The best tip i can give is: don't become dependent on your "opener" to win games or even reach the target a lot of the time. Hell, forget the word opener. Think of it instead as "the first step of my tactic". Don't over-dedicate to an attack. Respond instead.

There are so many people who stop tinkering once they make/copy a flashy kick which wins them a decent amount of games against average players. I personally was stuck at that stage for a good 10,000 games. My openers were powerful and pretty, but they made me over-dedicate to an attack i envisioned and sacrifice a lot of adaptation potential. In other words - they were pretty reckless.

My wushu guide may be of help:
http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=86039


WhAAAAAAT!?? >:V