The King of Fighters 2002 UM/Jhun Hoon

Normals

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• cl.A/B/C are cancellable
• cl.B chains into itself and cl.A
• cl.D's hitbox is quite high and will whiff on small characters like Bao, Chin and Choi

Stand

• none of Jhun's stand normals are special or command move cancellable
• s.A is whiff cancellable into specials and command normals
• s.D has a very far range and moves Jhun slightly closer to the opponent
• Jhun's stand normals all have decently far reaching horizontal hitboxes for poking
• Jhun s.A works as a preemptive anti-hop tool

Crouching

• cr.A/B/C are cancellable
• cr.B chains into itself, cr.A, cl.A and s.B
• cr.D has good range for a sweep and decent startup
• you can do an interesting trick by throwing out a cr.A and simultaneously entering the command for either A or B stance thus making a mini blockstring into a stance mixup

Jumping j.A is a horizontal strike during a neutral, hop or hyper hop, but during normal jump and super jump it takes on a downward angle that can crossup j.B has a very acute vertical angle that would be a matchup based air to air j.C has two neutral versions: at hop height Jhun does his flip kick and at normal height he does an angled kick. The hop height version controls aerial space really well j.C in its forward and backward varieties is his flip kick version j.D has two neutral versions at hop height it is a downward angled kick and at normal height it is an angled kick roughly the same space as his normal j.C j.D has crossup properties that are hard to land on smaller characters

Blowback

• Jhun's blowback will whiff on crouching shorter & some medium characters like Chin, Leona, Vice, Bao, Angel and others, but not on similar characters such as Vanessa
• j.CD has great horizontal hitbox

Throws

Handougeki - (close, b/f + C)

• causes soft knockdown

Kai Senpuu - (close, b/f + D)

• causes hard knockdown
• throws the opponent all the way to the opposite corner

Command Moves

Soshuu Geki - (f + A, Hold for Soshuu Stance)

• Jhun send out a far reaching kick that when held puts him in a stance
• hits mid
• can combo into it and from it, though it will usually put Jhun out of range to hit
• has some frames of stance recovery even if not held

Ryouko Geki - (f + B, Hold for Ryouko Stance)

• Jhun strikes out a kick, turns his back to the screen and into a stance
• hits mid
• can combo into it, but not from it
• has some frames of stance recovery even if not held

Ryuurou Shuu - (d + B, in the air)

• Jhun lands a downward stomp on the opponents head
• Jhun will jump back 1/3 of the screen after landing the hit or if the opponent blocks
• must be blocked high so a useful tool for crouching opponents
• can cancel his air super from the hit
• it has interesting crossup quality in that if hits as a crossup it doesn't bounce Jhun away, but keeps him right next to the opponent

Stances

• note: you cannot throw, block, crouch or jump as normal in either stance and if you get hit it will knock you out of the stance. If you get hit in a stance it counts as a counter. Also Jhun adopts a hop-style dash when in stance.

Soshuu Stance - (d, d + A, hold down to maintain stance)

┗ Shuusou Kyaku Joudan - (u + C)

• Jhun swings an axe of a leg down on the opponent.
• hits mid
• can combo into Soshuu stance D for a hard knockdown and normal stance f+B
• if you drop the stance during the move you can combo into quick normal stance normals
• if you land it against an aerial opponent it causes a hard knockdown
• it is slightly plus on block

┗ Shuusou Kyaku Gedan - (C)

• Jhun slashes out in front of himself with a quick kick
• hits mid
• can combo into Soshuu stance D for a hard knockdown
• good as a pressure tool to then switch stance and go for a mixup
• it is plus on block

┗ Taikyoku Ha - (D)

• Jhun shoots his leg straight out stomping the opponent's midriff.
• causes hard knockdown
• relatively slow move, but causes a guard crash on block
• can be comboed into to secure a hard knockdown

┗ Kirikae Kougeki - (B and hold for Ryouko Stance)

• Jhun quickly flips to his Ryouko stance
• this allows fast toggling between his two stances so you can utilize the move desired, such as his Evade move
• you can seamlessly move between the stance indefinitely

