NEW SERIES: Tekken Steps!

[@NoInnovation]

I have been playing Tekken casually for years. I’m a 35 year old dad now and I finally have the $$ and (ironically) the time to take the game seriously. I picked up a Kitsune and a Quanba Obsidian 2 so I can see what is more comfortable. I just want to say how much I appreciate these videos. I recently hit orange ranks with Kazuya, in large part, thanks to your hard work.

[@victorlongoria451]

35er here! This is my first tekken and it made me get into the fight stick world haha been hooked since t8 release

[@funkrates4778]

Did you guys ever play in the arcades? Both of you are old enough to enjoy the tail end of it. That would tell you right away if you’ll enjoy the arcade/fight stick too.

[@jpg0029]

Same here. Same age, same situation. Picked up a Hori fighting stick, still needs to get comfortable doing those qcf and qcb inputs. I'm always dropping my combos with qc inputs.

[@NoInnovation]

@@jpg0029 Yea, same here. I used a fight stick back in the day. The Obsidian feels more intuitive to me than the Kitsune. Instant while standing moves feel easier on the stick too. I do drop electrics more often but i feel like I can am improving my consistency whereas the leverless almost felt random. I miss more inputs generally with the stick but it just feels right. I also hate the amount of ring finger dexterity required for the leverless. Makes me so much worse on one side. I know I would get better eventually with any controller but the stick feels really good while also being less consistent for now at least .

[@MattLeIdjut]

Tekken is honestly 90% about your mental game. If you let it get to your head that your "good" at the game and then start making dumb mistakes, it is really really hard to win back your own mental in a match. A lot of fighting games can come down to that, but with the amount of ways you can suddenly die in Tekken, it's super important.

[@christheophilus7154]

tekken is a game where you have to respect your opponent no matter what. if you think you're nice and start coasting, that's when you get blown up by the random string and the mental goes boom

[@life-stream-h20]

True, I always have fun. I have a lot of losses and I like to compete. But the fights are very entertaining to me and it keeps me light hearted and optimistic. I think I am the only non toxic in the community despite how much I get harassed for mistakes I make. I got that "can do" attitude at all times. I love the game and I always have fun despite some of the issues the game has, nothing is meant to be perfect, ya just got get after it, thats life.

[@ZaChousenWan]

@@christheophilus7154 Yes, you always have to respect your opponent. But in Tekken 8 specifically, don't forget to make your opponent respect you. Too much respect towards your opponent can lead to poor and predictable offense, because you're constantly worried about getting your low blocked or your moves stepped. You may subconciously limit your options and not take advantage of what your character has because you're afraid your opponent knows and will counter it every single time. This is something I learned from transitioning between Tekken 7 to Tekken 8. In 8 you gotta take risks and reads while being aware of defense.

[@filililililililililililipo4493]

i have lost so many games as a kazuya player because I get 2 rounds on someone super easily so I get into the mental of "this person sucks I can just go for electrics mega dopamine and I can win anyway" and then I just lose...

[@fragr33f74]

Actually, it's a really good tip. I was winning getting some decent winstreaks and got full of myself, even though I was in orange ranked 😂 I've calmed down now and realised how much more I have to learn. But, that's what makes T8 so fun!

[@austertcg6112]

Im the xiaoyu player. Thanks so much for giving me some direction. I didn't play very well so that put my bad habits on display but you have a great way of giving constructive feedback without being rude while also pointing out what someone does well.

