Tech skill is a very important aspect of Melee. It can give you many more options, as well as speed up your play.
Click on the name of a tech to see a gif displaying the tech.
wavedash
A wavedash is performed my air dodging diagonally into the ground right after leaving it. This causes the character to slide across the ground while remaining neutral. The length of the wavedash will depend on how close you are to the ground while air dodging, the angle of the air dodge, and the traction of the character performing it.
L-cancel
An L-cancel will half the amount of landing lag that happens when you land on the ground in the middle of an aerial attack. This is performed by pressing L, R, or Z within 6 frames of landing, and also being in the middle of an aerial attack.
Dash Dance
Dash dancing is performed by dashing left and right while still in the initial dash startup animation. This allows you to bait out attacks from your opponent so you can deliver a swift punish.
waveland
A waveland is like a wavedash but instead of air dodging into the ground immediately after leaving the ground, you do it immediately before you land on the ground