Tekken 7 - Mix Ups, Turtles & Movement

This tutorial explains some Tekken Terminology relating to Mix Ups and Turtling, while also covering some fundamentals such as spacing, punishment, counter hits, frame advantage, and the importance of Movement.
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[@MrDelmot1]

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[@Shadar22]

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[@TheAnimatedGamer]

Keaton Waugh because tekken is no easy game. players now are mostly consistently giving 5 to 12 min of unedited mataerial that starts from the basics to help tekken beginners they mostly go over the same thing this guy does. *generalizing* the fundamentals of tekken and it's characters without going too much in depth and adding production quality

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Well we've only existed for a week, while other channels have been around for literally years. I'm elated with the positive response as is! One advantage other channels have over us is sheer speed of production. If you want to learn the game immediately, right now, they're the place to go to, even if there is a lot to wade through. Scripting and editing these videos on the other hand is time-consuming, especially given this project is something I do in my free time. At the end of the day both approaches have their pros and cons, and nothing but respect here for other T7 content creators. Cute dog btw! My whippet (Steve) is kind of the mascot for this channel :)

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[@kibbywitz]

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[@hussi2904]

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[@federicocarlucci7973]

I loved this format: explaining basics while giving an insight on characters I hope you keep doing like this, maybe trying (if possible) to showcase different characters each time. It is a very interesting way to present content clear and very informative, thank you

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you! Yes I'm planning to create more of these "fundamentals" videos, and then do some really detailed character specific breakdowns.

[@korekiyoshinguji8109]

That Blasted Salami excuse is yoshimitsu a effective turtle character cause he's my main

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

He's not really a dedicated turtle character no, but certainly has some powerful defensive tools. His "flash" can stop a lot of upclose pressure, and is completely unique to him. His ff+4 is also an excellent whiff punisher.

[@korekiyoshinguji8109]

That Blasted Salami so he is a defensive type

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Not really. He has defensive tools, like all the other characters, but he's more based around unorthodox set ups.

[@grandfatherwilkens2987]

You are outstanding at explaining the intricacies of Tekken's mechanics in a way people can understand. Keep up the great work!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you! We'll do our best :)

[@TheZeeAttack]

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[@thephantazm5139]

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[@OseiTheWarriors]

The Phantazm he's done well with only 3 videos

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

We've only been around a week! Really happy with the response so far. Help us get out the word out ;)

[@TheKekelol]

I wish there was an option to play the game in slow motion. It's so fascinating and incredibly informative to view the game in such a way. Video is great, thanks.

[@perfectwarudo3802]

I absolutely adore your videos. Well edited, well explained and simple to understand. You're doing an amazing job. Thank you on behalf of all Tekken noobs such as me.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you very much! I'll have a new video out in this series very soon. Hope you enjoy it :)

[@fragr33f74]

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[@Nuricalstrike]

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[@conenubi701]

3 years ago you were at 2000 subs. Now you're over 85k. I know sometimes things happen that might discourage you, but don't lose focus. The tekken community appreciates all of these videos and they have helped newbies and oldheads immensely.

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[@TheSith1111]

This is one of the best videos I've seen all week. Especially when im trying to learn and practice Jin.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Cheers! Jin is a lot of fun. Please check the link in the description to the Tekken Zaibatsu forums. There's a 10+ page guide there which I'll be making into a video soon.

[@MorningstarJinn]

the only proper channel for Tekken 7 as of right now. keep it up

[@jean-gerardbeauport6915]

Very clear and concise explanations there! Well done! Keep these coming! On a side note those slowmos made me appreciate how awesome the character animations are in this game! Wowzers ! 😀

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Cheers! More vids soon. Yeah I also thought the same when I saw the slowmo clips :)

[@kirillfedtsov]

Stream would be great! What I like about this video is that he didn't decide to start with basics, as everyone does now. Very thoughtful! Great expectations!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you! We'll do our best to live up to those expectations.