[@youngpast0228]

I think you did great. I hate facing devil Jin lol

[@Goku1391]

That devil jin was awfully full of himself considering he wasn't the best. The lil t bags at the end of those rounds wasn't necessary. But you still did you best, you had a good basic combo, just start blocking more like Phi said and you'll start blowing these guys up

[@austertcg6112]

You guys are great thanks for the encouragement

[@koolkayn]

You did great! I'm a Xiaoyu player in the same colour rank and the best advice I found for panic buttons is to use b1 and db3 to interrupt strings and take back your turn. It's a matchup thing for sure, but one you get used to it you never have to guess the mixup after blocking a heat smash 😅

[@Shiratto]

As a Devil Jin/Jin main I'm sorry there's a lotta dirtbags on the character XD

[@atlas1215]

Man this series is just what I need right now. I hit Tekken King with Yoshimitsu, then demoted a ton and realized I had terrible habits. I started playing Bryan a lot (he's my main now I've dropped Yoshi conpeltely lmao), and while I've reached a somewhat satisfying level of execution and decision making with him right now, I hit a wall that made me really reconsider why I was even playing T8. After giving it some thought and only playing Quick match/Tekken lounge, I reached a point where I realized I really want to become a better player, but I had to accept that I need to change my routine for playing. I've gone back to the basics and am doing my best to set small goals, go over replays and seriously lab, and I can already see it paying off a bit. This series has me really excited, so keep it up Phi!

[@uzuvibe5420]

Literally what happened to me 😭

[@sluggingbread]

Brother that wall at TK is crazy. When you reach 230k prowess you get exposed and your cheeks clapped. I totally feel this.

[@shaquilleIV]

@@sluggingbreadCurrently being exposed at 193k back to the lab

[@S1lverArr0w]

I'm kind of in this boat right now. Playing at a super casual level for 2 decades and then suddenly having to unlearn all those bad habits is a very hard thing to do. I'm literally having to relearn how to play Tekken again so feel you 100%

[@renskubensku]

Hey PhiDX, I just wanted to say thank you. Thanks to your content, I finally started playing Tekken, and I'm in love. This game is so much fun, and I would never have started it if I hadn't found your channel. So, thank you!

[@ColinCotterell]

One of the best fighting game tutorials I ever watched was ceelow's cammy to diamond video for SFV. He starts out just teaching you how to get up, how to do footsies, and how to anti air then just lets you do that until you hit silver or gold then starts incorporating basic oki, tick throws, etc. at each new rank.

[@Diandredofus]

As much as I like Phi's pro play commentary and reviews, THIS is what we need more of.

[@mi4lh]

man this content is so good. every fighting game needs a PhiDx lmao

[@dshuffl3z249]

I appreciate you taking the time to make content like this because even at a "higher" rank, there's still so much to learn. As a Bryan main who just made it to Fujin, I recommend watching your replays, watching pros play, and listen to others like PhiDX give insight and actually applying it to your game play will, go a long way.

[@Hypercube1729]

*Anyone lower rank than me is a scrub, and anyone ranked higher than me has no life and is just flowchart mashing and getting carried by thier character.*

[@vegaspony]

Amen. Also everyone in my rank is a smurf

[@asmallapple1509]

💯

[@rotonek2887]

Is that you, ltg dale?

[@JaxEntersEvasion]

​@@vegaspony If they beat me, they're clearly smurfing. If I beat them, they were carried by their character up to my rank and I've beaten them with better fundamentals.

[@rdldatrain]

Despite me playing 8 characters, and despite me knowing I shouldn’t shove more into my brain before Heihachi comes out in Autumn… man I wanna learn Steve.

[@NeCoruption]

Don't do it, it's a trap

[@rdldatrain]

@@NeCoruption But… but… but… mom I wanna!

[@NeCoruption]

@@rdldatrain ok but after your homework 😤

[@davidmanuel1814]

Me rn.. started playing a month ago and I’ve only an unnecessary journey to get each character I like to at least Garyu, currently 6 in 🙄

[@samcuscito1933]

i wanted to start playing steve back in tekken 7 but i was scared since i knew he was really hard to play, then on tekken 8 i decided that i wanted to learn him, and man i have to tell you it's worth it, when i reached fujin i was so happy, he is fun to play and he is a really different character from the rest of the cast

[@Mone_M1]

I was about to say something like "this series is just what I need" but people already saying that kind of stuff so... keep up with the great content! can't get enough of your gameplay analysis videos 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ShyerFox]

