Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Yang/2021

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Introduction

Yang is the younger twin brother of Yun. Yang is an introverted inline skater from Hong Kong. He's skilled in Chinese Kung Fu like his brother. Yang is eager to prove himself, moreso over his brother than anyone else, and can be condescending and sharp mouthed towards his opponents. He first appears in Street Fighter III: New Generation as a palette swap of Yun, before gaining a unique moveset in SF III: 2nd Impact.

Yang has the signature Twins command grab and divekicks, while also having fast walk speed. His pressure is more straightforward than Yun's, using his Rekkas to consolidate his game plan. It can be tough to find an opening out of Yang's pressure as only the final hit of his rekkas are punishable on block. His corner carry is extremely potent, and with his command dash he can create oki situations even if he knocks his opponent far away. He lacks the capability of meterlessly converting off lights, unlike his older brother. Though he has some strong options up close, from a distance he has to commit/gamble more due to slower and punishable ranged options or getting little reward from being unable to convert.

Super Arts

SA1: Raishin Mahhaken

7f startup, fully invincible, single long bar super. It has the same range of Yang's f.HP, deals 74 damage (more than 40%), and is +1 on block. While that sounds nice for a low-damage character like Yang, it's a single bar, meaning you have to avoid using EX slashes if you want the super. It's also slow enough that you can easily parry it after Yang activates, it's difficult to confirm, and loses a hilarious amount of damage in juggles, unlike SA2. The least used super.

SA2: Tenshin Senkyuutai

1f startup, invincible, 2 medium bar super. It deals 53 (around 25%) damage, and has Yang rolling the ground, only starting the attack once an opponent is within nearly point blank range. The super itself is pretty decent - easily confirmable from many different hits, it can be used as a reversal, allows for an optional side switch with great oki either way, etc. The real gold of this super however is the tons of meter you get, giving you more EX slashes to store in the back pocket. Generally the super of choice.

SA3: Sei-ei Enbu

Install super with a very short bar - the shortest bar in the game, in fact. The super's effects are more comparable to Rose's Soul Illusion than Custom Combos - all of Yang's moves are copied by two shadows that follow him around. Unfortunately, this super isn't very good for the most part - the main reason is that it only stores 1 EX slash. Additionally, the damage from Seiei Enbu combos scale fast, it doesn't give his normals super priority, and doesn't have much utility in neutral. So what does Yang get in return? It does give him some nice corner pressure off of repeated high/low mixups that he can convert off of easily, similar to Urien's Aegis Reflector. It also has unblockable setups. If the setup is done properly, a crossup divekick shadow hits one side of the opponent, while Yang hits them with a normal from the other, making it a true left/right unblockable. This is only effective against certain tall/wide characters like Hugo and Alex as other characters can potentially parry once and block to safety. This super radically alters Yang's game plan for better and worse, and its complexity and setups make it the preferred super to choose only in a couple of matchups and only once you have a good handle on his setups.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Good mobility with his super jump, fast walk speed, variable divekicks, and a command dash Great pressure with quick light and medium buttons, fast walk speed, and safe rekkas Strong mixup game with his kara-throw, command grab, and his 2 overheads Great corner carry and high stun output with EX rekkas	Low health, meaning you can afford less mistakes than other characters Low damage output, relies on momentum and stun to steamroll rounds Relatively short normals, with his longer ones being slow, punishable, or nonconvertible No good conversion from light attacks without meter (EX rekkas or supers)

Yang #3S_YA
Vitals
Life Points	1020
Stun Points	64
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	1/120
SA2	2/104
SA3	1/64
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	23 (27) (133px)
Back Dash duration/distance	29 (31) (174px)
Jumping
Back Jump duration	39(4+33+2)
Neutral Jump duration	39(4+33+2)
Forward Jump duration	39(4+33+2)
Back Super Jump duration	49(6+41+2)
Neutral Super Jump duration	44(6+36+2)
Forward Super Jump duration	44(6+36+2)
Wake up
Wake up duration	57
Quick rise duration	41