[@masondann4866]

3 years later here I am, this is a seriously good vid👌🏽

[@TType]

This is really helpful thank you. I've been playing for years (tekken 1-5) but I never really looked in depth into the terminoligy and everything else. Now I can finally git gud at the game. I think this is helpful for beginners and people returning to the franchise.

[@violetcitizen]

This is the best channel I could have found. I haven't played since Tekken 3 and these videos and the links to the forums are really helpful, thanks for the great content. :]

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

So glad you found it helpful! Let us know if there's anything we can help with.

[@Juriee.e]

Yaaas more tutorials please! And love to check out the streams as well

[@wiperiser1]

only 2k subs??? This was one of the best explanatory vids on Tekken i've seen so far! Keep it up, you will become big if you maintain this quality in your vids! +1 sub

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Well the channel's only been around for a week. Very happy with the response so far! Glad to have you aboard, and hope you enjoy the rest of our videos :)

[@user-sn1bx2sc6e]

These videos are very helpful! Thank you so much! I know the game may have changed somewhat but this is a good way to start. Just got the game & I'm simply so amazed by everything. New sub + shared with the bois 👌🏼

[@akashisan96]

I'm loving these guides to help completely new tekken players such as myself, keep it up. :)

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

No worries man! Let us know if you ever have any questions.

[@Atuin]

You're doing a great job! These videos have been very helpful.

[@XektorOfficial]

This was such a classy tutorial! Instant subscribe!!

[@kumaSOevl]

Ive been a long time player and honestly I stopped playing t7 shortly before geese was introduced. I just kind of lost interest as the rest of my local FGC wasnt trying to get any better at the game and the demise of tekken zaibatsu. I've been most invested in 2d fighters but with me recently participating in final round 2018 and season 2 tekken coming....and the combination of your videos I am super interested in the game again. Thank you for all the great content. I was just randomly brushing up on old tekken info and your channel popped up. I love the editing, dry humor, very informative strategies and counter strats. This is by far one of the best tekken channels currently. Keep up the great work. I would love to see a break down for how to use practice mode more efficiently and the theory of conditioning an opponent because the way you explain things simplify so much. Thank you again for the great content. --kuma228

[@nicolicachero3432]

Good shit bro... There are so many guides for T7 and they are all good.. I hope this keeps up so more players will be hooked.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Cheers man. Yes I really want T7 to do well, it's a fantastic game.

[@TGCid01]

channel is really good so far. thanks for spreading the knowledge and keep up the good work.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you! Will do my best.

[@prettymonstageo2977]

Your tutorials are really nice and easy to understand. Subscribed💪

[@creepyverse2407]

This is my first time playing tekken, or any fighting game, so i'm 100% new to this. I was put off cuz the game doesn't have tutorials but i'm saved by your videos ha thanks

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Glad it helped!

[@psyko8890]

man ur channel is the best well organized and excellent quality

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Cheers man!

[@Freezy1337Gaming]

superb video, really helpful and straight-forward. Earned a sub

[@alienvsfish9905]

loving your work, thanks for the great content

[@sorrowinthewind4258]

You explain everything really well, good stuff!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you!

[@gfactory1]

Please start streaming, and with good commentary on how you are playing, and what mistakes your opponents are doing. And keep up the good work on your tutorials! :D

[@xxchilleyxx]

Subbed. These character explanations are amazing. Thanks for your work.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you! Great to have you aboard.

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

@ThatBlastedSalami thanks for these, even though they are using Tekken 7 as a example game a lot of these fundamentals seem to be applicable to Tekken 8 as well which is my first ever competitive fighting game, let alone my first ever competitive Tekken.

[@vasuhardeo1418]

thanks for sharing, hope it helps new players, great job man

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you!

[@MADMETHOD]

so glad i found your channel, thank you

[@210LG]

I like how you did this...not to mention you used Jack which is my main! lol Good stuff!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Cheers man! We'll do a Jack breakdown too in the future.

[@bumpyface228]

Excellent work man!

[@TheDarkPrince]

I am loving your videos !

