Punishment

Knowing how to punish is crucial for increasing your survivability. Combine practice mode with frame data to give yourself the tools to fight back against your opponents' offense.

For more info on punishment, try:

http://8wayrun.com/calibur/threads/punishment-now-you’ll-pay.14976/

Or, check out the entire basics series at:

http://8wayrun.com/calibur/threads/the-basics-of-soulcalibur.15258/