SonicFox's Explanation on Footsies

With Semiij! -- Watch live at / zsonicfox

[@Duke52DDOJ]

The crazy thing is that this entire thought process has to happen in a matter a few seconds as you're playing the game

[@matthewmorrison3745]

That's why it's insane seeing this shit live.

[@natrix126]

"Semiij how would you stop me from pressuring you with this button?" "I WoULd Mb b3"

[@Marchylol]

Classic Semij

[@xdrawesome314x4]

Did everyone forget the push block mechanic?

[@Marchylol]

@@xdrawesome314x4 It's an inside joke dude.

[@patrickimperial579]

@@xdrawesome314x4 not always good to use advancing gaurd since it consumes meter

[@xdrawesome314x4]

@@patrickimperial579 block too much and the opponent will grab you

[@2000grimmstyle]

Basically Predicting and Counter Attacking on Recovery or Startup Frames.. You need to know your Step Speed, Range of Attack, Startup Speed, Attack Recovery, Hitbox as well as your opponents.. Then even have the reaction time to keypress a correct button combination. A game with 20+ Characters is hard to do if your not committed to it. Good video, it shows a level of skill and prediction it takes to do footsies in a 60FPS game.

[@edgardopaulocunanan5930]

I can totally picture sonicfox teaching at a college classroom. Fighting game theory 101.

[@sonofaballer96]

Sonicfox is good but themainmanswe is better

[@PyroInferno110]

Lmao i would love that class

[@ChristianGibbons777]

@@PyroInferno110 Just try to make sure the toxic feminists don’t mischaracterize it as “sexist” or something!.......

[@PyroInferno110]

@@ChristianGibbons777 wait what 💀💀💀 and I kinda regret sayin this shit 2 years ago ngl 💀💀💀 ion need that mf to teach me this shit anymore

[@Bulletz4Breakfast69]

Competitive player here, local tournies nothing major. I wanted to say, love your videos and matches Sonic. You are truly ahead of the games and I'm rooting for you in MK11. I hope you figure out everything before the others and take the trophies home. I'm going to try to make it to ESL and EVO and hope to see you there.

[@yourdedcat-qr7ln]

Good luck bro

[@daddydarklord]

This is so sick. Your knowledge is extremely valuable to the FGC, it shows in your insane accomplishments. I imagine this will apply beautifully to Tekken. For instance, a good ol' blocked jab into preemptive sidestep, boom whiff punish. You're the reason I play fighting games! Aris commenting your MK matches got me HOOKED a few years ago.

[@AnthonyMcNeil]

I don't even play fighting games and this was a great video. Just have alot of respect for the high level players. The amount of time and knowledge isn't something you get overnight. Great video.

[@pictures4urears]

Indeed. As an f1 player, I watch more fighting game videos. They are incredible

[@sloan_9026]

@@pictures4urears you mean formula 1 yea?

[@rxramon]

I also only watch fighting games and NRS games are the most entertaining by far in my opinion.

[@NikkoKnight703]

i agree mam.

[@thebatmane2220]

Sonic : and you can’t mb b3 Semiij : TRIGGERED

[@suavevision4678]

I could watch a video like this with every single character in the game. Great breakdown. Interesting watch

[@rafaelnini539]

This is probably the best video in the entire KZbin... Please make more of the these... 🙏🙏🙏

[@g_ball321]

I like how you put both peoples points of view and perspectives out there like what both fighters are thinking in a situation / fight . Great video great explanations of everything

[@brvnx_rez]

Was waiting for this video, i really hope you make videos about these topics, its really cool to hear it from a fighting game pro player.

[@clinthc0003]

Fantastic video Sonic! I would love to hear your take on other higher level fighting game concepts. It's super interesting to know what's going on in the top level players minds while they are playing.

[@jorbu1423]

Learning from the best.

[@ProtozTer]

Nah, hes only good in new fighting games where the best are still trying to figure out the game. Hes good with high risk high reward mixup but when good players understand the game he becomes mediocre. Its like new players who don't know how to punish Pauls DeathFist or DemoMan, once then know how to push Paul hes gone.

[@opportunitycost3603]

@@ProtozTer Sure buddy

[@TheXclonic]

​@@ProtozTer Stop, you're bullshitting too much

[@igotzskillz9416]

@@ProtozTer didnt he win IJ2 pro series ? Literally everyone knew the game / Meta and didnt he win DBFZ evo ? Or your going to say GO1 and kazunoko didnt know the game ?

[@xXXdaniel210xXx]

@@ProtozTer facts people don't understand. Sonic fox deserves cred but not to his in game skill . hes just a great pre game strategist. He knows what characters will be a strong matchup early on. Frames and plus and minuses

[@ndshreddermn]

Damn, haven't seen one of his videos since MKX, right on.

