Great interview. I really enjoy listening to him analyze KI and expound on a variety of fighting game related topics. He seems genuine, which I respect.
I think his argument about teabagging makes sense, but I don’t know that I agree with it. So, here is the issue with the slippery slope argument that he mentioned. If you ban teabagging, what is to stop you from banning other stuff?
On the flip side is another slope. If you allow that kind of mental game, where do you draw line? Are triple ultras okay? How about glancing over at me mid match? How about laughing at me? How about getting up, pointing at me and laughing?
Would I be in the wrong to get up and smack your hand out of my face or just deck you for thinking it was okay to berate me to my face? I had a guy place his middle finger on the side of my face once because he was so enraged by the way I was using Blanka. The only reason why I didn’t punch his teeth down his throat was because he’s friends with my brother in law.
Now, you might say “well obviously there’s a line.” And you could place that line wherever it seems most logical to you. In which case, I can respond regarding teabagging by saying "okay, obviously no one’s asking you to not use any tech and you can obviously press down as many times as you need. Just don’t make it blatantly obvious that you’re trying to teabag. Just play the game.
Of course, for a lot of people, the mental aspect is part of it. Trying to rile people up, get them off their game. I’ve heard stories about pro sports players saying horrible stuff to one another that makes simulating teabagging look laughably harmless.
But what if instead of the NHL, you’re playing beer league hockey. Is it still okay to poke at your opponent about his wife just leaving him to get that mental edge?
I think that might be where some people come from. Like okay, we’re just playing a friendly match and you’re trying to get in my head like it’s grand finals? Stop being a knob, stop trying to troll me and just play with some sportsmanship.
Some might not see it that way. Win any match any way you can. Everyone has a line for what’s decent and what’s not, what’s fair game and what’s not. To suggest that teabagging is okay might be totally normal to some. For others, it’s akin to a middle finger on your face. Well, maybe not that bad, but still. 
Sorry, didn’t mean to get back on that topic! Regardless, I hope that Keits does more interviews and is able to spread the word about KI. I though his opinions were unique, genuine and compelling the whole way through.
I really wish Michael had asked him about the future of KI, like when we can expect the next two characters or if he could talk about what’s on the horizon for the game beyond the next two, but I’m guessing the answer would’ve been of the “stay tuned” variety.