So we are almost a year post release Street Fighter 4 and if you are reading this I am sure you have invested a ton of time into Street Fighter 4.  Well weather you realize it or not you do a lot of things on reflex most notably (I think) is holding back to block, seriously I bought Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (meh) and I can't for the life of me block anything consistantly its kinda funny. 
 
Has anyone else gone back to a hold a  button to block game? How have you fared? I am pretty sure I will never be able to play a Mortal Kombat or even Soul Caliber again haha

My biggest problem with switching between two fighters is the different fighting styles.  Going from Street Fighter to Mortal Kombat (and vice versa) can be very awkward.

Nah, I'm more for games that hold back to block. I can still play DoA and Soul Calibur, but I prefer playing Tekken and Street Fighter. More towards Tekken though because it has a way bigger variety of fighters and styles to go against.

Holding back block has always been more natural for me. I've played Tekken and SF for so long, but I can still play Soul Calibur or Smash Bros. just fine.

I'm still pretty good at UMK3, mostly because no one has a clue what to do against Stryker.
Main problem is the same though, forgetting that block is actually a button messes me up.

Doesn't Virtua Fighter 5 have button-blocking? Haha, it's been awhile since I've played that game as you can tell.
 
EDIT: Doesn't Mortal Kombat v. DC Universe have button-blocking as well?

" Doesn't Virtua Fighter 5 have button-blocking? Haha, it's been awhile since I've played that game as you can tell.  EDIT: Doesn't Mortal Kombat v. DC Universe have button-blocking as well? "

I've gone from Street Fighter to Virtua Fighter a few times, with somewhat limited success. Virtua Fighter just feels much more natural to me, with it's very simple but deep three-button layout. The back-to-block game that feels most natural to me is probably Tekken.

I recently played with my friend in UMK 3. He is a huge MK fan so naturally he is used to button holding but I rarely play those games so he just completely destroyed me. Kind of weird to remember the time where I couldn't learn to block with a back button and now being incapable of doing otherwise.

I find it somewhat strange that a trigger is used for blocking. You have to pull it all the way so it makes your reaction to what's happening on the screen slower. It should never be an analog button.

" So we are almost a year post release Street Fighter 4 and if you are reading this I am sure you have invested a ton of time into Street Fighter 4.  Well weather you realize it or not you do a lot of things on reflex most notably (I think) is holding back to block, seriously I bought Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (meh) and I can't for the life of me block anything consistantly its kinda funny.   Has anyone else gone back to a hold a  button to block game? How have you fared? I am pretty sure I will never be able to play a Mortal Kombat or even Soul Caliber again haha "

Wait, what the fuck? There are other games out there besides Street Fighter?
 
On the real, I grew up with Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat. I was never serious about either, but I did play them both a shit load. In the rare occasion I whip out Mortal Kombat 2, it feels just as natural as it did 75 years ago.