The Fastest SpeedCubing Method: Intro to CFOP for Beginners

The world’s fastest speed cubers use this method to solve the Rubik’s cube under 5 seconds and break world records, and it’s surprisingly easy to start learning.
In this video I give an overview of what the CFOP method is, how it works, how speedcubers get so fast with it, and how you can start learning it.
Beginner F2L Tutorial: • F2L For Beginners | Ea...
Beginner (2-Look) OLL Tutorial: • 2-Look OLL Tutorial | ...
Beginner (2-Look) PLL Tutorial: • CFOP: PLL for Beginners
CFOP Tutorials Playlist: • CFOP Tutorials
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[@ParadoxCubing]

Start learning CFOP with my F2L for beginners tutorial here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqmci5WGmb1rsK8

[@Quazify12]

Well it sucks because I learned nothing from that

[@olwrld5615]

With this video, I went from averaging 1 minute 12 seconds, to 42 seconds!!! Keep up the good work!

[@rajinikanthchandrasekaran7120]

Great

[@craftboy5956]

My average is 47 seconds while using begginer method for first 2 of the layers and cfop for the last

[@craftboy5956]

I hope i get19 second solves

[@iwunderful3117]

What would you attribute your speed to? Do you have the 2 look pll and Oll cases memorized? I average around 2 minutes but I’m able to do the cross and f2l fairly quickly I just don’t have the pll and oll cases memorized

[@cravelgoescrazy1486]

@@craftboy5956 that’s a weird average bro

[@simonb4689]

I had a cube 30+ years ago and just got myself a GAN I carry because my 4 year old showed interest. Thanks for this series

[@GregoryLemon]

My exact story, but my kid was a little older.

[@martinramson1479]

I believe the phrase is. How far down the rabbit hole do you want to go? lol

[@fluffbucket9560]

Yes

[@johnsalvadorplaza3286]

It's a Fish not a Rabbit

[@martinramson1479]

@@johnsalvadorplaza3286 Not from my neck of the woods unless you are referring to As easy as shooting fish in a barrel! but that is not in this case. Go figure.

[@martinramson1479]

@@johnsalvadorplaza3286 Waging a bet you are still struggling with FTL

[@johnsalvadorplaza3286]

What's Waging?

[@mitchelllion6052]

Wow it’s crazy I came into this video thinking I’m going to learn a completely new method. I learned how to solve over 10 years ago. And the way I learned was indeed beginner cfop I think I’m more of intermediate cfop now after watching this. Gonna look for that vid now.

[@steelyfan7745]

wow! great video! Thank you so much!

[@cubichub2255]

Thank you it helped a lot😊

[@dwsteyl]

This is great. Thank you!

[@NetanelColish]

Thank you!

[@Im_a_bot_at_fortnite]

😊thank you so much !!! This helped me way faster!!😊😊😊😊

[@jessiemagbitang1440]

When i was watching the old tutorial you mad A LoT of changes keep up

[@WillingTan]

Great Video! I've been trying to learn using the beginners method of CFOP, 2 look OLL etc. And I was overwhelmed by so many ways, some advanced, some have 57 algorithms. But, with your video, now, I know how the advance cubers get so good. I have a long way to go, but, there's hope! Thank you! Subscribing.

[@user-bp9tf7zl4v]

I’m also trying to do crop

[@user-bp9tf7zl4v]

CFOP

[@user-bp9tf7zl4v]

Is what I meant

[@WillingTan]

@SEBASTIAN PHANG JING KAI Moe Congratulations! It's awesome right?!

[@arealdino30]

@@user-bp9tf7zl4v speak

[@EeshanZeledevedic]

HES BACK!!?!

[@mccardrixx5289]

Mats Valk is awesome too!!!

[@cg0825]

Seems PLL is opposite of beginners method for the 3rd layer as in beginner method you get all the corner pieces in the right location but not necessarily facing the right way then you do a separate algorithm to rotate them properly to finish solving. It sounds like in PLL you want all the yellows on the same side but for example you may have the red/green/yellow corner on the blue/orange yellow side but the yellow still facing up

[@rajanishvpillai9965]

yeah

[@bycazzie_]

Super helpful video! everything makes more sense now

[@michaelwoo2891]

I Love it

[@momchililkov5963]

Great video! It really helped, now i have an avrerage time of 18.40 secs eith beginner cfop. Thank you!

[@mexicanpilot684]

lol please you didnt improve just from this video

[@joseydiaz5288]

I just started a couple of days ago on the beginner method, im at 2 minutes rn, 18.40? Damn I’m trying to solve it in less then a minute lol

[@BananaWasTaken]

@@mexicanpilot684 I assume they also used the full tutorials they have for each stage

[@user-vx2oz8np8u]

this broke down all of the steps better than how jperm did. Well done!

