The opportunity to sit down with a fighting game legend for a personal lesson is one that most anyone would take if they were offered it. One lucky stream viewer recently took a chance, threw a Hail Mary pass, and by some miracle received exactly that.
In one of Daigo Umehara’s latest videos, the legendary fighting game player was asked by a viewer in chat during a live stream if he would come over and help them learn Street Fighter 6. Yes, Daigo ended up meeting up with this person who he had never met before, went to their house, and gave them a personal lesson on how to improve.
While live streaming his walk to the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in Japan, Daigo found that he had arrived at his destination early and had a couple of hours to kill before his appointment. One of his viewers who was watching live informed Daigo that they happen to live very close by and asked The Beast if he was willing to come over.
Daigo noted several times that the idea of showing up to a stranger’s house is a bit scary (and it totally is), but he decided to meet up with the person anyway. Eventually, Daigo linked up with his viewer, who is a university student and a Platinum ranked Modern Zangief player in Street Fighter 6, and the two headed to the viewer’s apartment to begin their lesson.
As shown in the video, Daigo legitimately visited this player’s home, and then proceeded to sit down with them to review some of their losing match footage to help identify where and how they can improve.
He goes over some of the key aspects the player is missing, using an analogy that compares the overall gameplan to a card game. Daigo points out that the player does not have enough cards (offensive options) in their hand at the time, and that their main focus should be adding more.
Daigo also covers some of the overall approaches and concepts Zangief needs to focus on to succeed, such as simply working on getting in on the opponent as the main goal. He also walks the player through how to implement raw Drive Rush into the approach, and what options to look for when the opponent aims for specific counters.
There’s some great information to learn here even if you’re not a Modern Zangief player, so this one is definitely worth the watch. Also, you might want to see this video for the simple, crazy fact that Daigo actually went to a stranger’s house to teach them how to play Street Fighter 6.