┗ Kirikae Dousa - (b/f+B and hold B for Ryouko stance)

• Jhun whips out a little side kick that is an effective poke at long range and deception tool
• hits mid
• can't combo into anything
• the meat of this tool is that it provides block stun to move into Ryouko stance and keep the opponent guessing from there

Ryouko Stance - (d, d + B hold to maintain stance)

┗ Hiko Geki - (u + C)

• Jhun hops at the opponent crashing down with a wheel kick
• hits overhead
• causes hard knockdown to grounded or aerial opponents
• very negative on block

┗ Mouko Geki - (C)

• Jhun sends out a low kick that slams the opponent into the air
• hits low
• causes soft knockdown
• puts the opponent into a juggle state where you can follow up
• is super cancellable
• negative on block, but can be mitigated by being at max range

┗ Shuuko Geki - (d +C)

• Jhun slides at the opponent with a heavy kick
• hits low and is rather fast
• negative on block, less so if properly spaced
• can be timed to go under some projectiles like King's
• super cancellable
• another mixup and pressure tool for Jhun's odd arsenal

┗ Taikyoku Hi - (D)

• Jhun step out of the way of harm with this evade
• will evade normals, projectile and some supers if timed correctly
• absolutely crucial to being able to use Jhun in his two stances as outside of backdash it is his only defensive option-

┗ Kirikae Kougeki - (A, hold for Soshuu Stance)

• allows for quick switching to Soshuu stance
• this gives Jhun the ability to have a quicker and largely safer attack in Soshuu
• you can switch indefinitely or hold A to stay within Soshuu

┗ Kirikae Dousa - (b/f+A, hold for Soshuu Stance)

• Jhun stomps on the opponents knees and flips backward slightly
• hits overhead
• puts Jhun just within distance for his normal stance sweep
• good way to back off and switch stances to differ your angle of attack
• negative on block like all of Jhun's Ryouko moves.

Special Moves

Mangetsu Zan - (qcb + B/D hold B for Ryouko Stance during B version)

• Jhun flys forward in a flurry of acrobatic taekwondo
• B version goes only a short distance and hits 5 times in full
• B version can switch Jhun into Ryouko stance by holding B
• D version goes covers half screen and hits 6 times in full
• D version does significant guard damage on block
• both versions are negative on block
• can be cancelled into, but will not combo unless you land a counter hit

Haiki Jin - (qcb + P, hold A to Soshuu Stance)

• Jhun spins in place creating energy around himself
• hits mid
• the A version can switch Jhun into Soshuu stance if A is held during the move
• both versions of this move are plus on block
• both versions of this move allow for full combos on hit and even his grounded qcf+K super
• great pressure move, would work as frame trap to timid opponents

Kuu Sajin - (charge down briefly, then up + P hold A to Soshuu Stance during A version)

• Jhun jumps straight up slashing at the opponent with kicks
• hits mid
• A version goes a shorter distance and hits 2 times
• A version works as Jhun's natural reversal option
• A version whiffs on crouching opponents
• C version carry Jhun half screen and hits 3 times
• you can hide the down charge when you are in a stance, release the stance and press up if an opponent is jumping in.
• C version is super cancellable

Desperation Moves

Hou'ou resou Kyaku - (qcf x 2 + B/D)

• Jhun goes ham with a series of slashing kicks
• hits mid
• causes soft knockdown on hit
• Jhun's damaging combo ender

Hou'ou Tenbu Kyaku - (qcf x 2 + B/D in the air)

• Jhun stomps down on the opponent unleashing leg fury
• hits mid
• causes soft knockdown
• can combo into this from his Kuusa Jin move
• cause it hits mid it really only belongs as combo ender/ punishing move

Super Desperation Moves

Hou'ou resou Kyaku - (qcf x 2 + BD)

• EX version of Jhun's Kyaku super
• more hits and more damage that

Hidden Super Desperation Moves

Zankou Haik Geki - (qcb x 2 + AC)

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