Thread:PSI Fire/@comment-6684591-20170307181612

The term forward smash does not imply that there is a backwards smash, it is called forward smash because the attack input involves smashing the control stick forwards and the attack is directed in front of the user. Forward smash is just as acceptable of a term as side smash is, you hear the term used by commentators at tournaments all the time. Not every uttering of the word forward smash on this site needs to be changed to side smash, both are accepted as terms for the attack. 