diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Games/KarateMan/KarateManJoe.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Games/KarateMan/KarateManJoe.cs
index dda18bacb..b7b333537 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Games/KarateMan/KarateManJoe.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Games/KarateMan/KarateManJoe.cs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Games.Scripts_KarateMan
 
         private bool _lastPunchedHeavy = false;
 
-        public bool Punch(int forceHand = 0, bool touchCharge = false, bool punchedHeavy = false)
+        public bool Punch(int forceHand = 0, bool touchCharge = false, bool punchedHeavy = false, double wantBeat = double.MaxValue)
         {
             if (GameManager.instance.currentGame != "karateman") return false;
             var cond = Conductor.instance;
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Games.Scripts_KarateMan
                     noNuriJabTime = cond.songPositionInBeatsAsDouble;
                     break;
                 default:
-                    if (cond.songPositionInBeatsAsDouble <= cond.GetBeatFromSongPos(lastPunchTime + Minigame.NgLateTime() - 1) + 0.25)
+                    Debug.Log($"Punching with beat {wantBeat} and lastPunchTime {lastPunchTime}");
+                    if (wantBeat <= cond.GetBeatFromSongPos(lastPunchTime + Minigame.NgLateTime() - 1) + 0.25)
                     {
                         lastPunchTime = double.MinValue;
                         anim.DoScaledAnimationAsync("Straight", 0.5f);
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Games.Scripts_KarateMan
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        lastPunchTime = cond.songPositionAsDouble;
+                        lastPunchTime = cond.GetSongPosFromBeat(wantBeat, true);
                         anim.DoScaledAnimationAsync("Jab", 0.5f);
                     }
                     break;
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Games/KarateMan/KarateManPot.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Games/KarateMan/KarateManPot.cs
index 934ae397a..179527b11 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Games/KarateMan/KarateManPot.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Games/KarateMan/KarateManPot.cs
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Games.Scripts_KarateMan
             var joe = KarateMan.instance.Joe;
             if (state <= -1f || state >= 1f)
             {
-                bool straight = joe.Punch(ItemPunchHand(), false, ItemPunchHand() == 2);
+                bool straight = joe.Punch(ItemPunchHand(), false, ItemPunchHand() == 2, caller.startBeat + caller.timer);
                 startBeat = Conductor.instance.unswungSongPositionInBeatsAsDouble;
                 CurrentCurve = ItemCurves[6];
                 curveTargetBeat = 1f;
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Games.Scripts_KarateMan
                         return;
                     }
                 }
-                bool straight = joe.Punch(ItemPunchHand(), false, ItemPunchHand() == 2);
+                bool straight = joe.Punch(ItemPunchHand(), false, ItemPunchHand() == 2, caller.startBeat + caller.timer);
                 DoHitExpression(startBeat + 1f);
                 ItemHitEffect(straight);
                 status = FlyStatus.Hit;
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Util/AnimationHelpers.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Util/AnimationHelpers.cs
index 03565169b..743a30931 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Util/AnimationHelpers.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Util/AnimationHelpers.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Util
             var stateInfo = anim.GetCurrentAnimatorStateInfo(0);
             return (stateInfo.normalizedTime >= stateInfo.speed || stateInfo.loop) && !anim.IsInTransition(0);
         }
+
+        public static bool IsAnimationNotPlaying(this Animator anim, int layer)
+        {
+            if (anim == null) return true;
+            var stateInfo = anim.GetCurrentAnimatorStateInfo(layer);
+            return (stateInfo.normalizedTime >= stateInfo.speed || stateInfo.loop) && !anim.IsInTransition(layer);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns true if animName is currently playing on animator
         /// </summary>
@@ -24,6 +32,19 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Util
             return (stateInfo.normalizedTime < stateInfo.speed || stateInfo.loop) && isPlaying;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns true if animName is currently playing on animator on a specific layer
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="anim">Animator to check</param>
+        /// <param name="animNames">name(s) of animation to look out for</param>
+        public static bool IsPlayingAnimationNames(this Animator anim, int layer, params string[] animNames)
+        {
+            if (anim == null) return false;
+            var stateInfo = anim.GetCurrentAnimatorStateInfo(layer);
+            var isPlaying = Array.Exists(animNames, animName => stateInfo.IsName(animName));
+            return (stateInfo.normalizedTime < stateInfo.speed || stateInfo.loop) && isPlaying;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets animator's progress on an animation based on current song beat between startTime and length
         /// function must be called in actor's Update loop to update properly
@@ -43,6 +64,27 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Util
             anim.speed = 1f; //not 0 so these can still play their script events
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets animator's progress on a state based on current song beat between startTime and length
+        /// function must be called in actor's Update loop to update properly
+        /// also sets the speed of the state 1x speed