[@xrinnegan]

I fell asleep watching this, woke up and finished it

[@jeako777]

x Rinnegan Me too

[@seandafny]

Cool name

[@Laphin]

Dude, this is a fantastic video. Such a great way to connect to your community better as well. I wish I could play with ya and learn from you more on Twitch sometime if you're okay with collaborating with a moderate streamer, and someone that's brand new back into fighting games. That way you could have the 'seasoned' and 'learning player' aspect going. But I'd never want to bother you because I know you train a ton, and do tournaments. But if you're ever down, I'd love to share communities and give other players (even casuals and newcomers to the FGC) that there's a place for everyone to enjoy these kinds of games, and not to be AS intimidated/discouraged when coming into a fighting game for the first time.. they just have to learn. See you around! Keep up the good work!

[@xeikai]

Some real valuable advice here about how footsies work and the entire mind game based around it. I think it's also important to note that alot of games are required to learn not only your own character but other characters as well. If you fight someone and they kick your ass with a button or a string that you could not figure out how to deal with. Perfect time to get in training mode, set up that scenario, check the frame data of the string or move that made things difficult for you and find your best punish, and then learn to deal with it in another match. It's a long process, one of the reasons why fighting games require so much time to master.

[@xrinnegan]

Key to fighting games , Knowing your Plus Strings Knowing what strings leave you at a Distance Have a 7 frame move or faster to beat others in Mashing Knowing when to BLOCK and Press , so basically the Mastery of Patience Standing 1 into grabs or down 1 Spacing Mastery But most importantly CHARACTER OR MATCH UP KNOWLEDGE Because Sonicfox practices other characters and ACTUALLY LABS their buttons That is the key so if you play a game just use every character for like 10 mins , just go down there combo strings list and memorize them , also Make sure you practice correctly by making the computer do other things like jump, duck, or punish

[@LokiZemy]

Dude you're dope at these explanation vids! I really hope you do a ton for mk 11, your a natural brother! Awesome work my friend 👍✌

[@MeanieBean]

I play SF casually but this is an amazing resource for any fight game. Thanks bro

[@marklord7614]

Wow, I have greater respect for Fox. Knowing how to rock-paper-scissors the opponent's move while accounting for frame data and spacing requires an incredible amount of memory, time and skill. This is how he wins those big gaming pots.

[@dynamicgaming6256]

This video is actually really good to help explain nuetral/footsies for a lot of people. I hope more people see this video, to understand how good certain characters in different games are, and the whole community can level up

[@Neo0110]

Glad to see you uploading on your channel again

[@loveroftruth8018]

More videos fox let us in the mind of the greatest fighting game player.

[@notsure1135]

You could retire event and start a school, have people live there like YOMI back in the day.

[@VillainAZ]

This was great I watched and listened beginning to end. Thank you I hope to see more

[@playing_jazz]

The dream video; thanks! You got to give us the anime air to air tutorial some day.

[@mumble97]

What is an air to air?

[@playing_jazz]

@@mumble97 Its the neutral game played in the air. At what point do you push what button in the air. It also covers how to use your movement options like double jump and air dash in order to a hit on an opponent. All the footsies guides focus on walking/dashing but there's a whole world of double jump air dashing that never gets touched on and it would it be interesting to hear some of Sonic's general philosophy on the subject.

[@jadethescribe]

This is probably one of the best explanations of footsies I've ever seen, I'll be sure to share it around.

[@dylanjoseph6010]

Love the content sonic, hope to see more!

[@tyson6494]

SONIC PLEASE KEEP UPLOADING

[@milk1691]

Bro these videos are fire you would make a great KZbinr just need to post more uwu

[@203Polanco]

Milk nice cringey ending

[@kiesch5247]

Freak

[@milk1691]

@@kiesch5247 nigga chill tf out like damn im just memeing and you buggin for no reason

[@LordFerbombi]

Kiesch 524 animeavi

[@kiesch5247]

Ferbombi u literally defending someone saying uwu stfu

[@athindrsudev3082]

Wow so much information! You're a really good teacher Sonic. Do you have any advice for getting better at execution?

[@zsquigly3791]

Just practice combos

[@athindrsudev3082]

@@zsquigly3791 When I do it in practice I can 9/10 times but in a match I almost always drop it, any advice for that?

