Oh the memories. I used to sit with my brother and neighbors and waste countless hours of my childhood in front of the tv, hands glued to the SNES controller as I shouted words that only my parents were "allowed" to say. It was during this period of my adolesence that I fell in love with today's technique, the Hadouken.
The Hadouken is a special move in Street Fighter II (and all other subsequent reiterations of essentially the same game) used by two characters whose only difference was a head swap of the sprite that represented them in game. For years it has been referred to as a fireball, but for Japanese enthusiasts it means "wave motion fist."
The setup for the move is just the same as Sub-Zero and Goku, the user brings his hands to either the left or right side of his body at hip level. Holding the palms parallel and cupped the attacker charges and conentrates their chi into a ball of energy. At the desired level the user thrusts both hands forward uncupping their hands into a flat position effectively propeling the blast forward.
Over the years several other users have been taught to use it. Sakura, Ryu's biggest fan, learned the move from him but the move is hardly effective other than slowing down the attacker for a quick hit. Another character who tried to learn it and was refused is Dan. A kind of joke character, Dan was refused training and set out to learn the move on his own. He called it the Godouken, or self-taught wave motion fist. The hilarity is that he is a crummy martial artist and the move only travels mere inches in front of him as opposed to going nearly all the way across screen before it fizzles out entirely. Others have tried to mimic the move but only one, Gouken (Ken and Ryu's master), ever actually used it with effectivness. He could use it with one hand.
There is no question that the Hadouken is an awesome technique to use. Although it may not be as dramatic as the Kamehameha (although in Street Fighter IV Ryu charges it up close with electricity swirling all around him during his ultra combo), the Hadouken is an amazing move to behold and a easy one to do in the games.
The Hadouken is a special move in Street Fighter II (and all other subsequent reiterations of essentially the same game) used by two characters whose only difference was a head swap of the sprite that represented them in game. For years it has been referred to as a fireball, but for Japanese enthusiasts it means "wave motion fist."
The setup for the move is just the same as Sub-Zero and Goku, the user brings his hands to either the left or right side of his body at hip level. Holding the palms parallel and cupped the attacker charges and conentrates their chi into a ball of energy. At the desired level the user thrusts both hands forward uncupping their hands into a flat position effectively propeling the blast forward.
Over the years several other users have been taught to use it. Sakura, Ryu's biggest fan, learned the move from him but the move is hardly effective other than slowing down the attacker for a quick hit. Another character who tried to learn it and was refused is Dan. A kind of joke character, Dan was refused training and set out to learn the move on his own. He called it the Godouken, or self-taught wave motion fist. The hilarity is that he is a crummy martial artist and the move only travels mere inches in front of him as opposed to going nearly all the way across screen before it fizzles out entirely. Others have tried to mimic the move but only one, Gouken (Ken and Ryu's master), ever actually used it with effectivness. He could use it with one hand.
There is no question that the Hadouken is an awesome technique to use. Although it may not be as dramatic as the Kamehameha (although in Street Fighter IV Ryu charges it up close with electricity swirling all around him during his ultra combo), the Hadouken is an amazing move to behold and a easy one to do in the games.
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