Counters are all about anticipation. Studying how your opponent attacks to use them properly. From what I see, he was throwing them too early, giving you a chance to react as you seem to anticipate them all the time. Even good players fall to one every once in a while, you just gotta face someone that knows how to use em right.
I got a 3DS with me, but it's not mine, but my sis'. But she doesn't use it that much, so permission shouldn't be hard to get.