3S Frame Data Glossary
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for. Consecutive sets of active frames on a multi-hit move are separated by an asterisk (ex: 3*5). If there is a gap between sets of active frames, the gap is denoted by a number in parentheses (ex: 2(4)2)
Attack	Attack level is L for low attacks (must be blocked crouching), H is for High attacks (which can be blocked high or low) and M for overhead (must be blocked standing). T is for throw attacks (which cannot be blocked).
Cancel options	Available cancel options. "ch": Chain cancel (into itself or another light attack), refer to description for options. "self": Self-only chain cancel. Much more restrictive than a standard chain cancel. "tc": Target combo, refer to description for options. Successive attacks in a target combo may warrant their own move entry. "dash": Grounded dashes. "sj": Super jump. "sp": Special move. "su": Super Art.
Damage	Attack damage on hit in life points. Notation may denote multi-hit or "sweet spot" damage values on certain frames.
Hit/Block	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. If the number is positive, then the move will end before the defender can act again. If the number is negative, the defender will be able to act before the attacker and maybe even punish. D refers to knockdown on hit. "Cr. Hit" is an additional frame advantage value denoting if the advantage on hit changes when the defender is being hit while crouching.
Kara Range	Almost all normal attacks can be canceled into a special or a multi-button command within three frames of startup. During that time, some attacks will shift position forward or backward and affect the reach of the special or command accordingly. This is denoted in pixels of range. There are a handful of moves in the game that can be kara-canceled after this initial window and will be denoted as a late kara-cancel.
Link	A combo that is performed by inputting the second move after the first move has completely recovered (as opposed to cancelling the first move's animation). In 3S, the final frame of a move's hitstun allows a character to block a normal or special move, as well as some projectile supers. Therefore, an attack's frame advantage must be 2 frames greater than the followup move's startup in order to link. Ex: a +6 normal can link into a 4f normal/special, or a 5f super.
Parry	This field will show a value of A if the attack can be parried standing or crouching, H if it must be parried standing or L if it must be parried crouching.
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after it's been active.
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or has a hitbox. 3S uses classic startup notation, which does not include the first active frame. A move with 3 startup becomes active on frame 4.
Stun	Amount of stun added to the opponent's stun bar on hit.
Throw range	Range in pixels from the center of the character to the center of the opponent which allows a grab to connect.

Frame Data

Standing Normals

5LP

Stand LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	2	6	4	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	4
Cancel options: self sp su A fairly standard jab, tends to whiff on crouchers and is low parriable so has little use in confirms and pressure. Best used as a counter to jumpin parry attempts or as a post-parry anti-air.

5MP (cl)

Close MP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	3	7	7	8
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
9	5	-	H	6
Cancel options: tc sp su 8 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5 Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0 Fast, plus on block, high-parry-only attack with decent links after. Generally used for anti-parry mixups, where it can confirm/link into 5LK (cancels to EX rekkas), SA2, or f.MP/2MP if you'd want to do that for some reason, while being plus. It's also optimal in jumpin combos into rekka, and has a target combo from it, which is generally Yang's best way to confirm SA2 beyond the aforementioned link.

5MP (far)

Far MP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	12	-1	0
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	5	-	H	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HP (cl)

Close HP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	6	13	-1	0
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	13	-	H	-2
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0. Doubble-hitting, fast heavy. Both hits are high parry only. The first hit is special cancelable, which has occasional uses in combos, but where this move shines is anti-parry mixups. Between Yang's single hit mids, cancellable lows, c.HP's two hits or one hit cancelled into specials, you have many options to enforce and make your opponent block, which Yang can easily abuse with his throws.

5HP (far)

Far HP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	6	21	-3	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	15	-	H	-5
4 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Long range poke; hits quite hard, actually. It tends to whiff on crouchers at further ranges (the only place you need it to land) and is unrewarding on hit due to no special or super cancels, or significant frame advantage. Is the juggle ender of choice from corner palm, the stun output of these combos is very high.

5LK

Stand LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	3	6	2	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	A	2
Cancel options: tc sp su 10 kara range Yang's main linking normal, being frame 4 means it can be done after c.MP, a meaty UOH, and is the most consistent after jumpins and divekicks. Has a Target combo from it but generally should be cancelled into EX Rekka instead.

