How to ACTUALLY Improve at Tekken 8

[@shiestyopp3741]

0:02 - Introduction and overview of improvement process 0:30 - Step 1: Learn your character and pick a main 1:02 - Stick to one character to improve faster 1:19 - Play matches to get a feel for the character 1:50 - Pick based on preference, not tier lists 2:42 - Utilize guides and community resources 3:25 - Tier lists are irrelevant for beginners 4:00 - All characters have difficulty in Tekken 4:18 - Strengthen fundamentals by purple/blue rank 4:40 - Learn one punishable move per character 5:35 - Learning from opponents’ mistakes 5:52 - Understand opponent’s game plan and matchups 6:28 - Example: Brian vs. King matchup overview 6:42 - Identify strong and weak moves per character 7:02 - Strategy against June’s mixups and parries 7:57 - Observe tendencies in your opponents 8:42 - Use habits to make informed decisions 9:01 - Practice mental focus to understand opponent 9:54 - Start learning matchups and labbing characters 10:32 - Resource: Tekken Dojo for learning punishes 10:56 - Optimize punish and defense through practice 11:38 - Understand neutral: Triangle of mixups, whiff punishment, keep-out 12:48 - Analyzing jabs and post-jab options 13:42 - Set specific goals during matches to improve 14:25 - Review gameplay and set goals for specific improvements 15:20 - Lab while multitasking to improve defense 16:06 - Recognize patterns in matches and take notes 17:00 - Watching pro matches for improvement 17:56 - Understand why moves work and learn from replays 19:01 - Recognizing and punishing predictable moves 20:05 - Focus on knowing and applying matchup knowledge 21:42 - Train with competitive partners to stay sharp 22:12 - Avoid distractions to focus better in-game 23:20 - Mental health and focus affect performance 24:40 - Controlling anger and maintaining calm under pressure 25:55 - Accepting loss and learning from mistakes 26:50 - Take breaks to maintain mental stamina 27:52 - Recap: Key aspects of improvement process Summary of Key Steps and Tips: - Pick and Stick to One Main Character: Learn how your character works through practice and stick with one character to get the most out of your time. - Play to Understand Your Character: Start by playing matches to see if you enjoy the character’s feel and style, not just their tier ranking. - Strengthen Fundamentals: By mid-rank, focus on learning one punishable move per character and start building match knowledge. - Understand Matchups: Learn the general game plans of characters, how they get damage, and how to counter their strongest moves. - Focus on Opponent Tendencies: Take mental notes on habits like ducking or mashing, and use this to form strategies in matches. - Lab Specific Matchups: Spend time learning punishes and matchups by reviewing Tekken resources like Tekken Dojo. - Optimize Punishments: Work on improving your defense and instinctively punishing unsafe moves during matches. - Improve Neutral Play: Understand the triangle of neutral (mixups, whiff punishment, and keep-out) to dominate interactions in matches. - Watch Replays and Analyze: Regularly review your matches and pro games to see patterns, habits, and strategic decisions. - Practice Specific Goals: Set conscious goals for each match (e.g., low parrying) and focus on improving specific aspects of your gameplay. - Maintain Focus and Mental Health: Avoid distractions, take breaks, and control emotions to maintain performance during matches.

[@ayosgsauce]

dang, did ChatGTP do this for you?

[@SelfishKun]

Thank you tone , I went from bushin to vanquisher!!!

[@joe.a6021]

Damn you got demoted hard

[@shaolinchaplin7500]

How?

[@SelfishKun]

@@shaolinchaplin7500it’s a joke, it’s like going on a useful tip video and saying the opposite reaction

[@tone161]

​@@SelfishKunyou're welcome

[@Drunklotus]

First two commenters missed so many jokes as a kid.

