Gouken

Description:
Stamina: 1,000
Stun: 1,000
Fighting Style: Ansatsuken Karate (Mu no Ken)
Fighter Type: Defensive
Strengths: Damaging combos, easy hit Ultra off a normal throw, good projectile game
Weakness: Weak reversals and normals

Character Videos:
Video #1: Gouken vs Abel (ViperRX188 vs. SHYGerard)

Offensive Strategy:
Up close, it's really your game to win unless he has godly guessing skills and blows you away with his counter move Kongoshin all day. That includes guessing when you Tornado Throw if you sneak a few of those in. With no dependable reversals and one that costs meter and is not guaranteed, this shouldn't be too hard a match if you know what you're doing.

Defensive Strategy:
Gouken's long to mid-range strategy revolves around Gouken's projectile mix-up game. Shut it down by rolling through it with Abel's Marseilles Roll. LK Marseilles Rolls recover fast enough that his dash attack Senkugoshosha can't hit you if you do roll past his Hadouken. Or EX Wheel Kick if you are within range. On knockdown Gouken has a few mix-ups with his Akuma flip move. His tick throws are also a lot more deadly if he has meter since it can juggle it into Shin Shoryuken.

Notes:
- Gouken's Gouhadoken can be charged to hit twice. The EX version launches two projectiles forward and another at a 45 degree angle.
- If he corners you Gouken can do some serious damage off EX Senkugoshosha and EX Tatsumaki Gorasen combos.
- Kongoshin and the EX version counters hits, not throws. This makes throws a lot stronger against a Gouken player who likes to throw this move out.