After 13 years I can safely say that I feel okay at the drums.

The people who achieve the most aren't the ones who worked the hardest. They are the one's who are working as hard as everyone else while also having the gift of circumstance. If you look at your life can you honestly say that you could have achieved those things if you had done anything differently? Don't despair though, you don't need to change the world in order to be fulfilled. Your world (friends, family, the people you see every day) is more real than the fleeting approval of masses of people who barely know you.

I want to say Blanka but maybe the answer is just whatever character Mena is playing.

Perhaps get a set up where you can workout at home. I find going to the gym a chore but I enjoy exercising at home.

He’s still really good. You need another touch to win but his utility/gameplan is basically untouched.

Midscreen you can take the throw and they spent 3 bars of drive gauge which isn’t worth it. If they’re fishing for it you can whiff punish the cr Mk attempt pretty hard depending on your character.

You expected too much of yourself too fast. Some of your previous skills transferred and some of them didn't. Struggling the way you did was probably the most effective use of your time in terms of improvement. If you completed all the trials flawlessly you would feel good about yourself but would also be no better than before. Frustration is what learning feels like.

A "failure" is what people who are struggling call other people who are doing worse in order to feel better about themselves. The concept that a person can be a failure at all is unreasonable. People fail, yes, and some people fail more than others. Maybe you have failed at everything that you have attempted in your life. The only thing that is important and meaningful, is what you do about it.

I promise you, they don't give a shit. Other people don't think about you that much. When is the last time that someone being awkward ruined your night?

Obviously trauma complicates things, but being able to tolerate failure is one of the most important and fundamental skills you can have. Being confident doesn’t meaning knowing that you won’t fail. It means knowing that failure doesn’t matter.

Just an example but it took me about 1 year to reach 200 bpm, 3 years to reach 220, 5 years to reach 240 and 10 years to reach 260. I think the amount of time that someone is willing to spend working on their speed is much more impactful than genetics. If I didn’t play extreme metal there’s no way that I would have been motivated to keep working on it for that long.

The average person will never be as fast as Usain Bolt, but they could be pretty damn fast if they trained like he did. I’d even argue that to the average person they would be indistinguishable, only noticeable if they raced side by side. Yes genetics matter for physical performance but training is like 95% at least.

Confidence in any realm is the result of skills and experienced success. If you lack social confidence, you need to create those conditions somehow. This will likely involve putting yourself in uncomfortable situations over and over again until you learn how. I did this myself so I know that it’s possible. Even if it seems to come effortlessly for some, it’s achievable if you are willing to persevere and work on it.

To be honest I’ve never seen someone hit so hard with so much finesse. It really shows that you can go all out and still have great technique.

Trust me, all these folks could retire and you still won’t be able to find work.

Define music.

I mean he is a great drummer but he's not better than I would expect for someone to have been playing as long and as often as he has.

I think it would groove a little better if you played the hi-hat more dynamically instead of trying to hit it at max volume for every stroke. I'd accent every quarter and back off on the off beats or you could accent the off beats instead. It's a matter of taste of course but I feel like the straight 8ths by themselves feel a bit flat.

When's the last time you bought music that you haven't already listened to?

I’d wager that if you didn’t have to work you would also find life meaningless.

Well yeah of course the guy selling the scam is going to say it's the only way to succeed. The industry is full of sharks and snake oil salesmen. By default, distrust solicitors who promise fame and fortune. It doesn't work that way.

"You don’t swivel your wrist side to side like you’re turning a door handle, it goes up and down. There is no speed or power in twisting."

That's actually not correct. The twisting motion activates your bicep, allowing you to use the larger muscles in your upper arm instead of only your forearm. You can feel this if you put your other hand over your bicep muscle while you do this. Again, as you said, there's no "one way" to do it, but the wrist rotation is a completely viable technique. It's basically the same wrist motion used in traditional grip but in reverse.

As far as combos are concerned, consider what you are trying to get out of the combo. Each combo costs a certain amount or resources and has a variable amount of reward. There are multiple kinds of reward too, such as screen position, drive gauge damage, and frame advantage. Depending on the game state and matchup, you may prefer one of these rewards over the other. For example, the general gameplan with Ken is to combo into run tatsu midscreen for corner carry, and dragon punch in the corner for damage and advantage. I'd just focus on having a basic combo for every situation for now, but later you want to be thinking about choosing your combo routes strategically.

Imo it's not worth paying steep tuition prices for a music education. If you already have a bachelors degree then a music degree is also not going to be valuable unless you want to teach. Additionally, there are lot of more reasonably priced options such as online courses and lessons. I'd really only consider music school after you have exhausted every other option regarding your field of study and still think that there is something that it can offer you.

I'm a naturally chill and relaxed person. Weirdly, and I think because of that, I crave intensity. Roller coasters, extremely hot peppers, metal music, etc. If all I do is chill, then I get depressed, so I tend to seek things that really get my adrenaline flowing.