Jinbei teaches me everything!
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*cough* I suck *cough*
But really, as you've told me I didn't have control over the entire battle. I made huge errors in judgement when it came to timing and advantages of elements and combos. Most of all I feel like I failed because I didn't have confidence within myself. I felt like I was going to fail from the start, and that affected the moves I made.
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Good,perfect answer.
Firstly, I don't want to hear you say I suck any more from now,alright?
Now,moving on, let's analise you're elemental attacks.
You used two wind jutsus twice and did a total of 5 wind jutsus,almost a wind jutsu per move whereas you did just 1 single fire jutsu throughout the whole battle.Remember,what the tester is looking for during the sensei test is your elemental proficiency(one of the many things they check) because you're going to teach the elemental techniques.If you do not balance out your moves during your test,they won't be able to see if you can actually perform the elemental jutsus correctly.
Yeah,try to level it up.
You can use variations of jutsu as well, like Genjutsu or Taijutsu.
Anyway,next thing is your self-esteem:
If you don't think you can do it, you won't be able to do it.
It has been proven that determination can be an important factor,I'm not telling you to become overconfident in your abilities and arrogant,just believe you can do it and have faith in yourself.
lol
Don't worry,some times the conditions don't allow you to do so.
In fact,getting in close range against an 8 gates user would have been a fatal mistake. xD
Now,let's work on your combos:
A good thing to do when making a combo is to actually become your opponent for a second and make a reply to that combo just like your opponent would.That way,you can see your own mistakes before they even happen!
Furthermore,if you're lucky enough, your opponent may do what you expect him/her to do and since you already know what to do,you cornered him/her.
Well,that's the most recommendable way of fighting,more during a test since you don't want to make silly mistakes or things like may cost you some damage or even a re-do.Also,remember nobody is rushing you,take your time and re-read your move as many times as you need to.
Whenever you fight,try to keep your calm and don't do the very first thing that comes to your mind at that moment.Think of this like chess; start with naming all of your options and scratch out the ones you don't think would leave you in a good situation or that would only work momentarily.Once you have ruled out every option but one,then you may go on and utilize that one.
Some times it helps if you actually draw the situation.A visual image of what's going on may help you to find the best way to reply to a certain threat or even turn the tides and get the upper hand.
Okay. I have realized that. I tend to do the first thing that comes to mind, and even if that doesn't work I try to base my new move around the original move. I can't help but do it. I need to spend more time trying to think of the best counter possible.
I'll try that drawing thing. Hopefully it'll help me out. xD
Yeah,it happens to me as well.Though,you need to try and remember this before you make a post because by taking a couple of seconds now, you can save yourself from many pains in the ass later.
Exactly,before your next test, fight and try these things out.The worst case scenario is that you loose the battle,but it's better if this happens in a battle/spar than in an actual test.
By the way,I'd strongly recommend that you use your Yamato bio for the next test,mostly for the following reason:
Unlike Sharingan, you can actually show your mastery of it and use it to your advantage.Wood release,my favourite KG and my specialty, can be used for any type of battlers and it doesn't restrict you in any possible way, since you can attack,defend,bind,escape,etc with wood.
This actually leads to my next point,the use of a kekkei genkai during the sensei test.
Use your kekkei genkai during the test,since it will buy you some points but don't just make a whole move out of wood jutsus one turn,try to level it up and use it in conjuction with other elements.Don't spam your kekkei genkai or overuse it as an escape route, since that will actually make you loose some points since you're not basically proving your mastership of it.
Yeah, I can't really tell why I chose to use my Uchiha bio. I think that I thought I needed the Visual Powers of the Sharingan rather than my Yamato bio. I don't know why I thought that at the time, it was early in the morning when Goro made the thread. xd
More great info, i'll keep all this in mind the next time that I battle.
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The funny thing is you've a Yamato avatar and sig.
Moving on,some times the best thing you can do are follow up moves.A well thought out plan,if performed correctly, can give you many many points.The key to it is patience and to know your opponent pretty good.
Traps can give you a great advantage, as well as a way to corner your opponent.However, one of the most important things is the use of terrain,which is something people barely use.
A good wood user can use the wood to turn the terrain to his advantage.If you create a forest,then you can hide your pressence but that's not it, in a forest, a wood user is unbeatable.Furthermore, you can make all kind of traps in a forest.If you don't believe me, look up in youtube for Kidomaru's fight.A long range fighter inside a forest is uber deadly,now think what Kidomaru could have done if he could actually attack,defend,bind,etc using the aforementioned trees.
