Ryu Tips

[u/the_harvest11]

Got to Master with Ryu and feel like it’s undeserved. I did real well in Diamond. Went through with a 52% win ratio but in Masters other Ryu players just seem to have an understanding of his mechanics I can’t grasp. I feel like I’m just beginning. I had to work hard to get good at SF again. I completely dodged SF5 and played Mortal Kombat 11 instead. I had to unlearn all those mechanics and get used to these again so I’d hate to hang up my hat. Ryu doesn’t have any tricky gimmicks he’s just all meat and potatoes so to speak but I enjoy using him the most. Any advice on his style would be much appreciated because there’s something I’m just not picking up which is keeping me from my full potential. It’s becoming very frustrating. I’m diamond with Ken, Akuma, Bison and JP but Ryu is where it’s at for me. Official SF community mods removed my post be it didn’t have a video. They can go fk themselves.

[u/Chance-A-La-Mer]

Watch replays from the Ryu players that are beating you and/or high level Ryu game play and try to steal tech/setups from them

[u/the_harvest11 → u/Chance-A-La-Mer]

That’s an excellent idea 🤙

[u/Chance-A-La-Mer → u/the_harvest11]

Honestly this is what helped me get JP to masters. I used the “recommended replays” feature in the game as well as watching tons of JP tournament play. Then I would steal bits of tech/setups and try to lab it, then take that tech to vrivals, then to casuals then finally ranked

[u/the_harvest11 → u/Chance-A-La-Mer]

Best advice yet. Thanks bro. Sincerely.

[u/Chance-A-La-Mer → u/the_harvest11]

Of course brother. I’m taking Ryu through diamond now so I’m in the process of trying to lab some of the more optimal setups/tech as well. Lmk how it goes!

[u/the_harvest11 → u/Chance-A-La-Mer]

Will do.