Slide Overview
Slide is a long-range Low attack that sends your character sliding feet-first at the opponent. It is a move shared by Law, Lee, and Shaheen, who are often referred to as "Slide Characters." It is a low that knocks down on hit, side-swaps, and requires the opponent to use a specific float combo to punish.
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Law's Slide
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Lee's Slide, not to be confused with his Mist Step 3+4 (MS.3+4)
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Shaheen's Slide - Shaheen enters his "Stealth Step" (SNK) stance after his Slide successfully connects with the opponent
Characters with a Slide can often form a game plan around it by mixing it up with their other moves that can be done from While Standing, like Law's ws1,2 or Lee's ws2,3, or from Full Crouch like their hopkicks.
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Law's ws1,2
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Lee's ws2,3
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Shaheen's hopkick (u+4 or uf+4)
How To Slide
The input is df,d,df+3 while in Full Crouch.
Slide is a move that can only be done while in Full Crouch (FC for short), which means you need to be crouching for at least 11 frames in total before the last input of Slide (d/f+3) or it will not come out. If the input is done too quickly then your character will just do FC3 instead.
You can utilize Instant Full Crouch (iFC) techniques, like using the first input of Slide to buffer the full crouch or inputting d/b first, to ensure you were crouching long enough while still getting Slide out in a reasonably short amount of time.
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The input is done too quickly so Lee was not in Full Crouch status yet
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Inputting d/b first helps get the timing correct
When done as fast as possible, your command history would look similar to the following examples:
| Standing | |
| Full crouch | |
| Half crouch | |
| While standing |
How To Use Slide
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Take advantage of Slide's long range to be a threat from a distance. However, this will give your opponent more time to react to the Slide
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Use the threat of Slide to get in range for a Poke
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Use the threat of Slide to work your in on your opponent
Characters With A Similar Tool
There are 3 other characters who have a move similar to Slide. They are:
- Bob - Stealing Home (BAL 4). Only available during his Spinner Ball (f+3+4) and is a Launcher
- Lei - Sliding Kick (SLD 4~3). Only available during his Sidewind (head first) (d+1+4) stance
- Master Raven - Vermillion (BT f,F+3+4). Only available during Backturn. Similar to Bob's, it is a launcher
While these moves are often also referred to as "slides", they are different in that they are all restricted to specific stances and they are not a central part of that character's game plans. You might not see any of the above moves in a match, but it's almost a guarantee that you will see a Law/Lee/Shaheen slide at least once.
Resources
Slide Fundamentals by LegendKicker.