[@CameronKujo]

This guide took my tekken prowess from 142,000 to five. 10/10 will be 9th dan again

[@permanenthaze6050]

Stuck in shiryu with bryan and howrang your bryan guide helped alot. I've always played with these 2 well since tekken 3 when they were introduced. I tend to just play without alot of info and always hit a wall and wanna get over this hup after finally with t8 so thanks for the info it helps alot.

[@TheGianGame]

The true Bryan main, 10f punish or launch!!😂 Great video man!!!

[@jaym.1446]

There’s no in between 😂😂

[@TheGianGame]

@@jaym.1446 As a Bryan main myself, no thing in between indeed; those are your 2 punishes!

[@AED_001]

@@TheGianGame hell no hit the 4,3 every time someone tries to hopkick you brother we did not get this shit for no reason at the end of t7

[@akarapongboonrat9338]

Lmao 😂

[@Jestr_44]

Neutral is such a struggle for me, and throw breaking. Those are two areas I know if I improve I can definitely stay in blue consistently. Seeing you mention the triangle (or rock-paper-scissors in my mind) actually makes a ton of sense. Against Kazuya for example I find myself in situations where I’m just guessing mixups and I’ll duck hoping I’m right but that’s because I’m subconsciously trying to whiff punish and be extra defensive. I need to avoid constantly being in that situation with keep outs because they destroy me.

[@hidetone]

@@Jestr_44 there was a time when i lost to a heihachi in tournament while Anakin was watching, and he told me that even a toddler can mix u up if you let him. Changed everything for me

[@Jestr_44]

@@hidetone yeah the more 50/50 situations I put myself in, the less I’m going to guess 100%. If I do guess 100% right then I’ll go out and play the lotto. I’m an Azucena main so I have to work on her keep out tools. And speaking of Anakin I got randomly matched up with him online back when I was a Garyu, needless to say he obliterated me with Law mixups 😂

[@akarapongboonrat9338]

😂i suck at counter grabbing 😅 I need to beat myself and stop failing at tech grab lol😅

[@lilbeastnb7698]

This video is really good. I've watched countless videos of how to get good at Tekken since early tekken 7 and this basically summarizes it all. Recommending this to my friends.

[@renvargas5042]

I only get to play about 30mins to 1.5 hours a day but I watch so much Tekken and also watch to sleep as well, and thanks to that and creators like you and phi and sour piggy I was able to get my Kuma to Tekken King my Panda at Bushin!

[@xjmoney1800x]

This is the best tekken advice I've ever seen! The best getting good video!

[@Sonyonline8]

I'm trying to get my law out of purple to blue ranks so bad man I'm finna go lock in online ranked PlayStation 5

[@Bluezexmas]

Bro this guide can be applied to many fighting games let's goo

[@theirfinestbean4730]

this is genuinely a great video, the last part especially helped me personally a hell of a lot!

[@Cheis_]

Dude thank you for this, been hard stuck bushin for a while a feel like a hit a wall, but this video helped me a lot and I can wait to see the fruits of my labor (hopefully)

[@gamenmetrea9144]

Thanks for your take on Tekken 8. I always try too analyse my opponent. I always try too see what my opponent is trying too do.

[@ChamTabs]

Sorry babe. tone is telling me to train and get good.

[@micha_elknight]

Appreciate the info mane cuz it was def refreshing to hear everything you said is what Ive already been doing and changed my perspective so I can stop feeling like Ive plateau when all I needs is the reps and everything shall come together in due time 🫡

[@lets_wrestle_kid]

I’m happy I achieved my goal rank, Tekken king, with king. Now I just have fun. Its dope that now you can watch the replay right after the match.

