Tekken 7 - Dragunov Beginner's Guide

[@SkylarEmelio91]

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[@forgive.them.]

Same

[@yeehawidv4618]

He had a kid i believe so he's quit youtube. He said something about coming back for tekken 9 but who knows😢

[@GetH0NEY]

Peter we need you more than ever man! Tekken 8 just dropped haha. I hope all is well.

[@ArmorD00taku]

When PeterYMao makes guides for two of your favorite mains, Drag and Bryan. Feelsgoodman.

[@PeterYMao]

I gotchu fam. Hahaha. Feelsgood indeed.

[@noahwhitwell7473]

A cultured man we have the same two favorites

[@m-vendor]

Peter we desperately need you in tekken 8. You had most complete guides tekken 7. Please comeback ❤

[@fionn9229]

This channel is goat of t7 info and guides and forever will be. Congrats on having a family peter

[@PeterYMao]

Thanks @fionn929. The family is great and I hope you enjoyed the content while I made it

[@yeeticusxl3318]

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[@CalebAdams]

An incredible start up guide for someone like me needing to find a new main for T8. Really hope you return to make content for the launch of T8 as you’ve easily got some of the best guides out there!! The way you break things down and production of the video is rare in the Tekken content creator space.

[@yee0647]

Heyy Im also trying to pick a new main for T8 did you pick yours yet?

[@CalebAdams]

@@yee0647 Dragunov! Fell in love with him in my time testing out characters in T7 that are in T8

[@yee0647]

@@CalebAdams Glad you did! And that's a good idea I might do it as well!!!

[@PeterYMao]

Thank you @CalebAdams. I really appreciate the kind words!

[@guillermor.r4831]

​@@PeterYMaoYour guide is incredible, I've returned to Tekken 7 and I already knew where to look to remember Dragunov

[@lodhi6666]

You are super good at explaining things. Some of your tutorials on movement and punishment changed the way I look at the entire game and I've been playing since tekken 5. Please keep doing videos, they are good enough to be included in the game.

[@PeterYMao]

😉👍Thanks Ahmad. It's an honor to get such a kind compliment. I truly appreciate it :)

[@kvt1842]

I've just recently found your channel. Love the constructiveness and engagement of your videos, sir. Thank you so much for the guide, and please don't stop being awesome!

[@PeterYMao]

Glad you like them! Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@Ax20414]

Never been this early for a beginner's guide - and for a character I'm interested in! Been playing Tekken for about a year, might switch away from Kazumi soon. Thanks, Peter!

[@briandrysdale2450]

Me too! I was like an hour ago oh snap 🤣

[@PeterYMao]

Damn! Do I have my own notification squad representing? Hell yeah!

[@Emerald3ME]

Hey, just wanted to thank you for all your work into these guides. I know it's been about a solid year since you've posted last but just wanted to say that you've helped me out.

[@Grabagool]

Just committed myself to Tekken yesterday. I initially started off with Akuma (mistake) but after 7 hours of labbing and getting my ass beat I decided it might be best to give someone else a shot. With weary eyes I went with dragunov, where I manage to pull of a couple sick sample combos before collapsing. the pure coincidence that this guide pops up in my feed the next day means its a sign.

[@PeterYMao]

Heeere's your sign :)

[@OOIEatte]

nice profile pic brother

[@reygaaf5313]

bro why don't you post anymore, you're one of my go to person for character guides. you're explanation is chill and easy to understand

[@pavise6333]

Since his introduction in Dark Ressurection, he's been my main.

[@PeterYMao]

Nice! You have great loyalty my friend. You have great loyalty.

[@Mythos_XVI]

My man peter has the highest quality guides, i love it♥️.

[@PeterYMao]

Glad you like them!

[@ababyharpseal6534]

This is the video that first taught me how to play Tekken, thank you Peter :)

[@tipotipo1997]

I was literally thinking, i want to learn Dragunov. And here we are, after learning Bryan from you. Now, time to learn Dragunov again

[@PeterYMao]

👍👍

[@FrankencteynGamingTV]

One thing that I finally realized after following this channel. All characters you play, their costumes have this Black and Blue color combination.

[@PeterYMao]

It's the PYM custom hahahahaha

[@dani_4718]

I just picked up Tekken. Its my first fighting game ever. I picked Dragunov because he looked super cool and after this video I think he is even cooler. Thank you so much for this awesome guide, you were a great teacher! I will use this knowledge well! 😊

[@den0saur]

i think it would be nice to notice that Dragunov's generic 2+4 grab does the sideswitch even on throwbreak, unlike his command f2+3 and f1+4 grabs.

