I've been playing BT some more today, and I'm finally starting to get a good feel for the controls.
It helps when you understand the idea behind the control scheme.
For instance, you have two types of special attacks, the Favorite Moves and the Finishing Moves. Finishing Moves are purely offensive, such as Kamehameha, Masenko, etc, and the Favorite Moves can be offensive or defensive, but are mostly support, such as the Explosive Wave.
You perform Finishing Moves by inputting Ki Charge + Ki Blast, and you perform Favorite Moves by inputting Ki Charge + Defend. So, as you can see, the Finishing Moves are offensive, and are placed under the Ki Blast button, and the defensive skills are activated with the Defend button.
:3 Get my drift?