« IPW TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How do You Deal with Bad Match-ups? »

This week I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on how they approach bad match-ups, whether it be in Super Street Fighter 4, BlazBlue: CS or even Jackie Chan: Fists of Fire. Match-ups are a huge part of pretty much every fighting game known to man, and if you want to be a competitive player -- or at least have some sort of consistency with your play -- knowing match-ups is paramount. 

Understanding a match-up can sometimes make up for weaker aspects of your game such as execution or reaction time. Simply knowing what is safe and what is punishable, and to what degree, can make a huge difference in your game. 

Now, regardless of which character you main, they are bound to have a bad match-up or two at the very least. So how do you approach the fight when the odds are stacked against you?

Do you straight up counter-pick with a different character? Do you simply stick with your main, learn the ins-and-outs of the match-up and hope for the best?

How do you train for bad match-ups? Do you play a friend online who plays that character or sit in training mode and drill a number of common situations? Or do you simply just look the other way and hope you don't run into a player who uses that character? 

Tomorrow we will have something I'm sure all of you will enjoy that is tired to this very topic, so post up in the comments and let us know how you deal with bad match-ups!