[@PeterYMao]

True. Dragunov's 2+4 definitely switches sides on break / throw. I probably should have included it in the guide.

[@mayzon]

I really miss your content. You are a great teacher.

[@AISciFiStories]

Drag main here. This is great advice for beginners! Wanted to add something though if I may. After the segment of wall punishes doing 9:00 if you’re far from the wall side step to an angle and if they go low you can ws 1,3 to wall bounce then you can wall carry further or to another wall for maximum damage, if there’s a wall break even and you’re in rage, could 80+ damage all from a low punish. I forget frames, but I know the animations for which work. But if you’re very close and you ws1,2 when they walk splat the opponents animation is VERY slow, you can side walk almost behind them and do almost a 180 full combo from the wall splat if you jab before they fall. All of this with his crouch cancels of course, you could also get wall depending on which level you’re on. I love this character. He’s so fun. Thanks for making this video! Love seeing support for my character 🥰🥰🥰

[@PeterYMao]

You are 100% correct on the sidestep into wall break / wall bounce. Walls in this game are ridiculous when it comes to damage and you can bounce from almost any angle now a days. It used to be you had to be straight on to get a bounce, but now, any angle will do lululululul.

[@lasue7244]

These videos are so high quality. Hopefully your love for Tekken is still there because we need those sweet sweet T8 guides

[@chimaerarcxx6963]

I've been maining Dragunov for a long time, but still learned a lot from your vid! Solid!

[@PeterYMao]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@KyeCreates]

I would have never made it to tgp without you man, I hope you are enjoying life! I wish you all the best bro!

[@peroxideman5292]

I don't know if you'll see this but in case you do I wanna say your content is one of the biggest reason now is the best time ever to start Tekken

[@PeterYMao]

I see you Peroxide Man. I see all my commenters. Thanks for enjoying and watching my content :)

[@SlashEdges]

This is great! The moment i saw this, i immediately shared this to my friend. And also gave me a general idea of using him too.

[@PeterYMao]

🔥🤣👌

[@SlashEdges]

@@PeterYMao since my friend is a dragunov main and has his challenges in using him, i figured i'd share this to him And since i learned a lot from your videos. Its always good to go back to a characters foundations.

[@Roshea]

nice! think I'll give Dragunov a try. Loved your Lidia guide, still watch it to refresh every now and then

[@PeterYMao]

👍👍Thanks for checking out my guides.

[@zandergreat6417]

When you coming back I need that purple rank guide just got mighty ruler and red ranks was hell need that guide

[@PeterYMao]

I'll keep it in mind.

[@ChristopherWaddelow]

Rip Peter. Hope life is going well. Even if you don't come back. Understandably life gets busy, wish you the best bro!

[@8saiharamasukoi]

Hey Peter, I'm a new player (keyword for: i have 950 hours in Tekken 7 lmao) and when I found your channel recently, I instantly subscribed. I really hope you get back into Tekken 8 and uploading videos when it comes out. Your videos are some of the best videos out there for new players or players coming from a 2D fighter background, and they're really, really valuable. I can't tell you how happy and at home they make an old head like me feel. If I saw you uploading again for Tekken 8, it'd make me so happy But even if you don't, I just hope you're doing good and you're happy, and that you know you're still helping people new to Tekken a whole lot. Cheers

[@tyber124]

Good stuff. The only thing I think should also be mentioned is his tackle game. Sure it not something super important but is definitely way better than most characters.

[@PeterYMao]

Yeah, he has a tackle game, but I didn't mention it because I ran short on time, and personally I think this guide is enough to get beginners started.

[@shadowmosesisle1568]

Concise breakdowns of Dragunov's tool set. This gave me some pressure ideas.

[@sideshowirl6779]

I just started playing, and the last video you upload is on the character i like. Thank you, and come back! Need more info!

[@crashingblow3753]

Hey Peter! There is something you should have mentioned when you were talking about his rage drive. Dragunov can also cancel into a blue spark version of his tackle if it gets blocked and what I love the most about that is that it is actually inescapable. If Dragunov does blue spark tackle after rage drive and it hits you, you cannot break out of it. And what I love the most about it is that even if you overcommit to the tackle and it misses because you launched the opponent, you will actually recover from the tackle just in time to continue the combo. After learning about the blue spark tackle and its great utility, I think Dragunov might have one of the best rage drives in the game.

[@PeterYMao]

Dragunov's Rage drive is definitely good. I had forgotten to add the blue sparks in the script so by the time I had finished recording, editing the video it was too late. OOOOOps.

