To be overwhelmingly skillful at an activity, or to overcome extreme hardship. Typically used in the context of a 2D fighting
game. A term originally used in the underground fighting
game scene in the early 2010s, arose from EVO
2012's Street Fighter
IV. It is unknown why it is called "Gearing", but some speculate it could either represent how functional one is, or represent the Guilty Gear franchise, as it rose in popularity in the early 2020s.