Double-tap dash on a leverless controller
Two fingers on one button: slide the middle finger through Forward, then the index finger.
Double-tap dash on a leverless controller
Two fingers on one button: slide the middle finger through Forward, then the index finger.
- Press Forward.
- Let go of every direction (neutral).
- Press Forward.
Watch it slowed down, then press Try it and do it yourself with a controller or your keyboard (A, S, D and Space, or the arrow keys). Timing is not frame-accurate. The animation shows the order of presses; check exact timing in your game's training mode. The animation assumes the Capcom/Neutral SOCD mode (Left + Right = Neutral, Up + Down = Neutral), which is how the MICRO and SWORL ship. Game and character names belong to their owners.
Pro notes: Double-tap dash
Notation 6, 6. Directions are written for a character facing right.
Keys you press vs what the game reads
Top row: the buttons you hold. Bottom row: the direction the game receives. No opposing directions are held together in this input, so every SOCD mode reads it the same way; diagonals are two keys read as one direction.
Frame and timing notes
- What the game reads: 6, 5, 6. Most games need the neutral between the taps (Tekken's dash is f,n,f). Two fingers on one button keep the gap short without a rushed lift.
Leverless tips for the Double-tap dash
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- Use two fingers on Forward: slide your middle finger across it, then tap with your index finger. No need to lift and re-press one finger.
- Let go fully between taps so the game sees Forward, neutral, Forward.
More techniques
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Crouching dragon punchIntermediate
Hold Down the whole time and tap Forward twice. An anti-air straight from a crouch.
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Down, downBeginner
Two fingers on the Down button, one after the other, with the attack on the second. Orie's Sealing Hoplon (22A/B/C) is the example.
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Dragon punch (no diagonals)Beginner
Forward, Down, Forward, punch. Street Fighter 6 accepts it with no diagonal at all.
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Dragon punch (SOCD method)Intermediate
Hold Forward, press Back and Down together (it reads as Down), then let go of Back and punch.
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