[@MrChickenboss]

the tackle is inescapable, but on the ground they can break ur choice with 1,2 or 1+2 right?

[@crashingblow3753]

@@MrChickenboss Nope. Trust me. I have tried it, and I have seen replays where people try it, guess right, and still get hit. It's practically an unblockable if you think about. Now of course, it's not 100% unavoidable. You can jump over it, mash on it, or even rage art. So it's not OP either, but of course, if I know you are going to try something, I can just do the rage drive itself and not go for the tackle and instead jusy go for a frame trap. This is what I mean when I say that Dragunov's rage drive has pretty good utility and versatility. You can use it however you want and still get good results.

[@Yokoso-kj7ij]

Man! Please keep these coming🤍 You're the best.

[@PeterYMao]

Most likely going to take a break from KZbin for a month or so. I'm kinda burnt out.

[@ptiwari2392]

Love your videos man glad to see you uploading again.

[@PeterYMao]

I've been uploading :)

[@ptiwari2392]

@@PeterYMao oh meant the break earlier in the year !

[@wadeyyy7777]

You touched on Bryan so good (my fav since tekken 3) and I picked up drag tonight as we speak 😍

[@PeterYMao]

Wow! What great timing.

[@MohaymenPK]

Im very new to the and your guides are the most comprehensive for me. I wish if you would find the time to make more as of recent. Thank you

[@TheJateke]

Wooow I just picked Drag up not too long ago! Perfect timing

[@PeterYMao]

Noice. I'm always surprised at my timing on when people pick up characters.

[@hdvision7944]

Great guide. Been playing Hwoarang and Eddy since s1 but I've stagnated and was looking for a more fundamental character to learn the game with, this made my choice much easier

[@taguinerd]

I already know this is gonna be quality. Thank you as always, Peter!

[@PeterYMao]

You're very welcome!

[@10MT10]

And i just started picking him up as well nice timing peter

[@PeterYMao]

😉PYM always knows what you need.

[@pepitolospalotes1183]

We miss you man, you are the best 😢

[@IKI-KIKI]

I started playing this guy a bit a while ago and it’s great fun but harder than I thought. This guide will definitely come in handy!

[@PeterYMao]

Definitely feel free to watch it once or twice over as there is a lot of info in here for you :)

[@DC-ii5ej]

Hey bro hoprfully you come back with some tekken 8 content! 💪💪

[@Dirtgut]

miss you bro

[@AISciFiStories]

As a drag main, you pretty much nailed it man! Bravo! 👏🏾

[@PeterYMao]

🙌 W00t! Thanks for the compliment bro.

[@NinjaThug]

Yo! I'll share this with my friend.

[@PeterYMao]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@NorieagaHDR]

This is great! Drag is a character I've labbed once or twice, so this will definitely help. Gotta say, that instant WR2 is a bit harder than I thought it would be.

[@PeterYMao]

Yeah, doing instant WR2 can be tough to do under pressure.

[@nibbajibba1534]

We all shall wait for him to wake from his slumber, and his return will shake the earth

[@joseratahi4692]

Thank you sir and Shout out from the Drag mains

[@PeterYMao]

You are very welcome

[@kix9726]

Hi PYM ! you've time enough to learn WR2 Subscribed since .... many month but still appreciating your brilliant channel short, smiling and instructive pls continue

[@PeterYMao]

Wow, thanks for the awesome words of kindness and encouragement. I truly appreciate that. Thank you so much for the sub.

[@Lazergician]

Always nice to see a new PYM upload!

[@PeterYMao]

Hope you enjoyed ^_^

[@leonflorence118]

One of the best guides I've seen

[@nairemuh]

maan these videos are literally the best

[@PeterYMao]

Thanks Railgun :)

[@Tuuubesh0w]

I've been labbing Dragunov for quite a bit and thought I knew most but I learned so much watching this. You've become an essential part of my labbing routines and thank you very much for making the whole process a lot easier! Cheers!

[@PeterYMao]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for taking the time to watch Tobbe.

[@ggmackan116]

We want the king back to make Tekken 8 videos . Your guides was so good

[@wigglytuffgaming]

Thank you for the super informative guide.

[@PeterYMao]

My pleasure!

[@devasangeethan7680]

Thank you mister mao his helped me to alot to know about my main

[@PeterYMao]

I'm happy to hear that I was able to help you out man ^_^

[@diamondgirls6541]

Great quality. I like the music. Learned a lot on this vid not only about Drag. Please do one for Xiaoyu

[@PeterYMao]

I don't know much about Xiaoyu, so I probably won't.