[@georgis6086]

You achieve tekken king with the easiest character to carry you try some electric champ (Jin, kazuya, Heichachi) and you will understand that your mediocre really fast

[@kataclysmxdd3036]

​@@georgis6086what rank are you then lil bro

[@Gabi24492]

@@georgis6086 Jin is cheap af ma boy hahaha

[@MC_HANDROLLED]

1:00 the best thing to do if you can literally day 1 is to play offline or a lobby match with an IRL friend and just play the game totally fresh. Just have some fun getting hits and getting a feel. After you’ve had fun, then you can go to training and figure out a baby combo (arcade quest will teach you an easy launch, tornado, ended) and look at frame data in your moves to figure out what your fastest and slower moves are and what’s punishable. Then go back and try some of your new knowledge. Keep repeating as you have questions

[@tygspeedy]

right when the patch hits, huge W

[@lolbastionashton3543]

Reached tekken king with Bryan yesterday! I was stuck in raijin-kishin forever… I don’t see myself climbing any higher until I learn more matchups. I know for a fact I get knowledge checked way too often. Only Mishimas and Bryans I can fight well and punish

[@SEWSHIN]

Hi Tone! Learned a lot from this video!

[@AED_001]

This is a really good video 😄 Great job Tone!

[@Dusktorn]

V useful information especially about the neutral triangle thing thank you papa tone 💯

[@Patchh]

3:08 To the guy who wanted Ling creators: Sodam Mr. Croft Silantro Yoredz Pling Yuyu There are more but those are the main ones I watch

[@eli-j-a-h.]

Tricky Eileen is definitely worth checking out, as well

[@BustaNAugusta]

Man Tone, the weird camera swaps and whiffs as a Bryan main make it hard not to tilt lol. Bryan’s SS 2,1 has been sending me away from my opponent leaving me back turned, where I’m eating a mixup if not launched. I’ve stepped and done db1+2 and had the same issue (camera flip with Bryan attacking with his back turned and still needing to recover). From T7 I’ve come to accept that 99% of Bryan’s moveset whiffs near the wall on launch (if they don’t splat) and I need to pull back and read the situation. All of these other other goofy bugs that he deals with on top of not having any of the player friendly T8 mechanics/gimmicks is rough out here for a playa! Great video homie, I’ll have to remember to take those breaks regardless if I’m winning or struggling ✊🏼.

[@kronksstronkstonks6360]

tone: Eskay was too attracted to Reina so watched her instead of her opponent Chatter: Analytical Tekken Eye Both Eskay and Phi out here catching strays ahaha

[@DavidSmith-xe7es]

I have a friend who purposely picks his sexiest Jun outfit to distract me. LOL

[@greenwatermelon2084]

Finally find, suitable for me as going to competitive scene

[@Jawk_O]

Thanks Tone I’m gonna win the next local I enter now that I have all the secrets to success.

[@siyoiii7709]

I understand the concept of "pick 1 thing and work on it in this session", but how would you go about deciding what to work on? There's so much stuff in this game to keep track of that even finding out what you need to work on is difficult lol

[@imhoXD]

new to Tekken, tried in practice Jun, Jin, Kazuya, Heihachi, Reina, Shaheen, Claudio, Hworang, Clive, Nina, Kuma, end up with Bryan as my main :)

[@hakuyowane4448]

So, this video was recommended to me at an awkward time by the KZbin algorithm and that's when I'm trying to get back into TEKKEN and I've been very consistent with TEKKEN 8 but. . . there's a lot of things I simply don't get nor do I feel I can truly react to as I feel extremely stuck and that I am genuinely not improving or anything at all it feels like it's a secret code or thing that is coveted. Now I am not new at all I've been playing TEKKEN since TEKKEN 2 and I really got serious around late Tekken 6 to TEKKEN TAG 2. Now I guess I was good or maybe not I couldn't really tell you, but I had a decent grasp of fundies back then and now I still kind of do? Issue now is it never feels like it's my turn to do anything in this entry...and simply just throwing out an attack I feel it has too high of a chance of being crushed. Now my friends said I should know the frame data and I get that but...how do I keep track of this at all times? like do you really expect me for each and every command to know exactly what frame it was on block on hit? I get it this is why you at least try to know your own character but that's the thing how can I keep track of this while in the heat of the moment? Now I've joined character discords and they can give valuable resources but at times I feel they...honestly are horrible teachers as well as it still takes one good individual to really take the time out of their day to sit down and explain things and when I go to these cords not only do I leave with nothing I leave with these charts and graphics that I barely understand or can even read as they keep treating this like well the best example I can give is let's say I just want to know the most optimal wall carry or optimal damage combo right? "CHECK THE TABS" and I don't see anything to that it might as well be them saying "GOOGLE IT". TL:DR I don't get how to lab anymore and I seriously don't get how I am supposed to remember all this cluster fuck of information at all given time while also maintaining other games and real life scenarios that require more out of me. . .I am struggle to even understand how to fight Lars and Raven and there moves are so confusing and look so bizarre especially for Lars I can't visually tell the difference or what he is even attempting he has always been an issue for me since he was introduced... I just don't get it anymore and I'm having a lot more issues picking up or learning other characters to use as well I feel lost in a sea of mediocrity that I can never escape from nor improve. How do you remember half of this?

