13/11/2014 - Footsies

“Footsies” is oldschool slang for the mid-range ground-based aspect of fighting game strategy. It refers to a situation where both players are outside of combo range and attack each other with long-range, generally safe attacks (pokes). The ultimate goal is to control the flow of the match, bait the opponent into committing errors, and punish everything.

Above is a video of two very high level street fighter players at EVO 2014, the match may seem uneventful but it's two players who have mastered footsies "dancing" with each other for the full set.