5MK (cl)

Close MK
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	5	15	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	-2
Cancel options: sj Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Launcher. Basically identical to Yun's: super jump cancellable on hit or block, has a good anti air hitbox and is rewarding as one, followed up by 236K usually, but it's a proximity normal, which leaves it as most consistent after parries. Additionally, c.MK > sjc > j.HK works after Yang's command grab on some characters, where it does high stun and damage, and resets the opponent into a strike/throw mixup where yang can go into c.MK, or command grab, then c.MK to loop the situation. This is a very potent sequence that can be worth using, when the opportunity arises.

5MK (far)

Far MK
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	3	15	-3	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	-4
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. A long range poke with an anti-air hitbox: not the most incredible long-range AA ever created but it gets the job done. Unrewarding and inconsistent as a grounded poke, but it can still be used to whiff punish higher hurtboxes.

5HK

Stand HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
14	3	22	-6	-4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	11	-	H	-8
13 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Similar to f.MK, but is more horizontal and hits lower. Annoyingly, it still whiffs on some crouching characters at range on top of it being unrewarding, so its usage as a poke is relatively niche. Generally, it's more used as a kara throw with decent range.

Command Normals

6MK

Senpuukyaku
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
19	6	8	0	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	11	-	H	-1
8 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

6HP (close)

Koushu
+ (close)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	6	21	-3	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	15	-	H	-5
4 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Identical to far 5HP. A command normal identical to f.HP only in place to make it available when close to the opponent. I did not even know this normal existed and most people probably don't either.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	2	6	4	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	4
Cancel options: self sp su Chainable jabs that cancel into super or specials. 2LP cam be parried in any direction, but it can make for a decent punish on -3 moves when you don't have super, and it can hit up to 3 times when chained before pushing the opponent out, so it's a very easy confirm into EX Rekka or Supers.

2MP

Crouch MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	2	11	3	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	5	-	L	2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. A weird 2MP. Unlike most of its kind, it hits low, which is neat, but it trades almost all combo options for that, only having a point blank confirm to SA2 available due to having 0 cancel options. Its hitbox and range aren't great, and thanks to its the early extension and late retraction of its hurtbox, it's prone to getting counterpoked or whiff punished. It serves as Yang's most rewarding standalone low meaty, but not much else.

2HP

Crouch HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	10	12	1	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	7	-	A	0
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0. A very unique normal with an initial poking hitbox that transitions into a second hit that anti airs. Due to its very bizarre nature, it's not the most reliable anti air, but it can work especially after parries where it covers a huge area in front of and above Yang. Doesn't see much usage beyond that however, as it's easy to parry and has no cancel or followup options.

2LK

Crouch LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	1	8	2	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	L	2
Cancel options: self sp su Yang's primary low mixup tool. It can chain into itself or cancel to specials or supers, giving Yang a two-hit confirm into either SA2 or EX Rekka, which greatly helps his high/low and anti-parry mixup.

2MK

Crouch MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	2	13	0	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	3	-	L	-1
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Yang's primary poke and one of his best buttons overall. Used to fish for hits in neutral or as a low meaty, which aren't confirms by any means but are usually riskless, however as Yang's cancels here are restricted, with rekka and palm being the only ones you'd ever use, many players will look for low parry into high parry against him, and he has no cancellable mid poke to complement it in footsies, besides rekka itself. On top of that, it also has an extended hurtbox for most of its recovery, more than usual for this kind of poke, making it prone to getting whiff punished. This button is amazing but don't overuse it.

2HK

Crouch HK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
10	3	20	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	3	-	L	-7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. A good sweep. Frame 11 means it'll punish other sweeps, but at -7 it's very problematic to punish for most characters without a parry. Has relatively low recovery, and its extended hurtbox retracts after around 4 frames post-actives, making it harder to whiff punish and an overall decent poke.

Jumping Normals

j.LP

Jump LP
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	7	-	H	-

8MP

Jump MP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	7	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	11	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MP

Jump MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

8HP

Jump HP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	15	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.HP

Jump HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.LK

Jump LK
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	12	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	5	-	H	-

8MK

Jump MK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	7	27	-2	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	9	-	H	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MK

Jump MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	7	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	9	-	H	-
Cancel options: tc Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.HK

Jump HK
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.3K

Raigeki Shuu
+ (air)

//
(angles vary by strength)

