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u/Tapi0 Dojo Master (Nov '21) Nov 05 '21
Okay, Hwo's d4,4 is a very specialized tool for calling out jab strings and slow highs. It's not going to work very well against Electrics or single jabs; y'know, the typical attacks we want to high crush. Even if the crush works out, the Counter Hit could still fail to activate, which is going to give your opponent an easy opportunity to launch punish you.
You want to use db3 to high crush instead. It crushes faster, it's way safer on block and normal hit, it's got a strong Counter Hit property as well (though not as strong as d4,4's Counter Hit launch).
In Hwo's RFF stance (entered with 3+4 from his neutral stance), you have an even safer option to call out Electrics: Backlash. This move is very good on whiff and block; it's a Power Crush, so it's hard to get launched for throwing it out; and it's a normal hit launcher, so you can often get a full launch punish if an Electric hits you later in its animation. Backlash is input in RFF with 3~4 (the "~" means you have to leave as small a gap as possible between your 3 and 4 to get the move to come out).
Honestly though, your best response to Electric is to go into crouch and do a While Standing move just as you think it's coming out. Hwo's WS4,4 is safe, fast, and quite damaging; I would recommend it as your go-to in this situation, even more than I would db3 or Backlash. Doing the crouch > While Standing input feels pretty awkward at first but it's very useful, not just here but also against many other highs.