I know it'd be a while yet, but I'm already excited for the god blue and onward ranks. I'm struggling a lot at Raijin just because of how much the game shifts from "how well do you know your character" to "how well do you know this matchup" and "how good are you at adapting", as well as unlearning bad habits to learn good ones. Your videos have already helped me improve exponentially at Tekken (specific reaction practice against Dragunov buttons and Law's Blackout Muggin helping me get better at low parries) and as a result helped me build the confidence to compete at tournaments in my local area. Thank you for all the beginner guides and informative content, man

[@iggyyyyyyy]

I like putting on this lecture type video at work, dont really have much time to practice so it's helpful to have Tekken philosophy brewing in my smooth brain

[@stephanjuvik6266]

Hey, Phi, at 5:20 when pilot comfort is the only thing in the notes, you seem to completely gloss over the command history which says 1 frame 4 into d4 for 15 frames, indicating that Fifty Ten Hull was probably trying to do the stomp instead of the high 4, but weren't quite comfortable with it yet. The second d4, was probably an attempt at remedying that, doing the move again.

[@MonadicEndofunctor]

It may have also been a misinput for an electric war god kick

[@neloviolence]

Appreciate the vids and this series couldn't have come at a better time. Casually played Tekken since 1 and first one I've played online and test my mettle, reality check came quick. I've probably spent more time in the lab and your videos have been a tremendous help!

[@deanradley65]

I've recently been debating dropping Tekken altogether but watching these players makes me realise how far I've come with the game from when I started.

[@schuepbachr]

Oooohhh... Yellow Rank, Yellow Shirt.

[@ojedajoel]

New video idea: easy transition characters. So for example you main one character, what are other characters that have similar tendencies/ play styles that would be an easier transition to learn rather than wanting to try to learn a completely different character stylistically.

[@HelpMeSenpai]

Alright, alright, I think I got a bit carried away... :D A big thank you to Phi for your videos, I've learned so many interesting things from them. :) At the beginning of the year, I decided that this time I would finally achieve something in Tekken and improve my skills. The idea is simple - create a KZbin channel so everyone can follow my journey, come up with a challenge and complete it. :D So, I came up with three phases for my challenge. (I really learned a lot because of this challenge) 1 - Win 50 ranked matches with every character (totally basic gameplay just to get a feel for each character) 2 - Choose my main character and reach Tekken God rank or higher 3 - Reach Tekken God rank or higher with all characters. I'm stuck on point 2 at blue ranks, but I'm still fighting! :D Maybe in a few years I'll manage to reach Tekken God, but thanks to you and all those "little" tips you share, it's much easier for me! I've rambled on a lot and probably no one will read this, but thanks again, everyone, take care and have fun playing! :)

[@eddiepeach3975]

1:07:57 the greatest thing about this new format is the repertoire we build together. In a 15-minute video, we're not going to get three examples to pull from. You can synthesize and really build on ideas here, and I'm all for it.

[@JusticeRui]

This video was amazingly rudimentary and helpful not only for Tekken, but in some parts, fighting games in general; I really loved it! The best part of this, in my opinion was the tip on learning how your character controls. Some characters do be playing an ENTIRELY different (and sometimes weird) game from other characters and learning that flow of that character does wonders for getting the hang of a game.

[@mrmcgreg]

I haven't played a single tekken online match in my life, why do I keep watching these 🤣

[@Cherilyn_45]

Amazing video. Really insightful. Fundamentals are everything, so simple but how lacking I realize I am in it. Thank you so much

[@Enl1gtend]

I've deranked and reranked to Tekken God at least 12 times in the last 2 play sessions and that is not an exaggeration and I'm in pain help

[@xxikhjxxiiujx3441]

Facts! We need some content for higher ranks😂

[@godhasabandonedme1643]

And after you get your rank back you turn off the game and go outside

[@eracer166]

@@xxikhjxxiiujx3441 The problem with doing content like that is that plateauing at high ranks is caused by a specific problem with your gameplay specifically and it cant be fixed by broad information like this

[@simonarques5201]

Tekken part time god ! I live the same thing.... At flame ruler rank 😂

[@snizzle6174]

​@@eracer166 the video will never be about what you're doing wrong for this reason, but instead teaching you how to diagnose your own problems and fix them That might not be the answer people want but it's probably what'd be

[@LeviathanCove]

Thanks Phi! Good notes i need to focus on at low Red rank. Great stuff as always.