[@cleanmusic6560]

Thanks i now know the cfop method

[@sss162]

Thank you so much

[@RockerLock]

The fact that the thumbnail has a wrong color scheme pisses me off

[@ParadoxCubing]

Lol thanks for pointing that out. Not sure how I missed it 😬😅

[@aditeiyapillai1744]

Oh

[@thatspeedrunnerdude7121]

Wait but it’s correct

[@thatspeedrunnerdude7121]

Nvm I saw it

[@kargovroom7701]

@@thatspeedrunnerdude7121 he changed it, like five months ago..

[@lionavera]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT IS FLIPPIN FAST

[@robertglennrg3]

I’m so excited to do this bro. My current method is very strange but unique. I do beginners method first and second layers then go all out with cfop last layer. So I’m looking for videos that get deep into learning f2l. The first results confused me.

[@technologywithirazerrr1205]

Hey, ik its been 3 months, but look into ridos hunting method. 2 weeks of on and off practice, and I know most f2l algs without even learning any of them lol

[@Bender_123]

same

[@bastos324]

Omg. All these years where no one wants to teach me, the steps here is what i actually came up with to learn to solve the cube without rotating the cube too much like a spoiled brat.

[@primeprophilip8959]

Thanks man for this video i was just kinda confused on the cfop method after i learned beginner method so yea thanks for this vid it helped me! :D

[@bxxgaming8200]

Thx man

[@tilvonwartburg9825]

Thanks

[@83mevarious]

Let us see how good this video is

[@dennisslobaton1539]

I don't know what R. U. R. U means cuz I taught myself how to solve a rubiks cube. So it's refreshing to see vids like this that teaches you without using short terms

[@silverpenetrator739]

Damn you taught yourself. You must be a genius.

[@gokulrajnarayanan5396]

You are a legend

[@thelonelydekuscrub4817]

@@silverpenetrator739 fr I have mad respect for anyone that taught themselves

[@Simon-wg9lw]

unbelievable

[@dennisslobaton1539]

@@silverpenetrator739 Thank you, but to be honest, I'm just a commoner. I dont get high grades in class. For me, learning rubiks cube (3×3) is just a series of trial and errors and it's just a matter of whether I give up on learning or not. I'm not a genius, I'm a freakin stubborn man refusing to give up

[@scorpiog9467]

Hi god bless have a good one

[@uncleiroh868]

You too bro

[@todgilegam1ng814]

you too

[@albert8202]

You too

[@Randomser]

God bless you too

[@pleaseputput5794]

you too

[@cubingnerd5227]

Hey Paradox, I am wondering how you got those cubes in your thumbnails like the one in this video, they look much better than real life cubes as thumbnails

[@lightd2471]

photoshop

[@cubingnerd5227]

@@lightd2471 ok

[@revvv09]

@@MaxDerp wdym ??

[@kaiwilliams1165]

I've seen this guy in a video with Zemdegs lol!!

[@Kronn_fn]

Shut up fortnite kid

[@bloCyJr]

@@Kronn_fn who cares

[@guess9097]

Oh damn he gave ne tips i thought its a tutorial

[@augustmousel]

This is the method I use but I need to invest is a smoother functioning cube

[@jaspahal4371]

im confused on the cfop method and only know how to do the normal way i have tried to get in touch with j perm but did not reply pls help

[@SillyNinja]

I've got a question. The beginner tutorial that I've learned from is different from the way that you talk about it in the video. Could you send a link to the beginner tutorial first, so I could know which one I should learn from?

[@thomasditaranto2413]

What are the notations for 2 Look oll

[@MCAQUIN0]

So where is the solving tutorial videos? All I see are videos from 7 years ago in your playlist

[@dankdeeznuts7945]

Thank you I WENT FROM 1:37.99 TO 17.33

[@robertobermejo6769]

Fr???

[@umcuber3399]

👍👍👍👍

[@rootbeercat]

I use a type of the begginers method and average around 1:20 but I have gotten sub 1 min

[@mitchelllion6052]

Oof so happy I know f2l coming into this lol

[@ZekeMackay]

When did you start uploading again? I feel like I haven’t heard of you since 2016

[@ParadoxCubing]

I haven’t been very active since 2016/2017, but I came back a few months ago and have been uploading consistently, and plan to do so for the foreseeable future!

[@TYCuber]

Hmmmmmmm...... nice

[@matthewfarquhar6962]

I made my own algorithm for the middle edges but I still can’t memorize the last layer

[@pcplayerguy]

im gonna break my pc rn GIVE AN EASY CFOP TUTORIAL PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@totallyale]

Every “pro” cuber always tells me “you have to learn algorithm” but nobody even wants to tell me what the fuck that even means

[@atlantic_love]

The algorithm is the one thing they're not going to show you. Those little kids you see speed-cubing, they were taught to use certain steps to solving the cube. But, it doesn't make for good television to mention that fact. Most of the YT videos out there do the same stupid, selfish thing. They don't actually show you the algorithms.