[@diamondgirls6541]

@@PeterYMao maybe i asked u this to u before. Sorry if i forgot 😅 Great vid as always

[@temetyly]

Ey, Drag was next on my radar, nice 👌🏿

[@PeterYMao]

Noice :)

[@XIVDock]

It's worth noting that you have to hold down back to get b2 to actually high crush like you would in a normal full crouch state. Tyler2k had a video about this bug a while back, and I believe it affects some other moves as well.

[@mikaelkenzotateno9992]

Only showing up to say: with only this guide i got to Mighty Ruler With Dragunov with abt 60 wins rofl Nice content as always (:

[@PeterYMao]

Oh nice!

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I really like your guides! Well made, compact and entertaining

[@PeterYMao]

Much appreciated!

[@schleckonoke]

This video helped me so insanely much, thanks a lot for making this video!

[@PeterYMao]

You're very welcome!

[@kings_of_tekken6795]

3:37 actually, he does have fff 2 , that launches......... also he has a slide from QCF 3 which does not launch on conterhit but gives an automatic follow up like king's ff N 2

[@PeterYMao]

That's like his only one, where as there are characters that have like 5-6 attacks that counter launch on a single hit.

[@kings_of_tekken6795]

i dont main him but i am sure its plus on block and extremely hard to side step .so i'd say his one CH launcher is more than enough :)

[@Cryme2face]

Ok who needs sleep anyways. It’s a new upload from Peter.

[@PeterYMao]

That's right! This guide isn't going to watch itself!

[@Swoophy]

Really useful. Thanks Peter

[@PeterYMao]

Glad it was helpful!

[@iUMiE]

Pete we need some more of your awesome content

[@tekkentarkam]

Tekken 8 is already out; I hope you would come back and teach us again.

[@mememachine3905]

come back!!!! peter!!!! come back!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@spook6473]

Wake up babe, new peterymao vid dropped🥵

[@PeterYMao]

Sssssh don't wake the baby.

[@n1mp]

Pls, make more video! your guides are awsome !! Cheers from swiss ! Love !

[@PeterYMao]

Lately, I have been extremely busy, and each of these guides takes 2-3 weeks to make. I just don't have that kind of time lately. Sorry.

[@n1mp]

@@PeterYMao I understand, your well-being must be your priority. I like your work thank you!

[@Mokujinko]

Hi Peter, your channel is excellent and I've watched just about everything on here. I always recommend you to newcomers. Having said that, would you consider organizing it into playlists? This would make it more accessible for newcomers especially to orient themselves and know where to start. Looking forward to seeing your T8 content!

[@PeterYMao]

I do have them in playlists. Just click the playlist in my channel.

[@Mokujinko]

Oh yeah, no idea how I missed that! @@PeterYMao

[@SkylarEmelio91]

F1+2 is a reliable punisher for Paul's death fist...however punishing Paul's demo-man is dependent on whether or not your opponent did a regular demo-man or a blue spark demo-man. F1+2 will whiff completely on the blue spark version yet punish the regular version, however the punish is very inconsistent

[@PeterYMao]

I haven't tested it on demo-man, but I'll take your word for it.

[@MasterApprentist]

Awsome content Peter! Would love it if you went deep on drag like you did with Bryan. The death fist punish has come in super handy👌🙏

[@PeterYMao]

I'll have to think about it James. Thanks for the thought.

[@alexanderdennis7307]

Its about time, thanks!

[@PeterYMao]

You're welcome!

[@pak7378]

Really high quality stuff once again, Peter. The only thing i would add to his weakness is: His mids are basically special highs xD

[@PeterYMao]

Hahahaha, sometimes it feels that way.

[@SalveASMR]

My boy just dipped...

[@10MT10]

Its been awhile since ive seen a video from you. I hope you are doing well in life

[@RisingJericho]

Just gonna drop some personal notes of mine here: b4,3 is a good fast sidestep whiff punisher His generic 2 break can sideswitch both successfully and when broken f1+2 can be a little slow to whiff punish at times, so b3 is sometimes better at range 1.5 or so to whiff punish His CH game isn't terrible, but could be better. 4,3 into stomp does almost 60 damage by itself, only -12 on block b2,1,3 and b4,2,1 can be amazing noob killers at lower ranks, when used correctly u/f+3 is a great tool at the wall because it's fast, low crushes, and wallsplats 4,4 is a frametrap, and can catch a lot of people pressing after it Supposedly 1,2,1 can be CH confirmed, but it's pretty hard lol

[@PeterYMao]

These are all great notes. Only thing I would amend is that 1,2,1 can not be fully CH hit confirmed. It's only situational, if it is clear that you saw the opponent hit while you hit then it can "kinda of" be hit confirmed. Otherwise if you are not catching them in the start up frames, but rather in the recovery frames then the last hit can be blocked. But thanks for the notes :)

[@RisingJericho]

@@PeterYMao ​ Yeah according to Aris back in Tekken Tag 2, CH 1,2,1 could be confirmed. I sorta assumed it was still doable in this game even if I can't do it myself.

