Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-173.185.49.192-20180402011113/@comment-31540246-20180402143413

You're right, if you wait for an opponent to circle to either the left or the right you are very likely to land an ability but that is very time consuming to wait for, also not reliable. I would simply say attack the opponent with abilities when he is in an animation, as long as he is not facing you with his regular stance then you can get him with an ability. For example after you've thrown a regular strike he will react and while he's reacting to the regular strike you should go for the abilities before he is back in focus.