LIU KANG

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Key Techniques

I will admit I'm not the best with Liu Kang. A few other people could most likely beat me with Liu in a mirror, but I'll still post what I think, and what works most effective on most players in the MKO universe.

Liu Kang is a strong, kickass charactor that is fun to use and is actually pretty easy to learn. He has extremly large damaging combos that can easily be performed. Liu is also a 50/50 king when used right. I will be showing you the key techniques used in Liu Kang.

Liu's fighting style to me bases on a lol of mid hit launchers into high damaging combos, and his crazy ass 50/50 mix up game which will throw off even the best of fighters

The guide below will show you the highest damaging combos, many of his 50/50 combo possibility, when to do his throw,free throws.....and many more.

Hope you like it..................



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SPECIAL MOVES



High Fireball - F,F,2; Liu will spit a fireball out of his hands, directed towards the head of his opponet. (This can be easily avoided by ducked, so I suggest you not do this move very often.)

Low Fireball - F,F,1; Liu will spit a fireball out of his hands, directed to the calves or feet of his opponet. (This can yet again be easily avoided by ducking and block low, but is good against a turtling opponet)

Flying Kick - F,F,4; Liu will jolt forward is a jumping motion, hitting the other persons head. This is a quick attack but you pay a price for missing..so when missed, the opponet has a long time to do a combo or grab you.

Flying Bycicle Kick - D,F,3; Liu will do his famous signature multi-hitting kick...hitting the opponet about 7-9 times. This is another special that can be easily avoided and costly effects you when missed. This is a great move to use as a last hit in a combo.


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STANCES


*JUN FAN*

First Stance - Jun Fan is a extremly fast stance. It is also king-like for 50/50 and huge damage combos that are capable of being online.This would most likely be your primary stance throughout the match.

COMBOS WITHIN THE JUN FAN STANCE

Liu's trick of the trade is in the JUN FAN stance. So many 50/50 options and so many mid hits that will piss your opponet off very easily.

Basic Combos:

<1,1,3>:considered his fastest move and this is also known as a safe move, fall back on this if you think your challenger has the uper hand-punches them 2 times then snap kicks them~use this and the 1,1,3,4 as your primary way to end ur 50/50 combo

<1,1,3,4>-punches them 2 times then snap kicks them and ends it with a high kick to the head.....after this combo your opponet becomes SLIGHTLY stunned, if thewy are smart they will dash back if not head in and throw them

2,B1-punches them once then launches them in the air

2,3-punches them once then kicks them

1,1F2-punches them 2 time then hammers them on the ground causing the opponet to launch, this is a slow move so i suggest not using it bc of the delay after the move

1,1-double punch

50/50's:

D1:punches low~use this low poke mainly bc of its speed and it doesn't push the opponet too far ahead in distance

D3:heel kicks low

D4:low spin kick

B3:kick the opponet in the shin

B4:spin kicks the opponet low, causing him to fall down~ use this a lil often if your challenger is a good side stepper

!!These all have to follow up with either another low hit, or a mid hit combo!!

Examples of some 50/50 combos:
D1,1,1,3,4~my favorite combo bc of it's speed and most people think it will end after 1,1,3>

D1,D3,1,1,3,4

D3,D3,1,1,3

B3,B3,D1,1,1,F2
.......THESE ARE NOT ALL THE 50/50 COMBOS, LIU IS CAPABLE OF DOING!!!!!!!......Be creative and screw your opponet up with your own variation of those moves....... Use the 50/50 combos continuously, never stop them because you think you can hit a big combo off or what not. Those are your key tools to winning a match against a smart, strong player.

Complex Combos:
F2...1,1...*change stance quickly*...4,1,1,B1...45 damage * THIS BEGINS WITH A MID HIT*after this move walk up and either hit F2 again to start another one of these or throw if your opponet is still standing

B1...1,1...2,3...*change stance quickly*...1,1,B1...57% damage~this combos takes extreme timing to pull off, you might think it is imposible at first but it is possible in doing
1,1,F2...1,1...*change stance quickly*...1,1,B1...38% damage *MID HIT*

F2...1,1...D,F,3(bycicle kick)...34% damage *MID HIT*

2,B1...2,3...D,F,3(bycicle kick)...36% damage
B1...1,1...1,1...*change stance quickly*...1,1,B1.....not sure of damage(it will be given shortly)**

B1...2,3...*change stance quickly*...4,1,1,B1....not sure of damage(it will be give shortly)

B1...1,1...1,1...cs,4,1,1,B1.......59%

......................THESE COMBOS ALL TAKE VERY GOOD TIMING, BUT THEY ALL ARE POSSIBLE!.......................

Free Throws:

U4...hits them in the head twice

4...stuns them preparing them for a throw

3...stuns them preparing them for a throw

ending a move with 2,B1...will get you a free throw , I have tried this in arcade mode, and it works, but i have never tried it online..I doubt it'll work with all this instant recovery shit

..I am not sure if there is more but I am sure those work...
These are another trick move that can turn into a guessing game*AKA a 50/50*
Example of a free throw turned into a 50/50:

U4...throw...walk up...F2...1,1...*change stance quickly*...4,1,1,B1

Another ex. but with another throw into it (considered a partial infinate)

4...throw...walk up...throw...F2...2,3...*change stance quickly*...4,1,1,B1

Infinates:

against wall-1,1,F2..F2...F2......*repeat*

throw...walk up...throw...walk up...throw......*repeat*

I DO NOT SUGGEST YOU DO INFINATES UNLESS THEY ARE DONE TO YOU!!!