[@zsquigly3791]

@@athindrsudev3082 play against the ai do you can practice hit confirming on a moving target

[@playing_jazz]

@@zsquigly3791 I think experience helps as it's almost always anxiety that causes you to drop them outside of practice room. First you can only do it on a dummy than when you aren't concerned with winning than when it slightly matters and so on. Just keep working on it and trying to control your emotions. Or go into matches with the expectation that you aren't trying to win just land the combo so you don't have the added stress of competing.

[@VIP-ET]

This is a video that should have been made long time ago

[@xrinnegan]

This man is a busy person

[@engridmedia]

It will apply to mk11

[@Infiernodeorfeo]

vital information now that mk11 is coming out, thank you for this fox

[@DevinSmith56]

That was amazing, please make more.

[@astralluv2051]

This is really well done, I'd love to see a similar video with Punk when the new version of BBTAG is out!

[@Menyceprod]

Thanks fox I learned a lot I think it's time for part 2 on Mk11 and go deeper in advance techs on footsies!

[@spngy_demigod]

Sonic with them quick maths

[@diniafuza9015]

What is the name of sonicfox first tournament?

[@soulsurge6909]

10/10 would listen to this again. I got better instantly after hearing this.

[@sethmoodie5671]

I don't know what are footsies,conversions,anti air, overhead, wiff punish, neutral,and I play fighting games

[@Xe974]

Sonic please body meee

[@sauce8277]

LOL DJT

[@Xe974]

@@sauce8277 lol

[@markusscott402]

Its really cool to see the mindset of sonicfox and how he layers basic moves

[@romeorichardson3138]

Excellent, thanks for the info would love to hear more from you!

[@davidreynoso8159]

This is an amazing video, very thorough and helpful Is footsies what dictates good an bad matchups most of the time?

[@brettpoole7888]

I love this game it also gives you interactables and meterburn rolls so don't get stuck in the corner.

[@IAmLif3ofdreads]

Bro you have been a true inspiration ever since I watched my first vide with you on it. Keep it up and thank your for this as many like myself could do with the explanation you've given me the belief to go on and seriously want to take MK 11 seriously thank you

[@KingDeathCradle]

Sonic fox's commentary has improved so much over the years.

[@isaiahgarza4719]

38:00 I'm sorry he says lol

[@Susano19]

Amazing content, you're really good at explaining all this technical concepts in layman's terms. Speaks volumes of your understanding of fighting games. Hope you make more educational videos in thw future. Maybe one about the guessing game (da mix)? Would love to hear your take on it

[@warzone2.0plug28]

Can we get more of these please for mk1?😢

[@notsure1135]

Fighting games is my golf...

[@babasemka]

Sonic" what do you call it? CATWOMAN!" Fox

[@johnhobson7480]

Interesting point on dashes tested out dashes in training mode in inj2 and theyre pretty reactable even if they are wobbling back and forth. Some games have really fast movement though like soulcalibur and mkx with the running. Now I wanna test if you can stuff dashes in sf5 on reaction or youll get counter hit since those dashes are fast. Good video.

[@brucelee9968]

Thanks for the video, I found it to be helpful and well explained. Hope there are more to follow, all the best in MK 11.....

[@ShaneGodfrey]

Glad to see you making content again!

[@timgro6196]

Woohooo SonicFox in the building!! Such a big fan of your's ^^

[@Alucard_ix]

Very well done man , keep it up sonic !

[@superamacrap9897]

Hey Sonic, can you do one for zoning in an NRS game? For some reason, I can't wrap my head around it coming from a SF standpoint where fireballs trade

[@manizmohaghegh6003]

He doesnt post a lot on his channel does he?

[@kileddy436]

Busy guy

[@SaucyCheeseburgerwithRanch]

Maniz Mohaghegh no

[@IAmLif3ofdreads]

@@kileddy436 got to take this a sprinkle of gold

[@IAmLif3ofdreads]

@@SaucyCheeseburgerwithRanch I'm. Grateful

[@oldinolo2780]

No not really. Other people do it for his 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@JustinKeithD]

I appreciate the time both of them took to make this when they didn't have to.

[@aassemelzarow8668]

Who’s here for MK 11 tips?

[@mature942]

I learned a lot and I thought I knew footsies. This kinda blew my mind to be honest. I need to rewatch this once I get the feel of mk 11.

[@mature942]

Also imagine knowing what every character can do. I don’t think I’ll get high level but I never know. I been playing fighting games since around 2007 and I’m still playing and I’ll never stop playing these games unless my hands give out.

[@lifesatest1]

Fgc god spoke

[@brotherscarecrow]

Hope to see more stuff like this!

