Block Confirming Shaolin Warrior (Character Specific)

By blocking the first hit standing and then blocking the rest of the string crouching, certain characters can make Liu Kang’s Shaolin Warrior, or +
,
, completely whiff and punish him. This can hurt Liu Kang’s offense since his main pressure comes from using
+
,
.
Note: +
,
no longer whiffs on Johnny Cage due to patch changes.
In order to prevent from being punished, you must block confirm the +
,
. Due to
+
being two hits, you have enough time to confirm it. If you see that the
+
is blocked standing, do not input the rest of the string.
+
by itself is -7 so you will be safe. If you see that the
+
is blocked crouching, then you are free to input
+
,
without fear of it being punished.
While it does require practice, it will allow you to play it safe whenever using +
,
. It’s also important to know that if your opponent is stand blocking the
+
, it will open them up to being hit by Liu Kang’s
+
,
or low pokes.