[@soogaroosh__]

Great series Phi! That DVJ teabagging got on my nerves I'm ngl 😂

[@ninjamoose1574]

Teabagging at Warrior is actually crazy. Lol

[@FreyyaSM]

excited for orange to red episode because im just outside Garyu and that was my first goal for the game

[@OcalaPhoenix]

same here, ive been stuck fluctuating in that last orange rank for a while now

[@kwaheri466]

You guys are stuck in Orange ranks? You just started playing or what

[@carnagewolf1]

​@@kwaheri466Why? Would they have less worth if theyve been playing for a while? It doesnt matter when they started. Theyre having fun playing and want to continuously improve

[@FreyyaSM]

@@kwaheri466 ya ive only had like 3-4 serious ranked sessions the rest has been time in the lab or playing with some friends

[@Dapperdanny]

Same. I just hit Garyu. This is my first time playing online competitive Tekken. I’ve been playing the games casually since T1. I just never went online when it became available. Until T8.

[@jelithtg9321]

I started ranked last month seriously as a Jin main and with the help of the drills, analysis and tips in this channel have managed to break past two plataues and reached mighty ruler yesterday! Can't wait for the purple ranks video in this series!

[@danielcarbaugh4354]

Loving this new series! I love the fact that you go through multiple matches against different characters with each player. It makes it easier for us to identify the tendencies that you discuss in these videos. Excited to see how the player issues evolve as we go higher up the ranks. I’m a high red being gatekept from purple and I noticed similar defensive playstyle tendencies that get me into trouble sometimes. Anyways, excited to learn more!

[@ImGlassy]

Phi I love you man, since I started watching you I got out of yellow hell easily and just entered Garyu as I'm writing this. Banger videos

[@colin0974]

I‘m literally trying to learn Reina right now, and these tips at the beginning were incredibly helpful 🙏

[@BlueBeastGMNG]

This is so helpful! I’ve gotten Nina to Red and working on a couple others getting them through yellow! One character at a time though 😅

[@kylecairns2847]

The Devil Jin teabagging at yellow ranks is peak Tekken.

[@ScorchedEclipse]

some xiaoyu tips here :) wr+3 into aop 1+2, or aop 3+4 (the low sweep) is a mid/low mix that can take you pretty far 1, d+2 into BT (on hit) leaves you plus enough to do bt+1 for a counter hit this means that you can do your jab punish after a block into this and catch them mashing :D

[@El-Burrito]

This is really inspiring. After the 2XKO Alpha Lab is over I really wanna start getting back into Tekken. I have to escape Garyu eventually

[@mcuziman]

20:42 i actually started dying after seeing him teabagging 😂😂😂

[@fragr33f74]

I honestly love how creative Phi can get with his content. So many content creators just pump out gameplay videos and blame the game itself when their content is unoriginal. My one preference would be to have these videos round the 30 minute mark. But regardless of that, great content here!

[@PhiDX]

It's a straight GothamChess ripoff 😅

[@dako91196]

"Is swang the past tense of swung?" -PhiDX, 2024

[@silverback8152]

is dang the past tense of dung?

[@Suushi870]

From google cause i didnt know how to word it The verb “swing” is an irregular verb. Unlike regular verbs, its past tense does not take on the typical “-ed” ending. Instead, the only correct past tense form is “swung.” There is sometimes confusion with the nonstandard and dialectal “swang,” but it's not recognized in standard English.