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*PAO CHUI*

Seccond Stance- Liu Kangs weakness lies in this stance. This stance is very slow with very little mid hits and quick low hits. But this is a primary stance for finishing your combos.

Basic Combos:

4,1,1,B1-hits them 3 times then knocks them half way across the screen
4,1,1,U2-hits them 3 times then launches them in the air

4,3,3,3-punches once then kicks three time*can be used as a delay move*

50/50's:
There aren't any consistant 50/50's that are like in his JUN FAN stance but there are a couple strong mid hit, low punch 50/50's
throw...walk up...U4...B1

throw...walk up...4,3,cs

those are his only hard to guess 50/50's..the others one are way to slow

Complex Combos:
U2...4,1,1,B1.........42% damage

U4...U2...4,1,1,B1.......35% damage *this can also be used as a 50/50
since it begins with a mide hit launcher*

4,1,1,U2...4,1,1,B1.......39% damage

1,1,U2...4,1,1,B1.....43% damage

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*NUNCHAKU*



Weapon Stance- - Liu's weapon...this stance is hardly ever use by me except in my branch combos. This stance does have a good amount of free throws in it though.


Basic Combos:
1,1,1,1-spins the sticks around 4 times

1,1,3,4-spins the sticks 3 thimes then kicks them half way accross the screen
1,1,2,B2-spins the sticks 3 times then lauches them up in the air

1,1,3-spins the sticks 3 times

1,1,2- spins the sticks 3 times


50/50's
D1-spins the stick low

D3-spins the stick low

D4-spins the stick low

B3-leans back and spins the stick low

Example of a 50/50 in his weapon stance

D1,B3,D1,B2,D2

Like I said before.be creative and make your opponet piss his pants with some of your own 50/50's


Free Throws:
1,1,1,1-stuns them, preparing them for a throw

F3-Stuns the opponet preparing them for a attack


Complex Combos within the weapon stance:

B2...*change stance quickly*1,1,3,cs,1,B1.....35% damage

B2...1,1....D,F,3(bycicle kick).......35% damage


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Liu's Throw



Liu's throw is a great throw because you have enough time to walk up and do a mid hit launcher and finish that launcher with a high damaging combo, or you have your choice to do another throw which is considered a infinate


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Auto Recovery/ Instant Recovery


Now I don't know if half of you know what this means but after you are knocked down or launch theres a combination of buttons used to get up "IMEDIATLY!"...this is called auto recovery. This is a key part in play a fast Liu Kang. Right before you hit the ground you press Down,Back in an angle or Down,Forward in an angle. This will cause Liu to get up instantly and will catch the opponet off guard. If the player is standing next to you, within reach of the F2 launcher in Jan Fan stance do it!!!!! and finish your laucher off with a nice damaging combo.


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Strategies Against Other Characters



Bo` Rai Cho


We all know Bo is a pain in the ass with his glitch throws and stupid
F3...Throw shit....,but Liu is the anti Bo in my mind. Liu quick F2 in Jun
Fan stance will easily catch the opponet off guard if you block the F3
crap. With his quick and easy high damaging combos....,Liu is the
Anti Bo.


Dairou


Dairou is another charactor that will make you throw the controller
against the wall and break your consol when used right. His
tombstone shit will frustrate the living hell out of you..., but Liu can
make Dairou a wanna be when played smart. Dairous Tombstone
drop has a 3 seccond delay after the drop if you jump n the drop
misses. This gives yoo plenty of time to go in for the kill and start one
of Liu's high damaging combos.



Kabal


Ok....some of you will think, why is kabal being put her as a hard
charactor to beat. Well with great timing of the spin..kabal will make
Liu's high damaging combos look like a baby's plaything. When Liu
isn't used smartly (ex. trying to do his chaincombo while kabals half
way accross the screen)Kabal will have a huge chance to run and
spin your ass for a good bit. So I'll tell you about Kabal's weaknesses
and what people try to pull. These combos are known as safe
combos.
1,1,U3 is a safe combo, this being that the move is done so fast you
think he'll do it again. Well most Kabalers don't they spin you after that.
1,3
1,3,3
are both safe combos as well.
If Kabal's cought give him a long damaging combo, and follow it up
with a free throw or a imediate 50/50



Noob-Smoke


Noob Smoke can be a bitch sometimes with his throws, so best thing to do is keep him a decent distance away and wait for him to attack. Noob is a midrange to close fighter so 70% of the time smoke will be in. Don't walk into the smokey cloud and wait him to attack

I will be giving more charactor strategies soon.......


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This is all I have time to do right now. All comment about this guide
will be greatly appreciated. If a good comment is given about the post
regarding something that involves Liu Kang, I will update this thread
with that information.


This Will Be Updated More Within The Future......!!!!!!!



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