[@PeterYMao]

@@RisingJericho it’s “pseudo hit confirm”

[@MrChickenboss]

Nice notes, but be careful with 44, ppl who know about it can jab you into a combo while ur in the air after the first kick.

[@ICEMAN-Z8]

I hope u well man i miss your content

[@SalveASMR]

My cousin is going to love this

[@PeterYMao]

👍👍👍

[@shawnsmith564]

Let's go!!!!!!!! Made it just in time

[@PeterYMao]

👍 Hell yeah!

[@enderborn9209]

thank you for everything, i hope you have a good life ❤

[@csweipianist]

I am looking forward for more characters guides. I'm playing Eliza. I hope 🙏 Peter could guides

[@PeterYMao]

I don't play Eliza so I'm sorry. I won't be doing a guide on her.

[@csweipianist]

@@PeterYMao Ok, Thank you so much. Your video is really helpful for me. Further question, do you teach someone play tekken? Thanks, again.

[@PeterYMao]

@@csweipianist As of now, I don't. I'm too busy right now.

[@csweipianist]

@@PeterYMao Thank you so much! if oneday you have time, please let me know. And I will keep following your channel and practice. 😊

[@VonSlakken]

I like your content. Very thorough and digestable. Please make Xiaoyu guide, thanks. :)

[@PeterYMao]

I don't play Xiaoyu, so I can't really make a guide on that character.

[@BustaNAugusta]

Yo Petey May, your fits be simple but damn nice homie!

[@PeterYMao]

Thanks Busta!!!

[@Razdotgg]

Even though I've been playing Dragunov for nearly as long as the game, it's always nice to go back from the beginning. Thank you for the content!

[@Gitara6060]

Hi Peter, honestly your vids improved my game. If you have time to record Julia's guide I'll be the first one to watch 😁😁

[@PeterYMao]

I'm not particularly interested in doing a Julia guide at this moment in time, but who knows maybe in the future.

[@fionn9229]

very cool thank you peter

[@PeterYMao]

Any time!

[@ozimantv]

Yo peter where da heck have you been missed you take care

[@PeterYMao]

I recently had a kid with my wife. We are so busy these days I haven’t had much time to do anything except take care of the baby

[@ozimantv]

@@PeterYMao congrats gl with the kid

[@SalveASMR]

@@PeterYMao Congratulations Peter!

[@crankyhead1089]

saw the thumbnail, clicked it faster than a Bob player using powercrush in a match.

[@PeterYMao]

Damn! That's an honor.

[@skyedogg]

very helpful!

[@PeterYMao]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ntodek]

Great content like always 👍

[@PeterYMao]

Appreciate it!

[@LoudCity025]

Great guide. I love the fact that you stress not focusing on iwr. I feel with Tekken people focus too heavy on advanced techniques other than fundamentals. I think it would have been nice to mention the rage drive tackle

[@PeterYMao]

I personally don't like the rage drive tackle as I've never seen JDCR use it in a competitive tournament so I can only imagine that it's not that great. Also, I'm happy to know we are both in agreement on the fact that newer players should not be focusing on WR+2 :)

[@LoudCity025]

I swear I've seen JDCR use it once but can't recall if it was at the we play tournament or just messing around on stream. Either way that makes sense. Not the most important tool but a unique option.

[@joshuamilne8614]

Your video are really inspiring

[@PeterYMao]

I appreciate that!

[@mmmk6322]

4:13 I genuinely hoped for an edit with "backswing blow" replaced with JDCR voice saying "Nobi-san" and a picture of Nobi plastered on your face.

[@PeterYMao]

Hahaha. Every time JDCR says Nobi-san I laugh inside.

[@AshieKneeCaps]

Damn bruh I’m tryna relearn him and you make a guide the same day? Kinda scary

[@PeterYMao]

Kinda scary... hahaha not gonna lie. The universe is sending you a signal? Question mark?