ryu main since Smash 4.

[@RoninX-uo8uy]

This came out solid, good shit as always

[@IzAwSmash]

Thank you :)

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

My teacher! Your advice helps me in tournaments. Thank you.

[@yoloswaggins2857]

I secondary Ryu and I feel like I learned a ton

[@Lagoon7]

it would also take me 7 months to learn Ryu

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

Nahh you sell yourself short lol Ryu will take about a week to fully understand everything It WILL take you a couple months to start winning, however…

[@NFYT]

@@tinyt.w.i.m7291 lmao

[@gapplssb]

U learn him yet?

[@jonwhite7328]

I feel like my life has been missing these videos. Welcome back

[@horizon8618]

Ryu as you main you enjoy your time play for satisfaction with him like Nair into side b. Ryu takes work, skill,and patience and I like that.

[@SachinPatel-fy8vj]

Im so glad you got your channel back!! 🙌

[@DGDShadowMemoria]

Your stylish of editing and explaining is amazing as always Izaw! I enjoyed your videos and Sub you a very long time ago from Brawl days. :)

[@scourge8143]

Ryu has the most beautiful combos in the game imo.

[@f.r3644]

You have GOT to mention negative edge. Really important and is the barrier to most people picking up this character.

[@Hyushi_sama]

Bro, I’m listening to this and all these tactics are ripped from street fighters holy snap l I never took in how TRUE he is to his game .

[@solidmetaknight]

Ryu mains we up!

[@mastertoki1]

One day art of snake will come

[@burger_will]

Very hyped to see a new "Art of"! Thanks for all you do!

[@YoMammi]

Whose clips did you use for the unnamed Ryu player? Those were pretty nasty set up/combos lol

[@tyronechickin1180]

8:06 how do you special cancel consistently ? I’ve done dair tatsu before but don’t remember if it was command input or side b

[@waltermelon4161]

Duuude love your content!!! Ever thought about doing an art of DK or Ness?

[@MD.1111]

I've been interesting in picking up ryu for a long time but to play well is so hard

[@jeanangelo98]

Loving the new intro animation! Great content as usual :)

[@JayFalcon-y9m]

I will never play Ryu, however the videos are so quality I will always watch.

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

FGCs are a skill most pros don’t have. Give Ryu a shot. He’s easy to learn and difficult to master.

[@ToshisGarden]

Love these tips and the Crash Bandicoot font for the percent!

[@alexz9775]

This video helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@taylorbee4010]

I’m a street fighter and ssb player. No issue on inputs until platforms or weird backwards inputs come in😅

[@gabrielfuret4852]

Great job doing this video, really appreciate it

[@tomfoolery2885]

When the world needed him most, he returned

[@masterofcircles0587]

Was literally searching for this yesterday.

[@Jahzz0]

I applaud the effort into this video. Ken next???

[@churle1]

thanks for the great content

[@flutterboypr6481]

Hell...yeah. Waiting for these for years.

[@robertgeorge4602]

Playing Ryu is a lot of fun. But my execution is ass. L/M/H depending on button hold is something I suck at. Which is why I main Terry. And I miss certain parts of Smash 4 Ryu's kit, but Smash Ultimate Ryu does a lot really well and he really transformed. Great Guide IzAw!

[@ginomartinez6485]

Yooooo cool new intro btw hope see art of Sonic soon gj n great vídeo dude

[@-Ryu]

Now, With an understanding of my abilities. Go out there and Smash!!

[@wookiecookie7543]

Art of Ken

[@diversionuk4001]

this video is amazing, as expected at this point. no other resource like it. now PLEASE PLEASE DO KEN PRETTY PLEEEEEASE

[@LunarKnightmare77]

I hope u can do an art of incineroar or Lucas next but all and all good video izaw

[@SLQInc]

honestly a vid on the art of pichu or wario would be chill considering i kinda main both of them

[@khaidinh9046]

What characters do you guys think Izaw should do next for Art of Smash?

[@AkrobatCharlie]

Art of banned Steve

[@romekast9403]

Lucas!

[@dumbosquad6339]

Ridley😎

[@keeferhedfors515]

Bayonetta

[@AntitoxinZero]

Robin to complete the Fire Emblem characters

[@cocoabluntz]

Took long enough I’ve been waiting for this

[@lukektelfer]

Ryu's SF4 theme is so hype!!