[@venombytes1851]

I usually don't comment but damn this was really insightful. Great format too!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@HelloHello68113]

So so so valuable. Someone had to do this. Thanks a ton, bruh.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it.

[@meramagma]

Great tutorial, your explanations are very clear thank you 🙂

[@quiksPR]

Great video, very informative! ☺

[@deno6427]

I hope all the newbies watch this. Ive been mostly getting peeps who barely know how to play, its been boring so I try to rank up for better fights

[@DavidLM69]

First of all the editing is done beautifully. kudos. Second I hope you could get into a little more detail in the future the video seems too basic

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you! We will definitely get into more detail with our character breakdowns. These fundamentals vids intentionally take a broad brush approach.

[@h24anderant64]

Dude you're great, I love the way you explain things, clear and without putting in too many infos (too many for a beginner, of course). You earned a sub. P.s. I F***ING HATE THAT ASUKA B***H ALWAYS HAVING TROUBLE WHEN FACING HER

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Cheers man! Always be careful when attacking Asuka, she has so many ways to punish aggressive opponents. You really need to be patient when facing her.

[@michellewong4954]

Thanks for this great video. May I ask what space control tool you would most recommend for Josie Rizal?

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you very much! Our Josie written guide isn't finished yet, but should prove helpful: docs.google.com/document/d/1xHB09EGftjP5Yf1WcMeMePHWZ9ZAcCGFghYwj9fdS10/edit

[@BUtZUe]

wow, this vid is so good. Thx sir. subbed

[@SinfulCadence]

Soooooo much better than IGN. Subbed!!

[@Finicky9]

This was a really good video 10/10

[@orangesoda4535]

There is occasional function to no movement, though. Especially in lower levels of play and mid range 2 or 3 where your opponent doesn't exactly know how to safely approach so you can usually net a fast long range attack as soon as they move. From time to time, I'm able to use this with more experienced players who turtle up at range 1 or 2, waiting for me to try something so they can try to beat it out with their fastest move. I find that, with Jin, you can usually trade in your favor (if not outright win) with 4.

[@MSU_Tiger]

Thank you for the video man help me a lot

[@boogiesama]

beautiful tutorial

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you :)

[@2134Leks]

Subbed!! Awesome channel!

[@addorsubtract650]

Another great vid!

[@PauloQueirozJS]

Hi I love your vids, I learned a lot of Steve from you, now I am trying Kazuya and I am still a beginner, do you have a playlist for beginners?

[@brswanson88]

By far the best Tekken videos I've seen. I love the format, very professional. Much better even than pro or experienced famous players on twitch/youtube. Really hope you guys keep making videos!

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Good stuff, stream for sure.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Will do! Do you recommend Twitch or KZbin? Quite new to streaming.

[@TheKonsav]

Apt and insightful. Thank you

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

You're welcome

[@TheEndwalker]

2:54 Asellas.

[@TheGeek327]

Great editing

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thanks!

[@jimanque1627]

Great video. Thank you.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

No worries

[@bryandupont-gray133]

Please do this with Lucky Chloe! Thanks.

[@vakapont]

good videos to return to

[@Ace1stClass77]

Have you seen AK's movement? His wavedash is legendary

[@mkat490]

How do you do a hard hit Hold back?

[@anirbano]

1:50 How do u backdash while blocking? I get hit when backdashing.

[@AhmadAli-mo9jw]

Bro video is great will u please upload devil Jin basics videos like videos of Jin kazama u have uploaded

[@Akasangmin_new]

Hi! I surprised how detail this clip has and impressed! And May I make Korean subtitle and spread this clip? I really want to Korean fresh Tekken gamer know this basic things and understand, dont be afraid when they face with another gamer. I'll wait for your kind reply! Hope to have great days! Peace from Korea, AKA.Sangmin.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

임상민 Hi Sangmin. Of course you may, and we'd be so happy if you did! Actually planning to translate these videos into several languages in the future, to help create a more global Tekken community. Please keep in touch, and let me know the translation goes, or if I can help in anyway. Cheers, Arya.