[@radumotrescu3832]

Coming from other fighters, learning the wake-up and OTG situation is really rough. There are many states that you or your opponent can be in, and the options differ. I know its really character and situation dependent, but maybe a longer video going over examples and how to deal with Oki/OTG situations would be awesome, nobody talks about it. From my experience, DVJ and Hwoarang leave me face down the most often, which means you can't tech roll, which means that if you press anything other than back, you get blown up.

[@robertduerler2226]

Cool video! Thanks! Looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@seltic2007]

Really excited for this series cause even tho I linger between kishin - emperor I kinda feel like I missed out on learning a lot of key points so this series is helping me flesh out those weaknesses

[@sondertt2220]

As a brainrot Raijin Law spammer, I learned more than I thought I would from this video. Thanks Phi :)

[@Hachijo3GS]

This is gonna be a banger of a series, thanks PhiDX!

[@BlackStar300]

Your videos help so much. I look forward to vol. 2. I'm a 115k prowess Lidia main (used to be Paul --max Garyu) and I've been really trying to not let rank get to me and know that I'll get there in time, but it's hard to see progress. I don't want to move like a jet but feels like sometimes you don't see it. I've been doing deathmatches with this Shinryu Jin I met online, and it's been nice, but I can't beat him consistently yet. I'm just afraid of staying in orange forever. I do have lots of fun with Lidia more than I ever did with Paul, so my matches are a bit more enjoyable, but it is still so frustrating. My defense is 48 and I try to block more, but yea...I know its one of my big problems along with sidestepping. I still end up not holding back at the right times or I eat a stupid snake edge and I'm in a combo or my opponent sees me turtling so they just go at me. Rough stuff...

[@anthonyosei-kufuor2784]

“The Devil Jin player was T bagging. No need to talk about that. Let’s move on.” Nah nah let’s talk about that actually. Mans in low low rank acting like a bigshot taking enjoyment out of making people feel bad. We don’t just gloss over that like that doesn’t exist.

[@CholzizGaruda]

Honestly I do agree with "just punish better" being bad advice but also, that Bryan player beats that Kuma every round if off his CH launchers he was doing his 100 damage wall carry combos. Bryan's Bread And Butter combos are still 2 combo kills. He could prob unironically hit red ranks if he got damage off his counter hits

[@aghilesbessad6946]

Fifty ten hull is a man of culture 😅😅

[@alexbd6727]

Hey PhiDX , thank you for this series. Watching your videos makes me want to get better. Now I just have to learn how to play Leroy with good habits

[@casbalt7763]

Thanks for this. I finally made tenryu last week and the struggle has been real trying to get my foot through that purple door.

[@jahaadjackson]

For the Bryan player…(I’m not a Bryan main btw) you don’t have to go for the max execution max damage combo every time consistency is king until you get more comfortable. For instance after counter hit 3+4 dash qcf3,4 is actually really hard but… dash db 2 is much easier and if you mix input u bound anyway w jet-upper

[@jordanroberts8270]

“This is a warrior rank match not that serious”😂😂

[@NyxDiscordia33]

