Hazama Starter Guide
Key Moves
Hazama does not play normal neutral games. Chains are your best friends to approach, poke, combo and more!
j.D is a good option to throw out when you want to approach air-to-air...
...and j.6D for air-to-ground.
An immediate D cancel from j.4D (j.4DD) shoots you forward. Use this to approach fast!
Without chains, 3C is your best tool in the midrange. Poor Hazama does not have strong options when out of chains, so keep the chain counters healthy!
5A is your main tool for anti-air due to its speed.
2C is a strong, albeit slow, anti-air A grounded attack that hits the opponent out of the air. Counter hit from this is juicy.
623D can be used as an extremely hard-read tool. The reward is big!
2A is your main tool for Abare An attack during the opponent's pressure, intended to interrupt it. and creating simple stagger pressure The use of intentionally delaying gatlings or cancels in order to create frame traps with the intent of catching your opponent mashing or jumping. Loses to reversals..
5B is +2 on block normal that glues together your combo game and pressure, a core normal for staggers.
214B provides stance that gives powerful followups. When in doubt, pull this out!
2A > 5B > 5C > 3C > 214B~C — This combo will grant you knockdown anywhere and a safejump A very well-timed jump attack on a character who is rising from a knockdown. Your goal is to attack extremely close to when you land so that, if the character performs an invincible reversal attack, you will land and be able to block. The opponent is then forced to block your jumping attack, since reversaling doesn't work, which will give you some nice pressure and hopefully an opening., allowing you to set up the situation again and repeat. If you find 3C into 214B dropping, try cancelling on the first hit of 5C or omitting 3C entirely.
2A > 5B > 5C > 3C > 236A — Very similar to the first combo, however this one will grant you space and screen control, setting up Hazama for an approach.
2C > jc > j.C7 > 214B — is a simple air conversion that will grant you knockdown right at your feet.
Once you get the hang of microdashing and linking chains, stronger BnB's will become available to you: