i personally thought the parry systom in mka was ok and i have not played mkvsdc so i dont know if they brought it back in mkvsdc. plus i'd like to see hari kari brought back. so heres my idea.

every move has a counter including special moves ,but if excuted fast enough it opens up a counter for the other fighter. here are some examples

arm flip countered by armbar
sweep countered with leglock
throw countered by throw
uppercutt countered by kidney blow
high kick countered by high punch
scorpions spear countered by grab it and toss back
kitana's fan throw countered the same as you would scorpions spear

this would make the gameplay more authentic and speed up the action of the game. moves from throws,punches,kicks,chops,sweeps,to special moves being countered in a unique attack back would be satisfying. it gives an offense/defense feel to it. fatality's would not have a counter only a hari kari.

tell me what you think and if you'd like to see alternate counters for every move and if so how would this work.