When you hold... Your guessing if the opponent is gonna hit you with that type of move. There is no " reading " when you counter with holds. This game is nothing like chess.
the thing about this game is the fact that unlike other fighters you actually punish ALOT of strings if not all the unsafe strings with a Grab.... and the reason why strings may be unsafe on hit as well is because you usually get counter hits... anything that's say -5 or more on block can...
It's still pretty good damage and if you want to just finish your opponent you can just do the normal combos.... I sent u a message on XBL so when your on hit me up....
So I was in dexter's lab w/ Hitomi and I found something weird? If you do :6: :6: :h+k: after her Critical burst and then :3: :h+k: it causes a force tech which leaves you at +18... If you do :8: :h+k: and then :3: :h+k: it does the same thing....