Commonly used in oki situations, it can also be utilized in a neutral position or when you have advantage and are close to your opponent. A simple set of movements that makes the you feel godlike or a total noob depending on which end of the shimmy you’re on. Yes, fighting games get that precise and if you’re like us, you feel superhuman when you stop the microwave with 0:01 second left which is a 60 frame window - otherwise known as an eternity in fighting games! Fighting games run at 60 frames per second and players find frame perfect (1 frame window) combos and meaty setups. Meaty setups can be frame perfect which allows players to access custom meaty combos not normally available because they will hit your wake-up on a specific frame of their attack. This means if you try to wake-up pressing buttons, you’re going to be in trouble as their attack will be active first thus leading to a big damage combo and likely another knock down! One of the best oki tools is the always feared ‘Meaty’.Ī meaty attack is when the opponent attacks you on your wake-up so that their attack hits on the first active frame of your wake-up. Okizemi or ‘Oki’ for short, refers to a player attacking you as you get off the ground, also know as your ‘wake-up’. Getting knocked down is no fun and it puts you into a psychological mixup with your opponent. Okizemi is a Japanese term that means ‘waking attack’ and is one of the fundamental mind games across most every fighting game. They’re ‘chickening out’ by removing the attacking players options. There is only one direction to block in the air and this eliminates any sort of guesswork by the defending player. In fighting games that allow blocking in the air, chicken blocking is when a player will purposefully jump to block an incoming attack in the air rather than on the ground for a few reasons but most importantly to avoid any high/low mixups. With EVO just around the corner, here’s a breakdown of some of our favorites! All esports have their own lingo and descriptive language (waow) but the FGC has some of the most creative. The FGC is full of wild moments and colorful commentary and if you aren’t familiar you might be missing out on some really cool moments. Commentators shouting about ‘oki’, ‘meaties’, or ‘pringles’ and you’re left scratching your head as to what the heck just happened? Well, we’re here to help you out!

If you’ve never delved deep into fighting games much of the lingo during a big tournament might be lost on you. What’s the oki? He goes for the meaty! Player 2 woke-up buttons, this dude is looking pringles! The commentators and crowd go wild! Feeling a little lost? You're not alone.

Tekken tag 2 wakeup options