Pressure Wins Games

There is one thing you need to do to win more consistently. You need to learn how to put real pressure on somebody.
After you learn to maximize your human potential, and you learn to make all your movements instinctive, the next step is developing a play style.

Develop your style around pressure. Make the other person lose confidence and lose.

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Gaming

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• SF4
• SSF4
• SF2
• Jeff
• Schaefer
• Tomo
• Ohira
• TF2
• Team
• Fortress

[laakuma]

I would not say anything to your direct competition, only to people that don't have a chance of beating you.

[Kamiks]

I have never played SF in my life, but after seeing all your videos I just start looking up everything about it, haha.

Love the videos you make, mentality is so important. Love this approach to the game and it will definitely come in handy, even outside of games. Thank you Jeff!

[laakuma]

@Kamiks Thank you. This mentality works across alot of aspects of life. It really does.

[jvegagir]

Hi Jeff, I have a few questions. What do you think of studying frame data to improve your game? In my experience, it is not that rewarding, because no matter how much you know about it, you need to train your reactions. It works much better for me to explore retaliatory options in real matches or training mode, rather than rely on frame data to create my tactics. Did you guys study frame data back in the day? Do you see any use to it?

[laakuma]

@jvegagir No, no frame data, I think its pretty useless. Because frame data is just another method to master timing. And you can get timing from real time play much faster.

[jvegagir]

@laakuma Thanks for your response. What do you think then of these balance patches SF4 has been getting? It seems some moves get changed based on frame data complaints. Complaints from people who want to punish most moves on block instead of counter poking and spacing carefully. If I remember well, for the SF2 series each new version had meaningful changes, not this kind of stuff. I'm not saying some of these balance changes aren't needed, but I disagree with their approach. What do you think?

[laakuma]

@jvegagir I don't really play SSF4, I don't like the game, so I do not know enough about it to comment, I am sorry to say.

[NatsukeShift]

Question! You say to keep your fears to yourself, since people could very well listen and use it against you. I'll admit I usually say that out loud, but it's only because I'm looking for input on how to really counter that certain aspect of a character or etc. There are times where I'm stuck in training mode trying to figure it out but don't get it, so I look for advice on it from other people. Is it okay to expose yourself like that just so you can learn the certain matchup or etc?

[tansleyhiggs]

this guy, so wise, soooo wise.

[TheArmkill]

Its awesome. You are very smart guy. 

[Stkj99x]

Its good to hear someone else out there actually seeing the fighting genre for what it is I personally believe what separates a good player from a scrub is adeptabilty a scrub will do what he has practiced over and over street fighter rewards this concept with matches I find this boring what I enjoy seeing is someone adept on the go even if they lose to the better player which to me would be a scrub pressure don't mean much with bread and butter combos and safety third leg attacks

[RHayabusa]

Hey, I just wanted to say that I've been playing SF for six years and that this video has helped me considerably! Thank you!

[jsaic]

jeff, just thought you might like to watch the most recent american ST tournament featuring damdai vs tokido. damdai is a fantastic player.

i tried to link the matches, but it's not letting me. so, i guess if you're interested in looking at any of it you can type damdai vs tokido+season's beatings into youtube.

[Xerolimits89]

@laakuma Fighting games in general. old or new.