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6	-	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	7	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Steep angle (low distance)
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6	-	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	7	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Medium angle (medium distance)
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	-	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	7	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Shallow angle (long distance) A divekick so stupid it would make ST Dhalsim blush. Generally hard to punish even when horrendeously misspaced, but is still plus a good 80% of the time. That being said, it's not uncommon to have no combo actually come from the attack, as its hitstun is often not enough to combo, or at least not easily. All divekicks move very fast, especially the HK version, which makes it good at clearing screen distances in tandem with the Twins' superjumps, while the light or medium versions are good at doing steep divekicks to bait anti-airs or land and throw during pressure. Neutral jump into divekick is annoying enough to deal with, but while they can't be done from a backjump, neutral superjump actually takes the twins backwards and still allows for a divekick, which is just as much of a nuisance. Additionally, they hit crossup (most useful in the corner) on most of the cast, because of course they do.

Target Combos

MPHP4HP

Target Combo 1
>>+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4(close MP)/5(far MP)	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Two normals into a palm, can be done after either close or far MP, but far tends to fall out during the palm. Has a huge delay window for its hits, which can be good to apply pressure similar to rekkkas. The Palm is super-cancellable, and is one of Yang's main confirms into SA2.

LKMKHK

Target Combo 2
>>

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
-	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Three standing kicks in quick succession, the c.MK does not launch. The closest thing Yang has to a meterless light ender, but due to the second hit's range it tends to not work in links, and is also generally unrewarding with its low damage and no knockdown unlike SF4. Mostly used as a get-off-me-tool to mash when you're looking to create space during to defense.

j.MKj.3MK

Target Combo 3
>+ (air)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
-	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Probably the best TC Yang has. It can be used to mess with people attempting parries on your jumpin, can combo as an anir-to-air, and is safe when the second hit whiffs due to the downwards momentum. It also works as just a raw jumpin, since it applies a strangely large amount of hitstun and blockstun, giving Yang consistent combos or plus frames.

Throws

LPLK

Hizageri
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
27	17	-	-	-
18 throw range

4LPLK

Monkey Flip
++

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	8	-	-	-
18 throw range

6LPLK

Youhon Shiun
++

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	10	-	-	-
18 throw range

Universal Overhead

MPMK

Toukuu Koushu
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15	10	5	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	H	-

Taunt

HPHK

Kami Kakiage
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
21	10	27	-15	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
1	-	-	A	-16
Increases damage for the next hit/combo by 31.3% and increases damage for the next throw by 6.3%. One taunt is the maximum. Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 11, Block: 7. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Yang brushes his anime protagonist hair and gains a damage boost for his next hit or combo. Can be done after SA2 or a stun (which Yang gets a lot) so it's very practical ingame. It also has a hitbox which can be used to end rounds, and subsequently, friendships.

Special Moves

236P

Tourou Zan
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	5	22	1/-2/D	3/0/D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	5	5	-	H	-1/-4/-7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	5	26	-3/-6/D	-1/-4/D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	6	5	-	H	-5/-8/-11
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	5	30	-7/-10/D	-5/-8/D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	7	5	-	H	-9/-12/-15
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7	2	26	-2/-4/-6/-9/D	0/-2/-4/-7/D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	7	9	-	H	-4/-6/-8/-11/-9
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0. THE rekkas. The meterless versions have good corner carry, are easily confirmable, and the light version is mostly safe at -1 and -4 on its first two hits, so they're good for pressure and buffered cancels (Yang can also change between the meterless versions with each hit). EX rekka on the other hand is one of the best EX moves in the entire game: while not as safe as light, its 5 staggered hits make punishes difficult in most situations. It's faster, reaches further, while its damage, knockdown and corner carry are better than the meterless ones', and most notably it has very high stun, which Yang appreciates to offset his low damage output. All versions are high parry only, which can be useful to dissuade low parry in footsies range, but even in pressure, being predictable can still get punished by some supers or red parries even on the light version, so be mindful.

236K

Senkyuutai
+

//

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	8	34	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	22	11	-	A	-35
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 14. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	16	8	28	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	24	19	-	A	-29
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 14. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	29	8	25	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	25	15	-	A	-26
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 14. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	29	8	25	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	33	16	-	A	-26
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0. Kind of a strange move. Yang rolls a set distance depending on version, or until he reaches the opponent, where he kicks them in the air. It's really difficult to consistently use this move outside of following up c.MK's launch, and possibly some post-parry anti-airing, where it's outclassed anyway. It has low profile once Yang is fully rolling, which can counter fireballs, though this is rather niche in 3s. Gives better oki than rekkas when available, but the corner carry on rekkas is usually more worth it. If the opponent can't parry it, its EX version has 3 rapid hits which can chip them out at low health.

