yep, i noticed now that the first one could be rushed. If they rush you, you could always use one of the punch variations. For that move i was imagining a helico shaped target or anything which can be countered by going high. You'll have to try it in mp to see if the timing is right, though, but idk really... it's a concept to be experimented with - i'll make it more punchy tomorrow if i remember =D
the thing is, that in that particular case you chose exactly the right move =)
you're building this awesome cool style, btw. i was fapping through the one on amb.