Hitting 101

The gist: Don’t always attack up close. Use short and long-range attack strategies.

Don’t feel compelled that your attacks should always make contact with the opponent. Beginners make the mistake of taking the fight directly in front of their opponent, literally touching them as they try to take their health away.

Whiffing or missing a fast attack at different ranges has its advantages! First, the space controlled by the whiffed move may stuff your opponent’s attacks. Second, it may prevent the opponent from advancing into your space. A word of warning: whiffing long but slow-recovering moves is dangerous but may have great reward. The long reach allows you to control a sizable amount of space but leaves you exposed for a long duration.