I dont know about that but in general most people will tell you that shotos especially in CvS2 is especially hard to use in general, and that to use them to their full potentials you have to be really skilled.
Although its true, most newbs use C Groove(basic SF bar) with Ryu, Ken, Akuma, or Sagat =/ and depending on their order and the way they hold their sticks, you can tell if they have anything of close to skill.