Yomi talk time.
Because despite the fact you just punished them, all that punishment really entailed was getting stunned. They can always escape regular stun, although its definitely not an ideal situation to be in. People do not instinctively think that far ahead. That initial mistake matters a lot, but it doesn't occur to most people that is where the avalanche of pain begins so they keep behaving recklessly until the very last possible moment that leads to big damage.
For some people, the only punishment that effects the way they are conditioned is how often they are getting thrown out of a hold. Or, if you have a single attack that goes straight into a sitdown and takes noticeable life away from them, that will also make a mental impact on people and condition against silly actions.
Remember that there are a ton of small actions in this game that you can't always protect yourself against, so most people take that damage for granted and don't allow it to alter their thought process. It's the big stuff that is going to make a mental impact and allow you to control your opponent.
That is good for Akira, in a way. If people refuse to become conditioned against the smaller counter-hits, that simply gives you more openings to work with. Recognize which rocks can be moved to divert the streams flow, and which rocks will not move without long term effort.
Then recognize, not all rocks need to be moved.