[@bigdaddygamings2953]

I have a question how to make space from very aggrasive 50/50 players if just so hard u can parry 2 out 5 but in the end I lose any tips ?

[@Aabil11]

I best part about this is the TTT music

[@thosebastards4279]

can someone help me with shaheen's slide? very inconsistent for me and i feel like its one of his best moves

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Try to do a dash while crouching. The principle is similar to any other dashing move, but you have to be in crouch.

[@verness-plpt]

Dude...wtf man...such an awesome video and so few Subscribers! Keep up the excerent work! And very nice video! Now I understand the shit the commentators talk in the Tekken tournaments!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

We're still pretty new :) Glad you enjoy the vids!

[@Sperium3000]

What do you consider the optimal controller option for competitive Tekken? Gamepad or arcade stick?

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Whatever you feel most comfortable with! I know plenty of amazing players on both. Though, if you want to use one of the more execution heavy characters like Mishimas, I believe a stick will offer more consistent results in the long run.

[@MdIbrahim-ox1il]

No tuts for how to do turtle? I am freshman so ur videos are really helpful for me :D

[@MSU_Tiger]

Hey could you make a devil jin essentials

[@Killy_001]

Awesome video , one of your friend beat me and advice me to watch your channel , i learned quite a lot :p

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Happy to hear that! New Tekken Tutorial out on Friday.

[@neonwitch1449]

nice guide

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Cheers

[@Ace-tq9kr]

do another video on hishima and rushdowns!!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Video on close range pressure through poking on Friday. I'll cover Mishimas after that.

[@chimakalu41]

Good info

[@fathappy3]

Would Gigas be considered a Turtle then? Since he has great range on his basic jabs and moves like his BACK+2 and Forward+4 which have massive push back with an incredible whiff punish with his Down+2.

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Yes Gigas can certainly be played in a Turtle style due to his long arms, along with the other "big" characters Jack and Kuma. He seems more designed towards rushdown than the other 2 however.

[@bisiart]

amazing! thanks!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

No worries :)

[@nonsequiter5411]

That O.Sagat video gave me traumatic flashbacks of the horrors of fullscreen fireball zoning in Super Turbo... thank you Jokes aside Super Turbo is good and this video is good, thank you!

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you! Yes I also love Super Turbo. That and Third Strike are still my favourite Street Fighter games.

[@flamepan]

whats the song starting at 2:20 ?

[@ChrisREDb86]

Any tips for rushdown in using hwo

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

It's really hard to summarise Hwo's gameplan. We'll have a full breakdown soon.

[@ODDiSEE_]

Dope video

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Cheers man

[@Poizesto]

great video

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Thank you

[@sakumaFR]

Question: Is a throw itself a mixup or it depends on the game?

[@awaji4226]

A mixup is a mixup because there's multiple options besides it that can accessed by the offender from the same point, a throw can be a mixup in itself if it's something like a catch stance where you hold the opponent and then you can make a choice between multiple other throws to throw them, each throw has its own unique way to free from it. I don't know examples from Tekken because this is my first time with the game, i know some from virtua fighter though

[@50shadesofgibbs49]

liked ur vid... also liked how u broke it down... #subscribed

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Good stuff :)

[@yokiweyy4770]

i think it's funny how at high levels of play, one player can wavedash in the other player's face making him think "what is he going to do?", while at low levels, the opponent will just mash buttons and theow your wavedash mixup in the toilet XD

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Yeah the opponent has to respect you in order to allow wavedash timing mixups. At lower levels of play you just need to apply basic frametraps and bait out punishment opportunities.

[@itaiitay2472]

do nuctis rturtle

[@MaulLerGamer]

I just subbed !

[@dragon0753]

sorry for the dumb question as im new player xd but is this tutorial still effective in 2021 ?

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Yes very much so!

[@gibranperez7084]

What are launchers?

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

A move that launches the opponent for a combo.

[@AJDaEnvoy]

end credits music?

[@ThatBlastedSalami]

Capcom vs SNK menu theme by Satoshi Ise

[@Yunafan2963]

Do this on Tekken 6 please