[@flipnote2064]

This was awesome

[@felixthecat1528]

what up fox? man i wish you would post more ranked with every game you play dead ass

[@notsure1135]

Eternally grateful

[@HinaCabina]

Whats with the SonicFox and Verlisify Fursona's at the bottom of the screen lol

[@christopherdinsmore]

This was really informative. Ty

[@pandamansupreme4007]

Man we love you sonicfox !!

[@benyaminsaki2686]

is lack of footsies the reason why people hate on nrs games ?

[@dannaldfgc2373]

not at all, that's just mkx

[@kinglos6864]

Good shit, nice lesson!!

[@jamesgore9042]

This coo and all but is prince rain gonna be in MK11 :/

[@OzoneZlayer]

which characters you think have the worst combo set?

[@frogtofall]

Really great video, Fox. The more of these you make the merrier. Do you have a patreon? Can we put in requests? Lol (pls make Darkseid tutorial 😂)

[@gamedrop3262]

Thanks guys!! I love seeing educational stuff like this :) get us shitties at your level haha

[@dynamicgaming6256]

I’m actually gonna start making more in depth videos like this too

[@Jagaimo_chan]

I missed you so much!

[@thapeloafrika6459]

Lesson from the god himself

[@NoxLegend1]

Fake steve jobs meme with numbers and galaxies floating around my head into explosion

[@jrg5000]

Are you going to play zero?

[@coryburns3234]

Having trouble understanding when Catwoman hits her f2(or whatever it was) into whip which leaves her -4 and your opponent trys to counter that with the 11 frame move and you hit them with the +6 normal to stop their attack. How does that hit on their 10th frame? Am I missing something?

[@snakeoftalins2805]

MK0 ChopChop Basically, when a move has negative frames it means it comes out slower. So you would actually add the negative frames to the next move you use. So if cw throws out a move that is -4 and then uses a 7 frame immediately after, it will now come out at 11 frames at the fastest. So when he says cw uses a move that is -4 and then your opponent challenges it with an 11 frame, you can use a 6 frame move to beat it because it will now come out at 10 frames. You can use a 7 frame move to trade because they will both come out at 11 frames.

[@coryburns3234]

@@snakeoftalins2805 Yeah I got most of it when he was explaining but I was just thinking too much into the math part because -4+6 does not equal 10 it equals 2 and that would mean it comes out super fast which would be absurd

[@snakeoftalins2805]

MK0 ChopChop as I was explaining it, I realized that could be the problem you were having. I had this stuff explained to me about two years ago, and I never thought about how the math is backwards until now. Haha

[@coryburns3234]

@@snakeoftalins2805 Haha yeah it was confusing thinking about it. When playing I just know which attack I can do that will come out faster than my opponent's move or what move I can use to poke. I never really went into much depth of the mathematics of it. Thanks man

[@cosmicxspidey2850]

It would be so cool if you uploaded more videos 🙂

[@robloxvempor]

I can hear sonic talk all day man 🤣

[@wwebb1]

Learning from the Grandmaster

[@wallacemaxwell5846]

28:27 it's called a what? Also, I would really enjoy listening on where and how he's learned all of this.

[@treydudley7966]

iplaywinner.com/glossary/general-terms/abare.html second definition here

[@wallacemaxwell5846]

@@treydudley7966 i see, thank you so much!

[@banditofgc4930]

literally with grodd if you space out a d1 on block and instantly throw out b2 and commit into the leap itll catch hella people because the b2 reaches further than most characters d1 so itll hit first even when I'm minus

[@dynamicgaming6256]

I even learned a bit from this video when it came to my dashing...I think I do that too much with my main (flash).

[@armand4116]

Masterclass.

[@ripbobbyhillmgo1969]

The NEUTCH is OD

[@manuelito2yasabe117]

You inspire me to play fighting games. And I don't even play much or even competitively

[@sublimegiggity]

Abaray?

[@sick45hitcombo]

Is 27:09 what you’d also call a Frame-Trap?

[@petersalazar9228]

Yes and no this is a frame trap for NRS games but technically in street fighter when someone talks about a frame trap what they mean is they use a normal thats + on block and they use another normal that stuffs any move that the enemy uses (unless its a dp) In Dragon Ball (and most Anime style 2d fighters) a frame trap is delaying your buttons so that theres a tiny gap. Essentially delaying the cancel which is impossible in NRS games, but most people that play mk or injustice would call this a frame trap

[@warzone2.0plug28]

Please more of this

[@davidmace4353]

Can you special cancel combo off of d1 in MK11 as well?

[@-Ultranoobgaming-]

thank you

[@neopops2221]

do stuff for dbfz neutral the more i play the more i think he is interesting ! ( nope im in you'r mind and you not gonna say superdash )

[@geomarvel6609]

Sonic Bro' Your Joker man pretty good!