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Beyond The Hype Episode 3 with Colinov, Baxter and Hari

This is episode 3 of Colinov’s series with Baxter, and it’s really good to see some  new Australian FGC content coming out. They cover BAM5 recap, FGC drama, UFGT, Marvel and Injustice talk. Shoutouts to Colin for running the BAM … Continue reading

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I wrote something for something part II and BAM5 thank yous

http://dustycartridge.com/features/bam5-wrap-up-five-years-of-salt-sweat-and-the-return-of-the-bomb/ Finally BAM is over. I for one am very happy that is over. Because that means I can start practicing like crazy again. And that means hopefully I will stop sucking big, hairy donkey balls. BIG Thanks to the … Continue reading

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I wrote something for something

I wrote a pre-BAM article for Dusty Cartridge, and I’m very grateful to Mark and Chad and the rest of the DC guys for the opportunity! You can read it over at: http://dustycartridge.com/features/a-beginners-guide-to-battle-arena-melbourne/ I was feeling quite nervous about writing … Continue reading

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Standing normal cancelled into special moves+ new Ryu cMP cMP sMP DP technology

With BAM coming up I really haven’t had much time to practice at all, being mostly busy with BAM organizational stuff. With the limited time that I do have though, I’ve been working on fixing specific flaws in my Ryu … Continue reading

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Don’t be a Scrub Podcast Episode 25: Team Drop Bears pre-BAM quickie!

Hi guys, our guests for Episode 25 of the Don’t be a Scrub Podcast are none other than the recently formed Team Drop Bears, consisting of ToXy, Somniac (Xavier Nardella) and Carnage (Hakan Dorter). All three guys have been top … Continue reading

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A1+A2

The two guys I watch the most, because they play 2/3 of my team. Thanks for uploading Art! I think the only other match I’ve seen of them against each other was when Clock went to the East Coast: P.S. … Continue reading

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Footsie Gods part III

Runback from SCR as detailed in Footsie Gods part II! These two really bring out the best in each other. Really even match, not much character-specific tech, just pure fundamentals against fundamentals. Delicious Street Fighter.

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OHN11 Moments

First there was this then there was this

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OHN11, here we come

Ah OHN. I had so much fun last year at OHNX. The hype, Melbourne vs. Sydney in Marvel, the KG moneymatches, and way too many popoffs to even count. More importantly, the schnitzel at the Bavarian Beer Garden, and the … Continue reading

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Don’t be a Scrub Podcast Episode 24: Bugsimus

Big thanks to Bosslogic for another great banner! http://www.dabosslogic.com Hi guys, this episode has been a long time coming, and we’ve finally convinced one of the most hardworking men in the fighting game community to sit down with us. Justin … Continue reading

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This is a bloody good article

Patrick Miller’s “The Educated Gentleperson’ s Fighting Game Primer” Good shit sir. Time to find some of my more reluctant friends to browbeat into reading this article. Small extract: “Odds are, if you’re reading this, you’re probably big into videogames; … Continue reading

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Ryu SFIV: AE 2012 Crossup Ground Tatsu Setups- Complete Character List

I was going to practice Marvel today at home, but I finally decided to go ahead and test all this stuff out. I have been thinking about the ground crossup tatsu setups for quite a while now. I have been … Continue reading

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Ryu set play, tricks and advanced option selects by Ilitirit

Some really good stuff here by Ilitirit! Thank you for filming all this sir. Very useful stuff.

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SNL Recap 17 December 2012: Last one for the year!

So 2012 has come to a close with the very last SNL of the year. I had been really excited about this SNL because I have been practising a ton of Marvel in the last few weeks. Been getting home … Continue reading

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Enjoying my break: labbing it up in Marvel

I have been really enjoying my complete lack of FGC responsibilities in the last two months- just chilling and taking it easy. Assembling furniture in my home and getting fat on ice cream and chips. Catching up on my reading; … Continue reading

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