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by mheasell 4045 days ago
Maybe this is pedantic, but it's not quite that simple. If Daigo (Ken) had blocked any hit from Justin's (Chun-Li) super, he would have lost his remaining health (via "chip damage", which you take even while blocking) and hence the round.

I'm not an expert on the subject so I won't attempt my own explanation. There's a nice article here that I think does a good job of explaining what makes Daigo's performance here so incredible:

http://www.gatheryourparty.com/2013/03/12/more-than-mashing-...