Senkyutai



Senkyuutai, also known as the Roll Kick, is one of Yang's special attacks. Executed by performing a quarter-circle forward motion and pressing kick, the attack involves Yang rolling forward along the ground and then pushing himself upward with his hands to launch an upward kick like the first kick of Gen's Gekiro attack. The distance rolled is determined by the kick button pressed; light kick doesn't roll at all and immediately kicks upward, medium kick rolls halfway across the screen before kicking and heavy kick rolls almost the entire length of the screen. If Yang reaches the opponent while rolling, he will automatically kick. Because of the obviousness of what will happen after the roll, it is rare for the medium and heavy versions to actually connect with a distant opponent. Instead, the medium and heavy versions are useful in getting under attacks and punishing fireballs, while the light kick version is somewhat useful as an instant anti-air. There is also an EX version which travels the entire screen, rolls at roughly twice the speed of the regalar versions and deals more damage.