That's not all of it yet,though.There's no need to use the terrain to actually power up your attacks,you can use it to literally set up your opponent.
In a rainy enviroment, your opponent will get wet.Use earth style attacks to force him into using lightning style and ZAP,he electrocuted himself.
There're many other terrain usages like this that can be used and if your opponent feels like he's being trapped, by nature, he will start to freak out and eventually make a mistake that will cost him a lot.
Another thing that i've attempted to do, but i've never been good at doing. It is something that I need to work on. Although i've never really tried due to the lack of confidence thing. I don't know what it is, I used to love to fight when I was a newer member. But ever since around the time I became a sempai, i've lost confidence in everything. It was just something that clicked in me one day. I didn't lose the enthusiasm to fight, but the confidence within myself to actually test my abilities. I really need to work on that. xDlol
The funny thing is you've a Yamato avatar and sig.
Moving on,some times the best thing you can do are follow up moves.A well thought out plan,if performed correctly, can give you many many points.The key to it is patience and to know your opponent pretty good.
Traps can give you a great advantage, as well as a way to corner your opponent.However, one of the most important things is the use of terrain,which is something people barely use.
A good wood user can use the wood to turn the terrain to his advantage.If you create a forest,then you can hide your pressence but that's not it, in a forest, a wood user is unbeatable.Furthermore, you can make all kind of traps in a forest.If you don't believe me, look up in youtube for Kidomaru's fight.A long range fighter inside a forest is uber deadly,now think what Kidomaru could have done if he could actually attack,defend,bind,etc using the aforementioned trees.
That's not all of it yet,though.There's no need to use the terrain to actually power up your attacks,you can use it to literally set up your opponent.
In a rainy enviroment, your opponent will get wet.Use earth style attacks to force him into using lightning style and ZAP,he electrocuted himself.
There're many other terrain usages like this that can be used and if your opponent feels like he's being trapped, by nature, he will start to freak out and eventually make a mistake that will cost him a lot.
Terrain is something that i've never really used either. I barely move in battles, which i've been told I need to do. That is something that i'll also work on. xD
Let's move on.
We need to change that.Don't be afraid of failing,in fact it's better if you fail,cause like Michael Jordan said:
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
Moving was the next point,but it seems you got it all covered up.lol
Let's move on,then.
Something you might wanna have during a battle,is number advantage.Multiple Attacks at the same time is the best way to break an opponent's defense.Moreover,if you attack several times at the same time but from different angles,you'll be taking your opponent to the limit.Something you have to prevent,though, is the creation of clones by your opponent.If he actually manages to take away your advantage in numbers,this strategy will no long be useful.Also, something even better is to mess up with your opponent's brain. Try to confuse your opponent as to which one is the real you and which one is a clone, inpersonate a clone or something and make your clones run in every direction while attacking.Doing this will eventually lead to an overkill. xd
Note,however, clones are a double edged sword,cause your opponent can always do this to you.Now,fusing what I said previously about the forest and terrain use, think about it's use in conjunction with clones.If you keep yourself hidden and send out a clone,your opponent will believe he is the real you,leaving an opening.Clones can be used in million of different ways, which one to use is up to you.
I'll need your help to work on it. xD
Yeah, Scary Yamato made a great post on Movement.
As I did in the Test thread, I attempted to use clones to my advantage, and in some cases they helped me out a lot. But using clones with the terrain could be a lot better way to utilize them. So let's continue when you log back on and have the time.
Count on it. ^.^
Ah,yes,his super wallie. lol
Well,the most important thing about clones is that they're powerful helpers in battle,just like a summon is.
That leads to our next topic, the use of cannon abilities outside the kekkei genkai area.
This topic mainly revolves around the user of cannon stuff,such as fuuinjutsu or cannon summons that you can actually use during the test and that will give you an advantage over your opponent.
These powers are extremly useful as well as great assets for your bio, if you manage to get your hands on it.In a sensei examination, having a cannon summon, as well as the jutsus that come with it, will give you the upper hand since your opponent usually won't have this ability.I'm not telling you to go and spam every single mod or admin until you actually get sage mode or something of the kind,but if you actually manage to get one or two, remember to use them during battle.