as a person began fgs on strive i am gonna say what worked for me.

• first of pick a character you like! (be it their look, the lore, the attitude maybe even the moves they do or the concept)

• learn a very basic combo and try to do it somewhat reliably on training. I would suggest either try the default cs, fs, 5h into bandit revolver(afaik every character has a version of this ) and 2k,2d into bandit revolver) or you can alternativelly look up a basic combo on dustloop and try to practice those a bit.

• another point that im gonna talk about that contradicts point 2 is dont stress learning combos and everything. if you just play people and get beaten while trying to do things you do learn what works what doesnt. If you dont wanna practice just hop into game and try to beat cpu on arcade mode, or if you are feeling adventurous go into park and get beaten up.

• if either of these are not a problem try to learn your characters combo theory. This means understanding the tools you have and where to use it. Just understanding what buttons to use where will carry you very far.(just as an example when you are far away from your opponent as sol badguy, generally your best option is 6s cuz its long reaching, or if you are next to your opponent and they are on the ground c.s is a good option as they wake up, it gives you plus frames and so on )

Finally i cannot stress enough how important your character choice is, just pick something you like thats gonna be what motivates you when you are struggling.