☠️ Learning Arjun Counterplay from Hikaru’s A.K.I. 🕐 0:00 — Match Footage 🧪 0:10 — Training Mode Tests 🔹 Dealing with Tackle Pressure While the Rock Is Set Up If you block Arjun’s tackle during a pressure sequence while the rock is set up, he gains a significant advantage through recoverable damage, chip damage, and Drive Gauge recovery The Drive Gauge gap can widen to around three bars 🔹 Using a Reversal Against Predicted Tackle Pressure Using a reversal can leave you at a disadvantage of around three Drive Gauge bars, but it prevents recoverable damage and knocks Arjun down It can be worth accepting the Drive Gauge disadvantage to avoid taking recoverable damage and secure a knockdown 🕐 0:20 — Countering Light Palm After Light Attacks Read the sequence from light attacks into Light Palm and look for a chance to Perfect Parry by confirming the special cancel However, Arjun can also hit with light attacks at their tip range and then throw a projectile to bait your parry 🕐 0:30 — Drive Rush Punishes Against Projectile Follow-Ups Throw a slower projectile, such as a Light Hadoken, and look to punish with Drive Rush when you see Arjun use a projectile follow-up Even if you don't reach him in time and end up blocking, it's still worth trying 🕐 0:37 — Countering the Mix-Up Between Light and Medium/Heavy Follow-Ups Arjun can pretend to use the Light follow-up, then switch to a Medium or Heavy follow-up to bait a parry and make it whiff Counterplay 1: Look for a Drive Rush Punish After Identifying the Follow-Up Buffer 5MP+MK > 6 after seeing the follow-up. If Arjun uses the Medium or Heavy version, press 6 to Drive Rush and aim for a Punish Counter Even if you don't reach him in time and end up blocking, it's still worth trying Counterplay 2: Perfect Parry the Light Follow-Up Walk forward, confirm the Light follow-up, then go for a Perfect Parry and punish with a sweep at its tip range Against the Medium follow-up, your parry won't whiff, so you can avoid the risk of leaving yourself open Counterplay 3: Approach to the Tip Range of 6HP and Block Crouching Stay wary of the Medium and Heavy follow-ups as you approach the range where 6HP reaches at its tip Once you identify the follow-up, use 6HP to punish. Block the Light version, and aim for a Punish Counter against the Medium and Heavy versions 🕐 1:12 — Countering Rock Setups into Another Rock Setup Arjun can use a sequence where he sets up the rock again after making you block the first setup React to the second setup with Drive Rush into 6HP or a similar option to punish him