It's good to get comfortable with your character and start to use more of their tools, but one thing that beginners are really, really bad at is adapting (in any fighting game) one thing that I really think you should start to drill early is hit confirming and reacting to counter hits some characters have kits that almost exclusively revolve around capitalising on your opponent's mistakes and landing counter hits, but so many low ranks (not even low ranks, I've seen Blues and even Tekken King's that don't react to counter hits) aren't ready for the CH situation and don't have a plan for when it happens conversely they'll also throw out a lot of full strings, even if it starts to get blocked. A really good example is flash punch (the Mishima 1,1,2). A lot of Reina's will do the full 1,1,2 in neutral because it's an easy panic button and they get blown up for it because flash punch is LAUNCH PUNISHABLE (-17). So if you're a beginner and you want to take things to the next level, hop in the lab and get used to reacting to whether or not your hits connect. Go into training mode and set the dummy to randomly block and get used to reacting and how it feels to react to whether or not your hits connect. Don't worry too much about like, quick jabs or faster strings. A really good example is Lidia's Political Storm (f1+2,3,1+2), which is a pretty long string. You can wait to see if the rest of it was blocked or not and finish the 1+2 if it connects or just block if the rest is blocked. The same goes for counter hits. Find some key tools in your character's kit that give you a lot of value of CH like Lili's f4, Bryan's 3+4, Jun's df4, Steve's b1 and set the counter state in training to be random. If the CH goes through, do the combo, if it doesn't you don't. (what you do if the CH doesn't happen depends on the character and the move so experiment) Anywho, I hope that helps. If you start to recognise situations like these consciously and unconsciously (which is more important in my opinion. I can get hit by the same move 4 times in a row and say out loud "I should've launched that", but what's really important is making that impulse second nature) I promise you'll start to win more and lose less. It also just feels awesome to finally get those two puzzle pieces to click like "oh! that landed on counter hit! It's combo time!"

[@PhiDX]

The point of my priority list here is it's very hard to adapt or pay attention when you aren't comfortable with your character. Even I struggle with that when I pick up a new character

[@NyxDiscordia33]

@@PhiDX @@PhiDX 100% I just picked up Bryan and I'm getting tossed around like a ragdoll lol

[@S1lverArr0w]

The Reina part hits home. I currently main her and I still struggle with CH confirming with CH4, f,n,3, WS2 just to name a few but for some reason I ALWAYS catch the cd3 on CH. I'm also guilty of putting out full strings (1,1,2) and being (launch) punished for it, though I never used to do that before so it's just a mental thing for me.

[@NyxDiscordia33]

@@S1lverArr0w the first step is recognising that you're doing it so you're already halfway there definitely spend some time in the lab hit confirming your flash punches (1,1,2) it gets easier with time until suddenly it's muscle memory you got this!

[@josephehigiator9258]

This is pretty nice. I always look forward to these. Hope to see the one you do for red and purple.

[@CephlonMayngrum]

Steve can be played extremely simplistic and still be formidable

[@ASASID2]

Calling the Emmys. New series of the year just dropped

[@smeltgamer]

Great content keep it up champ

[@Thatskashhfr]

I just got into orange rank yesterday, and I feel like shit going low all the time like I’m spamming! But I’ve gotten over that now, gotta make people respect it

[@whizthesugoi]

what i'm learning from this is that i'm way better than i thought i was for a yellow rank at least

[@shadyagent]

I took a break from Tekken the last 2 Months. I m one of that yellow rank reinas who is very grateful for this video.

[@xilverknight155]

I'm trying to get out of red ranks rn with reina, so if there's anything reina specific you'd like some help with, I'd be happy to offer advice or give pointers if you want them. I play with purple/blue ranks almost daily in private lobbies, so I've gotten a lot of practice against people with solid fundamentals/gameplans.

[@shadyagent]

@@xilverknight155 To be honest, I m still laking basic skills: Learning piloting the character just takes more time for me. Doing stuff out of block (while pressing back) especially in matches is not that easy in terms of timing and also execution (WGF e.g.). If you have any idea of advice I ll happily take it. Anyways I will just use Phis latest series as an encouragement to get back into playing tekken on a regluar basis

[@savageage1177]

i saw the video was an hour and a half long and thought "oh no i aint watching this in full we skimming" but then as i watched the intro because that part is mandatory in my book i realized "oh i dont have to watch the whole thing just the parts for my rank" then i realized "shit its going to be a while before he gets to raijin. i hope im not hardstuck that long XD" great video tho very instructional io watched bits and pieces of each rank since you didnt have mine lol

[@savageage1177]

i realized my comment might need some context. im an introvert id rather be at home than go out i play tekken after work and the weekends almost every day for minimum one hour up to 3 if im being extra "dont wanna move from my chair today" lol. for the record i do hangout with friends every now and then but yea you extroverts can go to hell with your hella invites(in-game of course) if im raijin by the time his raijin vid comes out im hardtsuck XD

[@Murdoink]

watching this video like I'm in class, taking notes and all

[@gamoxu]

Started the game 3 says ago first ever fighting game. Its nice to see a sort of guide/coaching for the rank Im in now. Maybe I can keep up with the series.

