Street Fighter 6 - What Is a Shimmy?

[@edo27]

damn i like these short explanation vids! simple to the point but helpful!

[@waterdog737]

This is where the mind games exist. Welcome to fighting games if your new to them and reading this

[@TheJakeJackson]

*you're

[@Serendide]

@@TheJakeJackson 🤓☝

[@fogijay]

Song: Necro & Twelve's Theme in Street Fighter III: Third Strike

[@ilyashelaev6712]

You better just take the throw buddy

[@genzo454]

No I just ex dp (unless I'm in burnout, in which case I spam throw)

[@shmixedNshmooved]

​@@genzo454 lol shimmy beats both those options

[@genzo454]

@@shmixedNshmooved exactly.

[@waterdog737]

​@genzo454 they can just safe jump and block your wake up dp. You can't escape the mind games because of the options depending on the situation.

[@shmixedNshmooved]

​@genzo454 so you choose death?

[@Scorpio7500]

I've actually been doing this for a while and never realised what it was called, thanks!

[@Cursed_Fruit]

I know what it is! It's the death of me :D

[@yogamer24d54]

Shimmy shimmy ya shimmy ya shimmy ya B r e ak, shalalala

[@melvinshine9841]

Bro, I was just thinking about that.🤣

[@yogamer24d54]

@@melvinshine9841 I had a shimmy ya instinct being activated as I saw the thumbnail saying shimmy thats all I will say

[@Peecamarke]

Shimmy shimmy yaaa! shimmy yo, shimmy ye

[@clairemadeinheaven]

thank you for some reason I always try to reactively counter them with a spiral arrow which is stupid because they just block it, i'll start training my reflexes to use long reaching lows

[@zangana3052]

What is a shimmy in Tekken?

[@trulgn]

Used to be back back (my old skool tekken players know what I mean) I don't know about these days

[@Jako3334074]

is side-step block close enough

[@Vecderg]

afaik shimmying doesn't technically exist in the same way in tekken since grabs aren't countered in the same way, so i haven't heard that term used for it back and forth movement is still often used to bait whiffs though, utilizing backdash cancelling and other movement options

[@zangana3052]

Understood. Thank you for the inputs guys!

[@waterdog737]

@zangana3052 having mastery of a consistent back dash cancel and baiting out whiffed moves. Every similar to Steet Fighter, and more emphasis on movement mastery. Don't forget on capitalizing on whiff punishment too

[@giangole]

delaying the button just enough is better than committing to a crmk on wakeup

[@zerevity007]

shimmy beats delay tech though

[@giangole]

@@zerevity007 delay button im talking about

[@zerevity007]

@giangole oh i get what you mean now mb. thats a pretty good strategy though i gotta implement it

[@giangole]

@@zerevity007 just enough to block the meaty but not too late to get stuffed by the shimmy punish

[@Truelemonhead]

I will never understand the appeal for 2d fighters, they just look so, non-dynamic when you compare them to like, a Tekken

[@Scorpio7500]

simplified game plan, and the hitstop is intentional bc the frame windows are much shorter

[@pploversuckerandhuffer]

Low effort bait

[@sabocat999]

I will never understand watching videos for games you don't like and then commenting to let everyone know. Just go play Tekken.