How to play pro level footsies in SF6

James Chen breaks down the masterful neutral from a match between Blaz vs Tokido (JP vs Ryu) during Evo France 2025. 00:00 Intro and Match Goal 00:03 Why Neutral Is Hard 00:29 Footsies Triangle Explained 03:10 Start of the Match 04:20 Early Standoff and Reads 06:46 Parry Info and Turns 07:44 Drive Rush Burnout Trap 10:38 Learning Without Overwhelm 14:36 From Footsies to Oki 15:22 Information Over Damage 18:16 Syncopation and Wakeup RPS 22:40 Reset Back to Neutral 23:27 Standoff Mind Games 24:59 Tokido Whiff Punish Shift 28:05 Resetting Neutral Strategy 28:58 Drive Rush Guessing 32:10 Whiff Option Selects 33:55 Drive Rush Shimmy RPS 37:29 Fireball Zoning Phase 41:24 Syncopated Crouch MK Hit 44:05 Tokido Gauge Spend Pressure 49:13 Mode Switching Explained 53:54 Fireball Bait OD Punish 55:29 Departure Dash Trap 59:12 Throw Tech Surprise 01:00:24 Fake Fireball Layer 01:01:30 Parry Bait Missed 01:01:59 No Perfect Meter Answer 01:06:40 Extended Shimmy Footsies 01:07:49 Denjin Charge Scramble 01:09:51 OD Fireball Dash In 01:11:38 Drive Gauge Risk Calls 01:13:53 Why Drive Rush Fails 01:16:28 Perfect Parry Punish Spiral 01:18:27 Solar Plexus Pressure 01:23:07 Tokido Space Trap Checkmate 01:26:28 Reading Opponents Over Time