+        /// Animator must have a float parameter named "{state}_Speed" for this to work, and have the state's speed multiplier mapped to that parameter in the state tree
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="anim">Animator to update</param>
+        /// <param name="state">name of animation to play</param>
+        /// <param name="startTime">reference start time of animation (progress 0.0)</param>
+        /// <param name="length">duration of animation (progress 1.0)</param>
+        /// <param name="timeScale">multiplier for animation progress (smaller values make animation slower)</param>
+        /// <param name="animLayer">animator layer to play animation on</param>
+        public static void DoScaledState(this Animator anim, string state, double startTime, double length = 1, float timeScale = 1f, int animLayer = -1, bool clamp = false, bool ignoreSwing = true)
+        {
+            if (anim == null) return;
+            float pos = Conductor.instance.GetPositionFromBeat(startTime, length, ignoreSwing: ignoreSwing) * timeScale;
+            if (clamp) pos = Mathf.Clamp01(pos);
+            anim.Play(state, animLayer, pos);
+            anim.SetFloat($"{state}_Speed", 1);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets animator progress on an animation according to pos
         /// </summary>
@@ -85,6 +127,36 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Util
             anim.DoScaledAnimationAsync(animName, timeScale, pos, animLayer);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the speed of an animation state on an animator, scaled to the BPM, then plays it
+        /// Animator must have a float parameter named "{state}Speed" for this to work, and have the state's speed multiplier mapped to that parameter in the state tree
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="anim">Animator to play animation on</param>
+        /// <param name="state">name of animation to play</param>
+        /// <param name="timeScale">multiplier for animation speed</param>
+        /// <param name="startBeat">beat that this animation would start on</param>
+        /// <param name="animLayer">animator layer to play animation on</param>
+        public static void DoScaledStateFromBeatAsync(this Animator anim, string animName, float timeScale = 1f, double startBeat = 0, int animLayer = -1)
+        {
+            if (anim == null) return;
+            float pos = 0;
+            if (!double.IsNaN(startBeat)) {
+                var cond = Conductor.instance;
+                var animClip = Array.Find(anim.runtimeAnimatorController.animationClips, x => x.name == animName);
+                if (animClip == null) {
+                    Debug.LogError("Animation clip " + animName + " not found!");
+                    return;
+                }
+                double animLength = cond.SecsToBeats(animClip.length, cond.GetBpmAtBeat(startBeat));
+                pos = cond.GetPositionFromBeat(startBeat, animLength) * timeScale;
+            } else {
+                Debug.LogWarning("DoScaledAnimationFromBeatAsync()'s startBeat was NaN; using DoScaledAnimationAsync() instead.");
+            }
+            anim.DoScaledStateAsync(animName, timeScale, pos, animLayer);
+        }
+
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Plays animation on animator, scaling speed to song BPM
         /// call this function once, when playing an animation
@@ -101,6 +173,21 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Util
             anim.speed = (1f / Conductor.instance.pitchedSecPerBeat) * timeScale;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the speed of an animation state on an animator, scaled to the BPM, then plays it
+        /// Animator must have a float parameter named "{state}Speed" for this to work, and have the state's speed multiplier mapped to that parameter in the state tree
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="anim">Animator to play animation on</param>
+        /// <param name="state">name of animation to play</param>
+        /// <param name="timeScale">multiplier for animation speed</param>
+        /// <param name="startPos">starting progress of animation</param>
+        /// <param name="animLayer">animator layer to play animation on</param>
+        public static void DoScaledStateAsync(this Animator anim, string state, float timeScale = 1f, float startPos = 0f, int animLayer = -1)
+        {
+            if (anim == null) return;
+            anim.PlayStateAtSpeed(state, (1f / Conductor.instance.pitchedSecPerBeat) * timeScale, startPos, animLayer);
+        }
+
         public static void SetScaledAnimationSpeed(this Animator anim, float timeScale = 0.5f)
         {
             if (anim == null) return;
@@ -121,5 +208,21 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Util
             anim.Play(animName, animLayer, startPos);
             anim.speed = 1f;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the speed of an animation state on an animator, then plays it
+        /// Animator must have a float parameter named "{state}_Speed" for this to work, and have the state's speed multiplier mapped to that parameter in the state tree
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="anim">Animator to play animation on</param>
+        /// <param name="state">name of animation to play</param>
+        /// <param name="timeScale">multiplier for animation speed</param>
+        /// <param name="startPos">starting progress of animation</param>
+        /// <param name="animLayer">animator layer to play animation on</param>
+        public static void PlayStateAtSpeed(this Animator anim, string state, float timeScale = 1f, float startPos = 0f, int animLayer = -1)
+        {
+            if (anim == null) return;
+            anim.SetFloat($"{state}_Speed", timeScale);
+            anim.Play(state, animLayer, startPos);
+        }
     }
 }
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