Combat Basics

• Standard Combo: X, X, X, X. Lock on with the right stick.
• Sha-Chi Combo: consumes Sha-Chi.
• Power Surge: press LT. A Power Surge consumes one Sha-Chi Essence.
• Guard Stance: hold LB. LB plus the left stick moves while guarding, and the stance drains Sha-Chi continuously.
• Blocking: hold LB until the enemy's combo ends. Blocking an attack drains extra Sha-Chi.
• Guard Break: empty the enemy's Sha-Chi with Standard Combo hits. The training uses Sha-Chi Combos to break guard faster and gives four sample strings: YYY, XYY, XXYYY, XXXYY.
• Dodge: RB steps back; the left stick plus RB dodges in a chosen direction.
• Parry: press LB just before an enemy attack lands. It costs no Sha-Chi of your own and instead drains a large amount from the attacker.
• Blue-flash Attacks are answered with a Parry on LB at the moment before impact; Red-flash Attacks with a Dodge on RB.

The four strings above are that training screen's examples, not a sequence that carries over to every weapon — each weapon has its own length and its own cancel points, recorded on that weapon's page.