[@Lay_rue442]

33:42 that Steve keeps using Ff2 to punish where he could just use sonic fang

[@PlayedSun]

Definitely gonna watch through this later tonight

[@rittietittie9224]

Lmao I’m the dragunov 😅 in the first match love the content bro

[@Umbra.Tekken]

can’t wait for the gold rank edition

[@Peter-wg3dn]

Dragunovs command 1 and 2 throws are 11 frames not 12:) edit: nevermind someone in chat pointed it out:D

[@dandelacruz8020]

A lili guide from phi would be lit

[@caoimhejoyce4836]

Such a useful video ! Thank you so much !!

[@Lowly_Tarnished]

I ranked up to red ranks (Shinryu) very easily. Then I stopped playing for a few weeks to focus on other games. What a mistake. Now I can't win any match 🤣 got to get myself used to the game's constant 50/50s again

[@Nwl11]

This is great content! Thanks PhiDX!

[@abdulghani6686]

Needed this thank you very much, could you take a look on Asuka's play, whatever the rank. Really appreciate it

[@Suthanai20682]

I just brought the base game a few days ago (basically 1.07 patch) and at the lowest aggression and a bit of basics with looking though the full moveset to get a bit of an idea alone is enough to win some rounds occasionally but rarely win a set, I played jin for 40 matches, got 2 wins and then switch to yoshi, currently 0/37 I guess this is from entering tekken 8 months late, only experience I have before is 1 game of tag 2 in the arcade

[@Suthanai20682]

Forgot to mention I almost beat but lost to "easy controls" quite a few times while I play standard control

[@DeliLizard]

You can truly feel the gothamchess inspiration in this video

[@deish6155]

Great video !

[@jeffreycarter5058]

Professor PhiDx... We need this for the higher ranks... I need homework, stick in blue rank

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

Got to actually start learning the game. Character matchups, punishing ALL bullshit flowcharts / scrubby gameplay, and adapting faster. Blue is T8's true green ranks compared to T7.

[@AnimeUniverseDE]

I'm eagerly waiting for the purple ranks edition

[@EABeatsInTheMix]

39:03 i understand the lack of throw break..

[@uzuvibe5420]

Got a few characters at god rank and I’d say up until raijin you can get by with pure frame traps, kishin and mainly bushin, it’s 50/50’s and knowledge checks you don’t need to really know your frames exactly or your enemies or even how to punish correctly, or frames on hit being negative or plus, challenging frames, side step side walking, but when you hit tekken king + is when 50/50 matters significantly less it’s more pure knowledge checks and punishment side steps included that’s what I really seen as I climbed up with my characters to gold rank and above, you really don’t start learning tekken until tekken king and I’m not saying anyone below that isn’t good on the contrary your great, you can probably even push to almost god if you’re consistent enough but at some point you’re gonna hit a barrier and think I have absolutely no idea how to play this game, that quite literally happened to me when I hit king and I went to get into god ranks I realized that I have no idea how to play this game and my own type of tekken my own playstyle and when I did it felt like me and my opponent aren’t even playing the same game anymore, learning is a process and everybody should be proud and take your time as you need it to find your own way of playing tekken

[@turpyturtle8621]

I found the problem with ranked is people get hard stuck on one character so the start a new one so your not really fighting a vanquisher your fighting a hard stuck fujin victor playing lee 😂😂😂

[@bigbeardedal5728]

This is dope, any idea how often you plan on putting these out?