[@totallyale]

@@atlantic_love It’s so unbelievable. A few days after I wrote this comment, I actually learnt how to solve it. And i’m willing to show anyone the easiest way on how to solve a rubik’s cube because it’s not that hard, people just make it hard.

[@atlantic_love]

@@totallyale Then do so. Otherwise you're just another imposter looking for likes:-)

[@mathiasangulo04]

Me the whole time: dude you sound alot like my math teacher

[@ew3804]

You have 88.8K subscribers!

[@totally_no_hakss3332]

He still has lol

[@totally_no_hakss3332]

Even a week ago

[@galactic-rt3go]

now i average under 1 minute depending on the scramble but idk what I am gonna average after the method

[@tacoman5484]

“So your gonna need to learn algorithms to be more efficient” goes on without telling you the algorithms*

[@atlantic_love]

Because it's clickbait. The best thing you can do is downvote the video, report it as misleading text, and then block the channel.

[@zoemckinlay395]

I’m a mix of beginners method and cfop and average 45 ish seconds and best is 32 secs

[@_KSG]

sammeee my average 45 sec too but my pb is 28 but it was luck cus i skipped pll

[@reaper8233]

With this method I went from 30 seconds to 10-15 seconds I used the fish method

[@pepperpepperandbayleaf3025]

Beginner cfop solver averaging 50 seconds. Me using cfop for 6 months doing f2l in about 3 minutes.😂

[@sumitsharma055]

How to advanced solve please making the videos..

[@winslowwong9719]

If I could ever solve it in 5 minutes I’d be happy

[@winslowwong9719]

@@stephaniestuff I solved it by following along but have since found a new hobby

[@RichContent1]

Bro its 3am for me and I am under my blanket trying to learn this method...

[@xanderr9788]

can I use something instead of Rubik's cube lube because I don't have any and I would like a temporal method for it

[@lilysun2208]

In the chapters you wrote Olo

[@adirevankar9623]

my average for beginners is 45 seconds if i learn cfop i think ill get like 30 seconds in the beginning when im learning cfop

[@dpiragis30]

I actually have been working on f2l all week and I can’t get a single pair in!

[@vedanshtiwari4382]

Bro please tell me how do you control your cube? Cuz when I try to go fast I tend to overshoot sometimes. Tell me how you control ur cube so effortlessly?

[@ParadoxCubing]

Place your left index finger at the back of the top layer to prevent overshooting when doing fast U or U2 moves. Other than that just practice and you’ll get the hang of it :)

[@vedanshtiwari4382]

@@ParadoxCubing Thanks man. 😁😁

[@thelonelydekuscrub4817]

How do I learn the algorithms for each step?

[@bharatmatakayoda]

Search j perm on KZbin and type the step

[@gelixanimes2428]

Dude i need the formula, need to beat my friend

[@shaggyhippo8688]

Bro I live in the same city as this dude (kinda insane cause small city)

[@dorsal6612]

bro just said "so ur gonna wanna learn the method" and left

[@chromec1de]

hi, I cant get sub 30 and I don't know why? I know full PLL and OLL plus all the best algorithms for most f2l cases (over 100 I think) I know VLS and all my algorithms are under 2 seconds long my cross is 1 second on average and I have very good f2l look ahead I was a 2-minute solver after learning beginners CFOP so I learned full OLL and PLL I was getting 1:30 times still so I got all my algorithms down to under 2 seconds then I learned most f2l cases. I was getting 50 second times. so I learned VLS and advanced cross. I am still getting times of 30 seconds with a PB of 30.76 so what am I doing wrong?

[@ParadoxCubing]

Hey can you post your splits? Like how long you take on each stage (Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL). If you know full OLL+PLL, your last layer should be at most 6 seconds unless you turn very slowly or have trouble recognizing. And if your cross is 1 second (well done), with good F2L lookahead and efficiency you should easily be able to break even sub 20. Something doesn't add up...

[@chromec1de]

@@ParadoxCubing My recognition times alone were around 10 seconds and I got an 11 second time while timing my splits without pauses so that might be why.

[@choummalys1860]

maybe you need a different cube? other than that ig keep practicing

[@snakesandcrows]

The guy who was sitting next to the kid at the starts face was like :000000

[@brettatkinson580]

So no showing us how to do it?

[@W.ftbll7]

i know begginer method and i can do it in like 50 sec but i need to know cfop but i dont understand cfop videos

[@rishi_19]

His accent is so good coz he is indian too!

