Hey Tanuto,
I noticed you dash canceled most of your focus attacks. In a few instances you could have released them instead and hit the Greninja with the FA. Dash cancel after the FA hits to proceed to follow ups. Focus attacks in the air are fantastic. They're also known as Descending Dragon (DD). There is a variant I like to call Ascending Dragon (AD) which is when you are ascending from the ground and then release the FA. For DD there are an immense amount of follow ups. For AD it's usually input shoryuken, or one of the aerials.
What I recommend to most Ryu players is to nail a few things. One is hit confirming into input shoryuken or True Shoryuken (TRSK). The majority of your kills are going to be from TRSK. You need to nail this. Up tilt to TRSK, down tilt to TRSK, jab 1 to TRSK. Dair to TRSK. FA to TRSK, DD to TRSK, AD to TRSK. You may later want to learn how to reverse TRSK which is easy. You just input TRSK and then just before (or right after I'm not quite sure which) you hit Attack you press the opposite direction. You can reverse Shakunetsu (I call it Shaku, the Fire Hadoken) in this way as well.
The second would be to master the Nair. The Nair is one of Ryu's most essential moves. It sets up so much of his game. This would take a while to explain so instead I'll link you to my favourite channels and videos below.
The third would be to master the Fair, especially soft Fair. Soft Fair is when you hit the opponent not with the foot but further up the leg to the groin. I suggest watching the videos for this too. I'll quickly say that a great option is soft fair into jumping TRSK. Soft Fair into Nair strings are good too.
The forth would be perhaps Uair. Again refer to videos. See Hooded's channel.
The fifth would be ledge options. You can drop back from the ledge double jump and then throw a Shaku towards the opponent. Very useful tech. You can also drop down from the ledge then do an Ascending Dragon and either dash cancel on to the stage or release it for Level 1 AD or Level 2 AD into follow ups such as TRSK for Level 2 AD.
Okay here are the channels/videos:
1. Hooded's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBCmJgxi59OVOtT43mcOy4Q/videos
Mad props to Hooded. I think most would agree he is the God of Ryu tech. Almost everything I've learned on Ryu is thanks to Hooded. Hooded if you're reading this man, thank you so much.
2. My Smash Corner's In-depth Ryu Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Xl4NGdeSg
Very nice Ryu guide. Good for beginners. My Smash Corner is a fantastic channel when it comes to Sm4sh period. Covers pretty much all advanced Sm4sh tech.
3. Akhous "A Virile Fighter": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXNz9wRzLQs
Probably my favourite Ryu combo video. It was released not long after Ryu came out yet it is astonishingly good.
4.
9B Videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=9b+ryu
9B is simply an incredible Ryu player. He has the best movement I've seen with Ryu. I still can't dance trot with Ryu but 9B makes it look effortless. His feints, edge guarding and off stage game are second to none.
5. Trela Videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trela+ryu
As far as I know Trela is the highest ranked Ryu in North America. An excellent Ryu to watch. He and Hooded had a sweet set. It's on Hooded's channel.
6. Rush Hour Smash Ryu Combos and Set Ups: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V47c-nkaQE
This was released either on the day Ryu came out or the next day. Introduced the world to Ryu foot stool combos.
That's about all I can think of right now. I am by no means a pro but I am getting better! If you'd like some matches some time I'd be down for it! Just let me know!