[@hartzbaltz]

What a great video. I'm ready to cause PTSD to other players with my Bryan now.

[@tonymercado287]

Kazuya always was my favorite character so ill stick to him im at raijin rank love improving with him and teaches you tekken as well

[@taenixe]

Time to get nice at this game

[@maalrules]

Tone you’re goated bro, thanks. I gotta start going to my locals and smokin fools

[@Nova_Afterglow]

8:19 talkin the yoshicord rn about how i can make reads on what moves are going to work based on opp aggression and willingness to be defensive. playing against the player and not just the char is huge in this game it seems.

[@SlickEvan]

Here's your like, sir. Looking forward to more

[@theloserwhocould]

Man I tried so hard to be a Bryan because hes the coolest looking imo. His style just didn't click with me. I decided to try Ling and man. I outdid months of Bryan ranked in just a couple of weeks. For some reason, characters just click. Holy shit how have I not heard of TekkenDocs..... thanks!

[@Thee_Sauciest_Flan]

This only reinforces the thought i had. Thank you for reinforcing my resolve.

[@NekMinuteG]

Bryan forever will be my main but I had to try someone else in T8 first, I played King and struggled to get to Raijin, picked up Bryan again and took a 3rd of the time to get to Raijin. Now I’m looking at going to that next level…. I’m beating bushins and up when I’m locked in but I want to play like that consistently

[@gabedazed]

babe wake up tone just posted

[@ryans2848]

I start out and practice first learning some combos and then I go into ranked for three matches, and I go back to practice and start learning the high damage combos

[@Zuvigames]

What resource did you say it was that you can go to to find characters moves and sort them by their frames on block and stuff? I can’t find it now. That’s my biggest issue with trying to lab is not even being able to find the input for the move I’m trying to lab.

[@hands-ongaming7180]

3:57 respect bro people just want to make excuses but you still need to know how to play tekken aka the hardest fighting game

[@TheMysticRager]

I picked Feng for the vibe got him to tekken king now ima run some heiachi cause I think he looks badass too don’t care if it’s different play styles I just think they are sick characters

[@VDViktor]

Offtopic question - whats that headset youre using? I've been looking for something like this

[@hidetone]

@@VDViktor they’re called In ear monitors, i had the kz10s pros in this video, i use azul (?) now

[@TouChan2957]

I've watched so many tournaments or regular gameplay with the intention to learn, but i just can't keep my focus long for things to stick

[@koolkaleb19]

Fun fact, someone actually won a T7 tournament using one of the worst characters in the game which was Panda. Also, when T8 came out he won another tournament using Kuma.

