Ryu is a standard six-button character with three kick buttons and three punch buttons, respectively assigned to and, that denote the strength of the Normal Attack associated with it, with Ⓐ and Ⓧ being the weaker, less punishable Normals, and Ⓒ and Ⓩ being the stronger, more punishable Normals certain Specials also follow this rule, such as the Shoryuu Ken, in that the stronger versions are more punishable in comparison to the weaker versions due to the increased vertical distance.
