Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dead or Alive 6's second session of the beginner guide looks at DOA's unique defensive hold system.
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*Note that critical holds (holds performed while stunned), have an additional 5 frames of recovery on whiff making the total frames 0(18)17 for standing counter holds and 0(18)22 for low holds

For Directional Notation:

7 8 9

4 5 6

1 2 3

Each number represents the corresponding direction. 1 for "Down-Back", 9 for "Up-Forward", 5 for "Neutral" or no input, etc. Quarter-Circle Back = 214, Quarter-Circle Forward = 236, Half-Circle Back = 63214, Half-Circle Forward = 41236, etc.

For Input commands:

P = Punch
K = Kick
H = Hold/Guard Button
T = Throw Button
S = Special Button
P+K = Strong punch
H+K = Strong Kick
H+P = Alternate Way to Input "Throw"
H+P+K = Alternate Way to Input "S"

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