You don't have to put yourself at a disadvantage to be forced to outsmart the opponent. Gunning for a shining victory can take as much effort as being the struggling underdog.

What i'm concerned about is that Buddha's character can get easily supressed to the point that they will have no choice but to go on a complete defensive to just stay in the fight; i think that every character, save for [i]maybe[/i] Rindheart, has enough long range potential to keep Buddha's from throwing even a single strike. That's not challenging, that's just absurd and will likely leave anyone sour afterwards.

In the end, Buddha is free to do whatever they wish, as long as it is under tournament regulations - but i definetly think that this experience is going to serve poorly as  an introduction to RP fighting.