Slow escaping question

[HakuKen]

Hello there. I'm a new player and I don't understand how I should slow-escape. Do I do it by mashing buttons and spinning stick?(I play on stick) Do I spin stick then hold ? What I'm currently doing is I hold then mash on stick but is there a correct way to do this?

 

[Prince Adon]

Just mash on the dpad/stick. I would be careful wth holding the hold button. Otherwise you'll end up doing a counter without meaning to. Best thing to do is mash the stick, understand the animation and block, or counter if/when necessary.

Even recovering with a counter attack, preferably a crush attack often works.