Avoiding the Puddle Episode #12 featuring Mr. Naps!

This episode of the podcast features one of the best fighting game players in the US, Mr. Naps AKA Emphy. Naps is an expert player in multiple fighting games such as 3S, SSF4 and Tekken 6. He is without a doubt the best Bryan player in the Western World.

Before we get to our interview with Naps, MYK and I cover topics such as tournament confidence and what the actual meaning of "being good" is. Give it a listen and see what you think. If you have any suggestions for guests, the podcast or the web site in general, please send those to Aris@avoidingthepuddle.com.

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Avoiding the Puddle Episode #11 featuring ATL_Hoa!

For anyone that has watched the stream of the finale for MLG Dallas, then you should know that ATL_Hoa came out of no where and dominated with Jack-6. In this episode, we were able to get ATL_Hoa aka Anakin to come on and talk about his MLG Dallas experience. Before we talk with the unknown American hero, Aris and MYK sit down and shoot the sh*t. They recap the MLG Dallas event in depth, the new TAG2 footage, and more!

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Avoiding the Puddle Episode #10 featuring Bronson Tran!

The long awaited Bronson Tran episode, two time Tekken National Champ, and also one of the original Tekken players in the US is finally on the show.  He was a hard man to track down, but Aris was able to finally catch up with him and bring you guys an episode full of smack talk and interesting Julia/Bruce strategies, such as never landing juggles.  Before we get to the Bronson segment, MYK and Aris recap MLG DC, and answers some of your questions!

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Avoiding the Puddle Episode #9

This past weekend was quite eventful with WCG Finals 2010 happening right here in Los Angeles; players from all over the world came for the final event. Aris and MYK were fortunate enough to be able to get some games in, footage, etc. In this episode Aris and MYK briefly go over MYK’s new sponsor over at BLGaming.com, the WCG weekend, an elaborate discussion on how the tier list works in Tekken, and more!

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Avoiding the Puddle Episode #8

Its been a while since the last episode, but without further a do we bring to you the SBO recap episode, episode 8! No guest on this episode, but Aris has recently returned from his trip to Japan for SBO/TGS over the weekend. Aris talks about his SBO10 experience, along with a bunch of other topics with MYK, and with one of the biggest announcements in the Tekken scene as-of-late, Tekken Tag Tournament 2!

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