[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hi Patrick, Hope you’re doing well. The title says it all, really. I’ve put time into several fighting games now (currently on SFV), and I’ve hit a…

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hi Pat, I’ve got a question about how to prioritize my improvement. I started playing fighting games when Covid hit, and I’ve been grinding hard ever since…

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hi Pat! I’ve been playing fighting games for a couple years but recently switched to Rev2 as my main game. It’s been about seven months and I’m…

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hey Pat! I’m a lifelong Smash player (yeah, I know) who recently got into fighting games around a year and a half ago in quarantine with Street…

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] This past weekend I played in the Guilty Gear Xrd Rev2 and Accent Core +R tournaments at Combo Breaker 2022. …

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] Hey Patrick! I’ve got a question that’s been bugging me long enough to draft like five emails to you and never sending them. …

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, please consider joining the crew!] This essay is a little different from the usual advice stuff! I’m taking a concept from military organizational strategy (and jet fighter piloting) called “the OODA Loop”…

[This essay was funded by my generous Patreon supporters. If you liked this and want to see more, or ask questions yourself, please consider joining the crew!] Hey Pat, I’ve been reading all your articles the past while, they’ve been lots of help especially with things like burnout and practice…

About six years ago I wrote an essay called “What I talk about when I talk about burgers”, which was my attempt to communicate to non-Californians why In-n-Out is a treasured institution of CA life. I don’t write about food much, but I have a soft spot for fast food…