diff --git a/src/fighter/attack/directional_influence.rs b/src/fighter/attack/directional_influence.rs
index 13978e9..cd62c50 100644
--- a/src/fighter/attack/directional_influence.rs
+++ b/src/fighter/attack/directional_influence.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,17 @@ pub fn apply_directional_influence(
     let normal = FGVec2::new(-base_launch_direction.y, base_launch_direction.x);
     let di_amount = receiver_stick.dot(normal);
     let angle_change = di_amount * di_max_angle.to_fixed::<FGWide>();
+    let angle_change = angle_change.clamp(
+        -di_max_angle.to_fixed::<FGWide>(),
+        di_max_angle.to_fixed::<FGWide>(),
+    );
     let (sin, cos) = (attack_angle + angle_change.to_fixed::<FGi32>()).sin_cos();
     FGVec2::new(cos, sin).normalize_or_zero()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-use crate::{
+    use crate::{
         fighter::attack::directional_influence::apply_directional_influence,
         math::{int::FGi32, vec::FGVec2},
     };
@@ -47,10 +51,18 @@ use crate::{
 
     #[test]
     fn di_applies_on_the_correct_side() {
-        let di = apply_directional_influence(FGVec2::lit("0.0", "1.0"), FGi32::lit("0.0"), FGi32::lit("18.0"));
+        let di = apply_directional_influence(
+            FGVec2::lit("0.0", "1.0"),
+            FGi32::lit("0.0"),
+            FGi32::lit("18.0"),
+        );
         assert!(di.x > FGi32::ZERO);
         assert!(di.y > FGi32::ZERO);
-        let di = apply_directional_influence(FGVec2::lit("0.0", "-1.0"), FGi32::lit("0.0"), FGi32::lit("18.0"));
+        let di = apply_directional_influence(
+            FGVec2::lit("0.0", "-1.0"),
+            FGi32::lit("0.0"),
+            FGi32::lit("18.0"),
+        );
         assert!(di.x > FGi32::ZERO);
         assert!(di.y < FGi32::ZERO);
     }
diff --git a/src/fighter/state/hitstun.rs b/src/fighter/state/hitstun.rs
index 558cba8..a10e795 100644
--- a/src/fighter/state/hitstun.rs
+++ b/src/fighter/state/hitstun.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ pub struct HitstunState {
     knockback_applied: bool
 }
 
+impl HitstunState {
+    pub fn new(hit_reaction: FighterHitReaction, hitstop_kind: HitstopStateKind) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            hit_reaction,
+            hitstop_kind,
+            knockback_applied: false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl FighterStateImpl for HitstunState {
     const NAME: &'static str = "Hitstun";
 
diff --git a/src/fighter/state/mod.rs b/src/fighter/state/mod.rs
index 2a8a36a..e2c585a 100644
--- a/src/fighter/state/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fighter/state/mod.rs
@@ -451,10 +451,10 @@ pub fn state_interrupt_system(
             }
 
             info!("Entering hitstop kind: {:?}", hitstop_kind);
-            Some(FighterState::Hitstun(HitstunState {
-                hit_reaction: reaction,
+            Some(FighterState::Hitstun(HitstunState::new(
+                reaction,
                 hitstop_kind,
-            }))
+            )))
         } else if hitstop.remaining_frames > 0 {
             None
         } else {