[@Sonyonline8]

I'm hovering right at the second to last and last purple rank I can see blue ranks I'm trying lock in so I can improve hence why I'm on this video lets goooo 🙏🙏

[@Hdubs933]

the way you explained bryan vs king is 500 iq

[@SeanWilsonMusic]

Yoshimitsu catching a stray 😂

[@Ty_J_Maxx]

Tone is the greatest :)

[@DzikiKonik]

Listen never play fighting games. I started on T 8 and for as a newbie its really not eqsy stuff. I like this game, like engine and like take character and learn. Im still weak but try to do my best there. When I play someone I see that player knows Tekken and I can lose match. I see someone like me and then I win. Nice videos !

[@darrouse1789]

Such a great video. I have a question: How can you watch pro games and be like "Oh he adapted to that and did this to win", when everything is happening so fast 😩. Like, I think half the time I can't even process what's going on in my games that I'm playing. That's why to this day I still haven't blocked a single snake edge from king even though I KNOW IT'S COMING AND I SEE IT, my fingers just can't keep up with my eyes and brain 😩

[@Ahope124]

Thank you tone you cured my depression

[@QU141.]

HOW DO I LAB??? Cause I am one of the blue ranks I forgot what it is called, but everyone I play says I play really good, I even beat a few GoD players... But they all say I need to lab. How do I go about it? Do I use the website for labbing? Do I just watch KZbin videos about how to beat characters? Do I go through all of the characters movelists? What is the optimal way to lab and how do I do it? I've been playing for about a few months now and I stopped playing ranked a few days ago because im tired of not knowing what my opponents are doing. I reached Tekken God once then deranked so I am just asking for some advice

[@Ninjatoz]

Do you have any tips for consistency?

[@hidetone]

Consistency in what? Playing? Or winning

[@Ninjatoz]

@@hidetone consistency in playing well

[@kingfargo9578]

7:20 you said “ssr” but Paul is going to the left. My question is when people say ss x direction. Is it your “right” or the oppenents?

[@quackbar3473]

got a rank up an hour after watching this video

[@Sonyonline8]

🫡🫡

[@KaitoSaKei]

3:38 just gonna say it now for those who talk Tier remember LMG Mob ( Lars) Beat Super Akouma (…Akouma) in COVID EVO period Tekken 7. If any of you know how bad Lars was it was bad.

[@Iunderachixve]

🐐tone

[@GramdalfFGC]

I’m already pretty good at street fighter but I also want to be pretty good at Tekken. Do you think it’s possible to do both without sacrificing one

[@hidetone]

@@GramdalfFGC depends on what your goals are. Do you want to be a pro in sf? Pro in tk? Just decent at both? Pro in both? There’s only so much time that you have and if you do both you’ll be improving 50% in both

[@MetalblaydX2]

I tried to turn the game on to apply these wonderful tips but my execution is so bad that my arm slipped and I clicked the uninstall button on steam by accident!

[@BorgeZZ.]

Tone saludame mano soy de Venezuela, me encantan tus videos y la manera en que juegas Bryan

[@1991jj]

Am I correct in saying you have grown up in Aussie or New Zealand or somewhere else? Hints of those places in your accent.

[@hidetone]

@@1991jj im british! But live in cali now

[@rocketman093]

Man I labbed a move from Jack I was getting blown up by the other night. It ended in a high, practiced duck and launch for about 5-10 minutes. My next match was against a law that kept using the double jump kicks. I already knew you can long duck this and launch. Since I just practiced that option it wasn't even hard to just do it. BLEW him up for it. It was extremely satisfying.

[@abdullahalrashdi2140]

Hey, tone, good talk, I'm almost checking all the boxes here. I'm tekken king with brayn. im doing very well against GoD but struggling as f against blue ranks any ideas

[@hidetone]

@@abdullahalrashdi2140 learn more matchups cause you’re most likely losing to people who dont care about risk reward in blue, gods can play more respectful.