[@mj_out]

Very nice series!

[@xyzen9673]

ReAl TeKkeN StArTs HeRe, the video

[@commanderpinnacles]

I was stuck on Garyu with Asuka and this is my first fighting game at 120 hours. so I switched to Jun and Got to Garyu in like 3 days, but I lost like 8-10 straight games and went back to mid-orange. I have good side steps and I can block lows and break throws but my main issue is I just cannot do a solid combo in games. I pass the trials but In the practice game, I just can't find the time I feel too flustered and I forget what the next step is. I know I need combos but my win rate is honestly higher when I don't use them and just fight.

[@TJBlack3.5]

Practise combos and what you need to do after you accidently do a counter hit launcher, so you can rely on muscle memory to respond for you and wont have to think about what to do next while the opponent has already fallen to the ground

[@TJBlack3.5]

Also I reccomend using double jabs twice and try to do a quick mid that has a high extension as a string to get extra damage after catching them ducking

[@Nako6009]

you can set the training bot to randomly block or randomly get counter hit so you can practice reacting to actually getting the launch. It takes time.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

You really need to practice combos man. I think knowing how to combo and convert into wall combos gives you much higher threshold for making mistakes

[@kodiakplayerno5]

i really hope you will this kind of video for all the rank up to blue

[@deanradley65]

It's kind of hilarious how people will learn 70 damage combos before they even know their punishes, basic whiff punishes or what their moves even do.

[@paolodeang7103]

It's how we get interested in the game. Then next, on to that.

[@gloom9235]

19 win streak Jin are we sure that guy is real? 🤣

[@plus_James]

good video 🐐

[@youngpast0228]

I would love to be judge on my Shaheen gameplay

[@SumitShrivastava17]

Yo thanks for this man. I just started on fighting games with Tekken 8. Never played them before and enjoying it so far 😅 (Playing Nina). Currently on Cavalry and my god I checked my inputs and boy do they look like that Second Xiayou player. Need to get myself to calm my nerves and look at the opposition character rather than my own 😂. (Always wanting to check whether the move happened or not.) I am starting to get a hang of things, just that it feels like my brain thinks and knows what I was supposed to do, but man does that not happen instantly on screen and I end up getting hit. It is fun though when I do get to get some in 😅

[@maradri03gaming9]

I made it to purple. Don’t have the energy or time to keep going 😂

[@georgis6086]

Hahaha phidx when you said "let's watch mephisto " I thought you have a replay with me but I am Mefisto.. And also tekken king.. Damn I want you to react to my replays for info

[@Mitia_k]

How can a viewer submit their replays to you?

[@ltcolcapybara]

I'm still Fighter, and I'm just too chicken shit to play any more ranked, lol

[@eddiepeach3975]

QUESTION 31:55 "He's tapping back a lot. I'd like to just hold back, right? tapping back introduces a neutral and that neutral can get hit" I thought neutral was standing block.

[@brennansierra]

when you hit back, theres a moment where you arent blocking, becuase youre in the animation of stepping back. so you can get hit. hes saying it wouldbe more ideal to just HOLD back , because then you arent gonna have those split seconds of being vulnerable.

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

Not everything can be stand blocked. A lot of stuff you actually have to hold back in order to block it.

[@Nako6009]

​@brennansierra you can actually block during your backdash animation but neutral guard doesn't block all moves which is why you can get clipped when spamming back.

[@Nako6009]

@eddiepeach3975 from what I understand it's kinda random what moves don't work which is why we don't recommend relying on neutral guard

[@dubbzzyyy7720]

Phi this is my first tekken and i have no idea who to main. I've used so many characters and I've dropped so many that i thought were cool because there were just some of the moves feel impossible to do like kings throws. I'm currently using Kayuza but I can't do his electrics in fights only in practice. I am going to try out your suggestions here about frame traps but should I play a more "beginner friendly" character?

[@Chacris45]

Im in plugger rank 😂

[@patrick28357]

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