214P

Byakko Soushouda
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
21	13	10	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
26	21	-	H	-3
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 15, Block: 7. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0. Yang's palm. Is massively disjointed with minimal recovery, so it can be useful to fish for hits in neutral, but is mostly used in pressure/oki as a spacing/frame trap or meaty. Due to how parries work in 3rd Strike, it's absolutely vital to enforce the palm fake, as spamming the real version repeatedly will just get parried on reaction into a punish. This is also Yang's only super-cancelable special; it rarely comes up, but it's worth noting, probably.

214PP

Byakko Soushouda (Fake)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
-	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
A fake palm with no hitbox. Only really used in Yang's offense to bait a high parry attempt and punish with 2MK or command grab.

623K

Kaihou
+

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LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	5	13	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	13	8	14	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	15	12	16	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-
Command dash. The light and medium versions are used to chase knockdowns or as a framekill from air reset normals, while the heavy is much too slow to get away with against quickrise even after rekkas. They have no reliable usage in neutral due to how long they take and their wonky invulnerability. They do look and sound absolutely sick though.

63214K

Zenpou Tenshin
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	2	26	15	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
12 throw range Command grab that swideswitches and allows for a combo, identical to Yun's. Yang has enough time to link 2MK into meterless or EX rekkas. Not very rewarding in terms of damage and stun, but a strong mixup tool to supplement Yang's already good offense nevertheless.

Super Arts

236236P (SA1)

Raishin Mahhaken
+ (SA1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	4	36	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
74	-	-	H	1
This super is mostly terrible. It has very high damage on grounded opponents, however its positives kind of end there. In juggles it loses most of its hits leading to a hilariously weak connect (seriously it's like 3 damage), removing Yang's ability to confirm into it with his target combo. Its range is alright, but it's sluggish by super standards at 7 frames, and since this is 3rd Strike, its reactable animation takes it from +1 to punishable against any skilled opponent. You shouldn't pick this super basically ever, even if you just want to spam EX Rekka due to its one bar.

236236K (SA2)

Tenshin Senkyuutai
+ (SA2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	59	57	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
53	12	-	A	-69
Picked by most players in almost every matchup. SA2 is already a lot easier to connect due to short startup at close range, and the fact that it juggles right, granted its damage is rather low for the amount of meter it costs. Confirmable from light normals, c.MP, or target combo, so you actually get a lot of opportunities to land it, and its oki is fantastic with an optional sideswitch and massive advantage while being point blank to the opponent. Regardless, it's really only picked for the fact that it has 2 long bars, which Yang will happily spend on EX rekkas over the super in most cases. Having this much bar gives Yang the ability to quickly accumulate a stun from his various mixups and take a round on a whim, which is something neither of his other Super Art choices really let him do.

236236P (SA3)

Sei-ei Enbu
+ (SA3)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
16	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Unlike with Yang's other supers, this version of him is actually very complicated and technical to play. Yang summons multiple shadows that repeat whatever attacks he does with a delay. Naturally this gives him very good corner pressure while the super is active, letting him combo from his overheads, or be + on his normally - or unsafe options. With good execution, this super actually gives Yang access to looping left/right unblockables on many characters that can be hard or impossible to escape. The main issue with SA3 is that it limits Yang down to one EX move's worth of meter, lowering his stun output, which is an issue since SA3 combos are not only low damage, but also can't refund much of the meter like Yun's Genei Jin, limiting his potential from getting hits. On top of that, "imperfect" or mistimed unblockables are easily escapable for a lot of characters with a single parry in either direction, unlike setups by Oro or Urien, limiting his threat further. It has some fun quirks especially when it comes to its tendency to win trades thanks to the shadows, but generally this super is only picked in a few matchups (namely larger characters) by Yang experts, though it can be very fun to experiment with. It's also worth noting that resources on, or footage of, efficient SA3 usage are incredibly scarce (though clips like this exist).