[@jimsface]

DONT BONE WITH THE TONE

[@EMP_MARC]

I bought tekken 8 3 days ago and was grinding based off my tekken 5 knowledge now I'm shinryu rank but it's now hard because of how better players know that bryan is a weak up close

[@gillylambino1746]

Patiently waiting for the heihachi's to come out for non early access users for free ranked wins be like

[@yaoimefloi25]

Did anyone find links to the character specific discords? I'm looking for a ling server to get some info from :)

[@finalflash98]

peace and blessings unc

[@Kizzercrate]

Here for the algorithm

[@aSaiyan_Cloeku]

I’m sad… I never VOD reviewed and I hit max rank… 😭😭💀 (Quick edit) You’re my anime on the side rn Tone Only my Heihachi is Godded Supreme. I want to elevate my game to get my Secondary’s to that level

[@Chumpersluvsgames]

You just plateau for a bit, i was stuck in fujin for months then i promotedto raijin anf then kishin then back down to raijin

[@vaibhavdalip]

Are you in the Oceania region because i think I've played you the name seems familiar 🤔

[@hidetone]

@@vaibhavdalip North America lol

[@vaibhavdalip]

@@hidetone I don't remember but we have definitely played before lol. In game I go by Indra. I have like 14 characters in blue ranks so I don't remember

[@JonCail24]

Song? 23:08

[@sangobrotherhoodpodcast]

Thumbnail Looks like Destroyer Trillion

[@deanradley65]

This is my first Tekken since 4 and I’ve got 12 characters in purple and one in blue. I want to get all characters to purple before picking a main.

[@circa2008]

impressive bro! not bad for a gay guy

[@MultiAwesomered]

Nice! You might have a main before Tekken 9 comes out!

[@tomweswrites]

thanks unc

[@chipswithdipp]

I wanted to start playing Tekken during T7. So I went online for gameplay and I saw a King player. His king was wearing all pink with fairy wings and a skirt and I thought that was the default skin. I was turned off and decided not to pick up T7 LOL 😂😂😂 I picked up T8 and I main KAZUYA MISHIMA 💪💪💪💪

[@djfuchi]

Sensei Tone droppin more gems 🫡

[@slightlyabveaverage4059]

Kami!?

[@letlifeflow1254]

Also go play quick match with your main .

[@dundledorf]

Watch your replays fellas

[@ganjasole]

You said SSR but i watched Paul SSL Juns Cancan

[@olzarius]

Best anime to watch while training? One Piece... the hours you'd have in the game would be insane.... finally I can complete the big 3

[@palim-ux9ry]

i demand a fucking timeout for the guy who said raven seems weak, and i demand it now

[@doc.cynical8852]

And there's us who cant lab dlc characters at all

[@sevenstringsyndicate6250]

100/10

[@wKhmara]

you can yolo and play for fun up to tekken king, then its all frame data.

[@Janitandurr]

Meanwhile i chose Kazuya😅

[@F3RAL3NTITY]

1:24 this is the EXACT OPPOSITE way to learn tekken😂 learn buttons.

[@2bbeans]

3:33 this is the most salty tier list I’ve every seen Steve > Kazuya Lee > Law Bryan > Nina

[@Iunderachixve]

W gloomie stray 22:02

[@Alvin-ob4mv]

You play with Bryan of course you’re going to win just spam hatched kick 😃

[@hidetone]

@@Alvin-ob4mv oh yes because some of the best pros in the world just lose to me doing only hatchet kick xD

[@Alvin-ob4mv]

@ enough joking btw😂

[@oktanskioktan9372]

Jack can win with me using only armor moves and heat smash 😮 how this is balanced. It is not even tekken at this point.

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

Lows beat armor and his heat smash gives no reward on block, also all of his armor moves are minus or even punishable on block. Just defend more if they keep using those

[@President_Shin]

Easy answer, main Alisa and spam PC’s, Heat and RA’s

[@metaldoji]

It's how to improve, not how to win...

[@ghostwormss]

Someone didn’t watch the video.

[@Rebel8pig]

Here’s a tip… Pop HEAT!

[@Jawn0090]

Want to improve don’t use wifi

[@chadk6812]

It's just mashing, I hate it