[@rubenvandijk1158]

It's crazy how in depth this game can be

[@lbesavant]

THE LEGEND HAS RETURNED

[@mangowett9967]

HES BACK BABY

[@mahmoudammar8303]

Hi Does someone knows what is a simple RAR imput I'm struggling to b-air

[@Balbradis]

Hope these come out more often I love them. Waiting for Ganon since the game came out.

[@dallisjohnson662]

I find inputting true specials from the jab so difficult. Jab 3 almost always comes out instead. I'm watching my hands and it all looks the same, when it works and when it doesn't. I wish I knew what I was doing wrong.

[@dallisjohnson662]

The answer was to get good. I get it 4/5 times now after a few hours of practice. Still not fast enough I suppose because on training mode it rarely registers as a combo.

[@anotherboi3476]

anyone ever just watch this and wonder if your playing the same game lol it may be because i'm putting too many inputs because im pretty casual but i feel like i can never get down how to smoothly transition the moves

[@dk_boyblue]

TIL Ryu mains play 4D chess in all torunaments they partake in.

[@luccib7225]

For the life of me I can't figure out how you back air moving forward

[@ryan_raus]

No way I’m HYPED

[@omegaalpha3594]

Thanks for the video. I miss your content

[@pavoman3]

Shout out to my man Mak the Knife!!!

[@DreamlandKing]

Art of OG Fighter Game Players

[@PenniniFroze]

LET'S GO BUANDON You're sick This is full of great information, it's easily worth a watch if you want to learn about Ryu. Well done Izaw, you obviously did your research.

[@ConnorPlaysTCG]

Just picked up ryu and I’m relatively new to the game. Should I have my controller set to right analog being tilt or smash attack?

[@ChonoAyonoma]

Tilt attack bro!

[@Halofan11730]

Huh, and i was thinking of maining ryu. Anyways welcome back, been a while.

[@jpVari]

I never played much smash but I wish I had ultimate to mess with ryu/ken/terry/kazuya... and also because I've come to appreciate it more in general, even without the intricacies of melee's specific system. but most especially to mess with these characters I already know and love from other games (which hey, is the main reason people play smash obviously)

[@sylviaafonso]

I didnt see the whole vid but i have a tech If you full hop and right after (not like at the same time) side B That allows you a ascending side B, good for clean anti airs following to an escape or smth

[@securatyyy]

16:38 Omg that was the grimiest thing I've seen in a while

[@jonathanmiranda5143]

6:05 This is not true. It's very difficult, but you can do a running tatsumaki with a one frame down input followed by back+a/b

[@DarkThomy]

9:19 WHAT ??? So you CAN mash with cstick??? How did I miss that all those years.. Also, I guess one could use True shouryu to recover so that the arm doesn't get caught by the opponent..?

[@TearDropsir]

What controller do you recommend for smash ultimate?

[@taylorbee4010]

Who is better: ryu or ken? The age old question I feel like smash ken has better combos

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

It depends on what you value in a character. Ken is faster. He has better ground and air speed than Ryu, allowing him to have an easier time approaching in comparison. Ken has better combos and up close pressure. When Ken gets in and starts landing hits, Ken has an easier time “vortexing” than Ryu. That’s when you start a cycle of hits the opponent has a tough time escaping. Normally when Ryu does a combo, the combo finishes and Ryu puts the opponent at a slight disadvantage. Ken starts a combo, the combo finishes, yet the opponent hasn’t gotten far away enough for the pressure to end. Ken has a much better advantage state than Ryu because of this. Ryu’s kills are tried and true. More consistent. Most of the time your opponent will not fall out of your combos and kill confirms. This is a problem Ken has that Ryu doesn’t share. Ryu can pressure the opponent and send them off stage without having to commit to an approach. His Hadouken and Shakunetsu apply great damage and pressure to the shield and opponent. Ryu has better stage control in comparison to Ken through his projectiles. What do you value? Speed and a crushing, oppressive offense with little room for escape? Methodical neutral with stage commanding projectiles and consistent kills?

[@extracheese-pz7bi]

i was playing against my friend after watching this video and i felt bad cus i proceeded to 3 stock him (i had never beat him before)

[@yalebass]

izaw you really did me dirty in that intro 😭

[@PhireandIce1999]

Return of the king

[@djdrizzy9139]

Aw, what did Kirby ever do to Link? Lol. Nice intro.

[@jReign007]

never thought I'd see the day we'd get a shoto vid