Baraka - 8. Love of Battle (43% Difficult)

Kombo Challenge: Fists Only, Jump Forward Square, X, Down Forward O - Back X, O, Square, Square, X, Forward Forward Triangle

Start with your blades retracted (Fists Only)
Jump Punch & Kick Combo (Jump Forward Square, X)
Blade Cyclone (Down Forward O)
Nail and Impale (Back X, O)
Feasting on You (Square, Square, O)
Scrape Kick (Forward Forward Triangle)

1/21/09 9:30 PM - This one really isn't that hard with a little practice. Practice jumping in and rolling your right thumb over Square and X to get off your punch kick Kombo. Immediatley role your left thumb on the directional pad forward down and press O to execute the Blade Cyclone. Practice this sequence a few times until you get it off consitently. The nice thing about the Blade Cyclone is that you get to pause for a momement until Baraka finishes his spinning. Remember to wait until his wait shifts back after he comes to a stop. Then execute the Nail and Impale move (Back X, O). This will send your opponent flying in the air. After a very brief pause execute the Feasting on You Kombo (Square, Square, O). I kept messing up here trying to remember the right buttons to press. I had to just practice the Feasting no You Kombo on its own to condition myself to press Square, Square, O each time.

Note: if you try practicing the Feasting on You to Scrape Kick move, it will be extrememly difficult to get off without doing the entire Kombo sequence. I'm not sure why, but I guess you the Feasting on You move knocks your opponent higher in the air.

Once you've become comfortable from the beginning of the Kombo sequence to the Feasting on You move finish the Kombo with a Scrape Kick (Forward, Forward, Triangle). It's not that hard and this move delivers 43% damage.

1/23/09 12:20 AM - This is by far the easiest move with the most damage. Master this and you will have an air attack that does some serious damage. In applying it to actual fights it's difficult to get off because most opponents are blocking or ready to deliver a massive upper cut to you, so be careful. Choose your opportunities wisely.

1/24/09 11:30 PM - If you are looking to deliver serious damage, this is the Kombo to practice.

Baraka - 7. Tarkatan Takedown (29% Difficult)

Kombo Challenge: Back X, O, Down O, Triangle, Triangle, Down Back Square

Nail and Impale (Back X, O)
Change Stance (Down O)
Double Cuts (Triangle, Triangle)
Sharp Spark (Down Back Square)

1/14/09 8:55 PM - This move is moderately difficult. I approached it by practicing the last part of the Kombo first. Press Triangle, Triangle, Down Back Square really fast to perform the Double Cuts to Sharp Spark. Once you've completed this 3 hit Kombo successfully a few times practice the Nail and Impale (Back X, O). This should be easy. I found the hardest part of this Kombo was the Change Stance (Down O). The transition to Down O is awekward as well as the transition from Down O to the Double Cuts. You just need to get used to the timing. It takes some conditioning to get the Kombo all the way through the Double Cuts. I practiced this Kombo and was pressing Triangle 3 times instead of 2 just for reinforcement of transitioning to the Triangle. Once I trained myself to complete this sequence a few times in a row. I then forced myself to only tap Triangle twice and attempt the Sharp Spark. This took some conditioning but only a little since I practiced this first. If you can quickly go from the Stance Change to the Double Cut, you should have enough time to get off the Sharp Spark with ease. This Kombo is not that hard after you practice it through several times. One thing I've been trying to do is keep practicing the Kombo even after I've reached Success. I keep trying until I can execute it 3 times in a row. Note, you do not need to go back to the previous trial to practice your Kombos. You can do them even when you've advanced to a new Kombo trial. You just won't get the "Success" displayed.