PS3 Help needed: Sakura level 3 Normal Trial

[thelibra]

hi, i've played as Sakura for about a week and a half now. I am a new Street Fighter fan (sort of... my last attempt was the first SF2 game on SNES), so i am still not very familiar with the combo system of this game (i.e. how some skills seem to execute faster when used one after another).

I have tried the normal trial several times, but i have no clue how i can do level three at all! Take, for example, Medium Punch + Hadoken: i notice that after the medium punch is executed, sakura would be stunned (due to recoil !?) for about half a second before i can execute Hadoken.

Could someone please give me an in-depth instruction on how to execute moves in sequences faster?
(note: i've seen a video on youtube about how you can hold another punch button in advance before you release the medium punch and execute QCF + P right after the medium punch... i wonder if this strategy is feasible on the complicated combos tho)

thanks for the help!

[Onikagai]

Well I can understand if your new to the game, but as far as this goes, you just have to learn to imput it faster. So its just Medium punch then as soon as you tap that you should be starting your qcf then tapping medium punch again. Just keep at it. You'll build speed over time.

[thelibra]

Will this be easier to do with a joystick than a normal ps3 pad?