[@rishi_19]

Nope I meant as indian he has a good pronunciation of words and accent

[@ujvala6516]

I am indian

[@snailvania]

@Slot e how is it racist? it was a compliment

[@choummalys1860]

lol, he was probably born in the US

[@thefool3571]

@Slot E first telling him to ignore your comment but the second someone agrees with you you’re all like yeah yeah totally right? Like wtf? 😂

[@KrakendoYT]

I’ve got to be half of these views by now

[@bloodrubbish1667]

Whats the Name of the cube?

[@Nix27.]

So I have a question, I'm a big noob. I can't solve the cube with any method and am wondering if I can learn cfop without learning the beginner method?

[@ParadoxCubing]

It’s definitely possible. Try learning CFOP and see how it goes. If you are having a lot of trouble with the intuitive parts (mostly just F2L) then just learn beginners method first to help. The cross is the same, and you can easily do 2-look OLL and PLL instead of beginners. It will just take a bit longer, but if you have the patience go for it!

[@Nix27.]

@@ParadoxCubing hey thanks for responding I didn't notice you replied! I've mastered the beginner method so it's now time to learn cfop!

[@Skipboso4]

What’s the cube you are using in this vid called?

[@camillalim3622]

Should be the gan cube

[@Defjulianimations]

@@camillalim3622 gan has different cubes

[@Lightning_godex]

is it worth it too spent hours learning to make my 1 minute begginer solve 50 sec?with cfop begginer

[@ParadoxCubing]

Yes, if you want to get even faster. With CFOP you can reach sub 20 easily, but with beginners method it’s near impossible.

[@Lightning_godex]

@@ParadoxCubing ok then i will start give me one week

[@johnsultan3822]

@@Lightning_godex how you doin now?

[@Lightning_godex]

@@johnsultan3822 i use roux

[@johnsultan3822]

@@Lightning_godex nice, im still stuck on beginners method lol

[@rowinzomer1020]

Im getting so frustrate trying to follow especially the f2l😢

[@YoungJence]

Im still stuck at f2l😩

[@iRafaelkr]

6:07

[@farooqnasirsiddiqui765]

NEVER EVEN TOLD F2L PROPERLY

[@JamesKnightSmith]

interesting he's given himself a name

[@sketcheyboyd]

0:37 "Advanced" Shows OH logo

[@iAmPurpleBeepBoop]

Are you going to tell us how to do this or what

[@ParadoxCubing]

Watch the F2L video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqmci5WGmb1rsK8 And check out the CFOP playlist on my channel for the rest of the videos on OLL and PLL!

[@ismutheop8681]

Great video, but F2L is really confusing

[@trimecm1611]

I don’t have that long to live, now where’s those colored stickers I bought..done

[@null_ify]

im too impatient with the F2L. OLL I easily understand, PLL i understand, its just F2L that I'm too frustrated to get. I'll probably come back to this at some point, but I'll stick with solving the 2nd layer one by one.

[@ScriptedOnClaw]

Me too

[@stemcareers8844]

But F2L is the easiest onem

[@DugJGM]

Get this guy if the fucking internet I don’t need an explanation teach me how to do it

[@Fury-oi7th]

I go to queens. Whaaaaat

[@stickdav6484]

I can't believe I've accidentally been learning advanced cfop I'm dumb

[@user-cy7wt9ki9x]

how do we learn from this? when you move so fast

[@ParadoxCubing]

Hey! This video is meant to be an overview explaining how the CFOP method works. Watch my in-depth video on beginner F2L to get started with CFOP here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqmci5WGmb1rsK8

[@flups521]

That video say just how to make the begginers cross

[@Bombaclott]

I wish I could do :(

[@redacted999]

ive seen about a hundred videos on how to do this and every last one of them are just 10-20 minutes of “just do it”

[@madarauchiha6156]

Why cant i do CFOP

[@fancen]

yes man

[@werjoshuaasjsmyt6274]

I still can’t understand f2l anyone else having the same problem? I’ve been using the beginners method for a while now and I’m thinking of learning cfpop but i can’t do f2l

[@Ashy_a]

I’m the exact opposite OLL and PLL are so hard to remember

[@bharatmatakayoda]

Do f2l while watching tutriol and quit normal solves

[@saisannidhidevotionalsongs2942]

Sir it's nice to c.but teach me the method...not able to understand sir

[@PRIMESPROUTS]

Ok

[@tacoman5484]

Ive never been so frustrated at a video in my life he keeps saying “your gonna need to learn these algorithms” WITHOUT TELLLING YOU WHAT THE ALGORITHMS ARE!!!!

[@ethanvaughanstinton8227]

Just download an app bro, you can't expect someone to spoon feed you hundreds of algs

[@PressFtopayFeder]

My brains hurt.