Smashing My Head Against The Street Fighter IV Wall

There really is no point in me playing Street Fighter IV. I know that. But still, I fired it up last night as my pre-game game, once again trying to learn how to do a Super Combo with Chun-Li, and failing miserably. You see, I don't have the much needed joystick, and I haven't upgraded to Super Street Fighter IV, because I'm not made of money right now, and still feel that I should be able to enjoy *this* Street Fighter.  So 25 minutes later, I left the Training Room, and masochistically went on-line. Had a fight with a guy playing Sagat who slaughtered my Chun-Li in seconds. Still, I got one shot in, and felt good for that.
 
Then it was back to Red Dead. Almost had my Honor at the max, when I rode into Armadillo and accidentally pulled my knife out while hitching my horse. A passing cowboy took umbrage at that, drew iron, and shot me. So I stabbed him, got killed, and lost 50 points of Honor. 
 
I then went inside and got to work on the Achievement you get from knocking out someone in every bar with a melee attack. That was very refreshing.

There really is no point in me playing Street Fighter IV. I know that. But still, I fired it up last night as my pre-game game, once again trying to learn how to do a Super Combo with Chun-Li, and failing miserably. You see, I don't have the much needed joystick, and I haven't upgraded to Super Street Fighter IV, because I'm not made of money right now, and still feel that I should be able to enjoy *this* Street Fighter.  So 25 minutes later, I left the Training Room, and masochistically went on-line. Had a fight with a guy playing Sagat who slaughtered my Chun-Li in seconds. Still, I got one shot in, and felt good for that.
 
Then it was back to Red Dead. Almost had my Honor at the max, when I rode into Armadillo and accidentally pulled my knife out while hitching my horse. A passing cowboy took umbrage at that, drew iron, and shot me. So I stabbed him, got killed, and lost 50 points of Honor. 
 
I then went inside and got to work on the Achievement you get from knocking out someone in every bar with a melee attack. That was very refreshing.

Its a fighting game. 
You don't just become magically good at it like an FPS. You need to work at it. 
 
And the joystick excuse is a load of bullshit. A stick or fightpad makes it easier but it isn't 100% essential to performing something as simple as an ultra. 
 
Wait, who the hell is Barat? Omaba's cousin?

Who the hell is Barat?
 
Anyways. You need to practice. It took me a while to understand how charge characters work.

SAGAT. It was Sagat. I have no idea where in hell Barat came from.

That sounds like good advice. Trying to learn to fight solely from the in-game handbook isn't proving too successful for me. Thanks,  BTG.