Street Fighter IV - Tips for an old SF2 fan

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5. What about cancels, technicals, or any other moves like that? What's the trick to those?

6. I found throws to be strange. I could be trying to throw over and over with Rufus against Abel, but it seemed like his always outranked mine. If both players try to throw at the same time, do some throws "outweigh" others?