The CORRECT way to DI Kazuya's Combos for MINIMAL Damage

A little complicated, but knowing how to DI is the first step to beating Kazuya in Smash!
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[@hippo_kazuya]

If you guys want more long form content and slightly more intermediate content like this lemme know!!
And reply to this with any more ideas on Kazuya things I could make a video about :)

[@EWGFmas]

You can also crouch jab into run off nair on platforms for a true combo most of the time 😁

[@PeterParker-rk4fe]

I played against you a few days ago, nice kazuya lol

[@EWGFmas]

@@PeterParker-rk4fe thank you! ❤️

[@andreazhab]

I'm guessing you can tech the nair though

[@EWGFmas]

@@andreazhab depends on %…you can run off plat + ff nair after crouch jabs mid percent and it true combos into ewgf, stature smash, gates of hell, up tilt, etc etc .. 😉

[@JforJonas]

Fantastic video, hippo!
The final paragraph at 3:24 got hidden a bit under the frame, but your voice-over clarified it so it's just fine.
Keep up the great content!

[@CurryBean523]

just found your channel through twitter, loved this vid and learned a lot!

[@kllkj089h]

As a local kazuya hater I appreciate this greatly

[@Telescreen5]

This would be a great series, how to DI each character. Very good video.

[@Evixyn]

I had no idea that I had to do calculus just so my jump man does get touch to death by a Tekken player. Like oh my, this is so much to consider, I believe I will just get a character to zone him out and edge guard him if I can. Great video to keep for food for thought.

[@andreazhab]

You'll never 100% avoid interaction with Kazuya unless you play Minmin (and even then it's hard) or Sonic
I play Samus and I can't wall him off forever

[@2350CST]

Omfg this shit’s fire this is literally what I try to explain 😭
Literally it’s hard to make a comeback as the combo character when my health is deep red and no one cares when I say that
Some extra notes: Aerial Electric not only has a more forward angle than Grounded Electric, it also just has less hitstun frames (it stuns for 5 less frames at 0, 2 less frames if the opponent already got paralysis)
So yeah putting yourself higher by DI’jng in also mathematically favors you due to the Kazuya getting a more grounded angle, but also due to the less advantage he has on hit
One thing I am wondering about is that DI out when you have no choice to be on the platform, I might lab some routes involving that as I think there is some stuff we can do against mistechs that don’t require immense precision and “luck” so to speak
Good shit!!!

[@hippo_kazuya]

i think best i got on di out on plat was ferps->electric. i was doing frame by frame perfect ferps->dgf at 0 and it would work like half the times on mario depending on drift, but it’s much too hard. (also i think even if you do land this combo, NO di or a slight di out would also neutralize this combo after the dgf because kazuya stuck on plat and mario falls down to stage).
but ty! and gl on labbing, lmk if there’s a combo route that works out

[@ashe_hikari5335]

This is good advice. Even if I won't remember it in the heat of a match but dang it I'll try

[@Frilleon]

Great video thank you

[@diegootero6095]

The other day I got bodied by a dude who used Kazuya. My key takeaways are that I shouldn't play so scared and never going in, but try to bait out bad options and try and punish them in time. His neutral and movement options are pretty inflexible, so you can dance around him and still be able to force a whiff, although you should still watch out for up air and fair because they have a deceptive reach. Also, if you have stock disadvantage for too long, you're pretty much dead, so try to avoid that situation

[@trash-ken]

curious the difference between di up and di in? if we di in so we are too high for the kaz to combo us does up not do the same? also curious if sdi matters or if i could just focus on holding the di in the correct spot.

[@samstade5598]

Really well made video.

[@Blizzard91]

Are you suppose to DI or SDI the Kazuya 10 hit combo? I didn't see it mentioned in the video.

[@greedo194]

Cries in bowser techroll

[@kabindrapradhan840]

Keep it up :)

[@xxvolcomxx56]

you said di in on aerial electric but di out on down throw but the down throw follow up is aerial electric so wtf

[@lloydaran]

3:25 That exception is very unclear, as I do not understand the point of its condition and there's the aforementioned coinflip. Also, what's the meaning of "checking" for aerial EWGF?

[@andreazhab]

Let's assume EWGF hit you. Check for these conditions:
- were you in the air when you got hit?
- are you near a platform?
- does Kazuya have Rage?
If you answered yes to all three questions, DI in and you will not die, only take a handful of damage

[@erikcarrillo7649]

is that a umi neso?!?!

[@infiniteichiwon_7271]

Won't DI in get caught by up b ? Like ewgf > up b or up smash at lets say 80%

[@structioner4588]

Yes, but he’s talking about when you’re at low/mid %

[@Shmossis]

Very in depth thank you for showing the twitter babies how to get good

[@andrew4042]

oom neso

[@sanankhan716]

Game name?

[@Emeraldakafunnygamerguy]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

[@MrBobxxl]

doenst sound to me like their is not a lot to cry about on ewgf. :D

[@andreazhab]

True, but crying will get you nowhere