Tekken 8 Complete Beginner Guide

I recorded 500+ clips and shot tons of retakes to try and make sure everything is visually clear and intuitive.
If it helped you at all, please let me know! 🙏🏼
----
Catch me LIVE: / phidx
Don't forget to subscribe :) tinyurl.com/ytsubphidx
Follow me: / phidxgames
----
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Buttons & Notation
1:40 - Basic Movement
2:37 - Attack and Defense
4:09 - Unique Move Properties
5:58 - Throws
8:40 - Universal States
11:23 - How To Get Up
14:18 - Stances
15:16 - Recoverable Health
15:55 - Heat System
18:29 - Better Movement
20:16 - Frame Data & Punishment
23:28 - Frame Advantage
24:47 - Strings and Combos
27:12 - Wall System
28:39 - What's Next?
----
Intro/Outro by SKONK - / @bigskonk
Intro/Outro track by KEIFERGR33N - / @keifergr33n
Edited by: / @averyxfgc
----
I'm PhiDX, I play Tekken professionally for @ParagonFGC and ArcadeShock.

[@PhiDX]

*RESOURCES AND CORRECTIONS* _Best Frame Data Explanation:_ "Don't Give Up On Fighting Games" kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnPWoIt5bp2mg5osi=lpJ__qGdX7B1DKR8&t=525 _Best Frame Data Resource:_ Geppopotamus geppopotamus.info/game/tekken8/index.htm _Best Korean Backdash Guide:_ 😎 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWbFqHWLo5yZma8 *CORRECTIONS* Running tackle seems possible at fully max distance

[@eLinvictus]

I have no idea why but that is INDEED the best kbd video. I tried many different ones but could never do it. Watched this video and did it within minutes that it spooked me and then i felt like a complete idiot. Somehow i was able to do it intuitively while watching this video 😅

[@whizthesugoi]

Putting Infil's glossary on the resources would be cool too

[@teckleedeyi]

Seriously great guide. I hope you will link your other tutorials here to eternalize this as a one stop shop for newcomers to learn the right things

[@SuperemeRed]

@PhiDX I'm a Tekken veteran since TTT1 and while this information isn't new to me. I can confidently say that this is one of the best beginner guides I've seen for Tekken. It's very well put together, you've got the gift of not only being a very good player but what not many of the top players have is the gift of being able to explain their train of thought and share knowledge in a clear and concise manner. I also really like that you put a lot of comparative screens next to each other, you also transition one bit of information into the next part in a very fluid manner. With very clear on-screen examples and concise text with highlighting for the stances. Great job man! perhaps Bamco should hire you to do some videos for them in the future :D

[@nonono9681]

no hitbox, kbdash guide?

[@strikemist]

All beginners are in great hands. This is the one stop shop for your Tekken 8 Education Content. Pog

[@omer8141leo]

❤

[@rabbyd542]

Yeah for real this is a great guide. I know a lot about FGs in general terms but I haven't played a Tekken game since part 3, well before I even knew what frame data is. This video was a huge help in getting the gist of the combat.

[@reborngreatnesss5712]

Tbh I been playing takken games for years especially takken tag tournament 2 But I haven’t play takken since then it’s good for beginners but in takken 8 the devs really help people for beginners on the controls for me I’m just very rusty in fighting games especially takken but my only complaint is where’s the run button and I already figured out the block button but overall I gonna whoop people’s ass 😂

[@rabbyd542]

@@reborngreatnesss5712 double tap and hold forward to run.

[@sergio9246]

Q

[@LilyPichu]

GOOD VIDEO

[@PhiDX]

Lili gang rise up

[@Gravyot]

LILI GANG RISE UP

[@2.0.1.0.]

Hi can you make destiny play this instead of balatro? I'll vote for trump if you do, thanks.

[@CS_Potato]

lili

[@user-wp5no6cn2b]

Stop with the baby voice

[@JZR]

Awesome guide for all the new players!

[@Pavidota]

Didn't expect to see you here, hope you're enjoying t8!

[@PhiDX]

Cheers 🎉😁

[@mac_sour]

from freestyling in rocket league to freestyling in tekken 8 lmao. make sure to use yoshimitsu's helicopter, he has unlimited boost

[@ScamboliReviews]

Thank you!

[@pseudzy]

So this is what’s causing the videos to slow down dammit

[@ryukandapples3506]

I’m gonna beat your ass Scamboli

[@user-sv6ey6pl3v]

If I ever become a pro and happens to win a championship, I will relentlessly shout your name with gratitude while holding my trophy up due to the reason that you and your contents is one of the essential things that help me become a better player, thats how grateful I am for you and your passion for this craft, thank you.

[@kumanochi]

Probably the best beginner guide ive seen on a fighting game

[@jwonggg]

Amazing guide! I learned a good amount for someone who hasnt played too much tekken since 5

[@PhiDX]

Thank you bro!

[@Doc_Boons]

You're definitely rising to the top of Tekken content creation. The videos the past few months have been very intelligent and are by and large a cut above a lot of other Tekken content--and that's saying a lot, given the strength of the content community.

[@mekenzis2114]

its very intellegent yes

[@the0manslayer]

I consider myself an intermediate player but I watched it all, this will be an incredibly useful video to send to newcomers if they're interested in the game. Thanks Phi.

[@balohna]

I considered myself intermediate too but there were a handful of things in here I didn't know, and the checklist at the end was super helpful.

[@forsak3n749]

@@balohnawhat was your highest rank in T7?

[@forsak3n749]

@@balohnawhat was your highest rank in T7?

[@balohna]

@@forsak3n749 I don’t remember, haven’t played in like 3 years and I was split between PC and PS4.

[@balohna]

@@forsak3n749 I also used past tense so if you want to judge my rank and say I’m not actually intermediate… I already said I’m not, lol.

[@mattatsu]

I’ve watched more than two dozen Tekken guides at this point and this is the only one I thought of bookmarking. This is amazing! Will watch it many times over. Thank you!

[@ZeroPostsAnything]

Out of all the videos i encountered ever since tekken 6, this is the most beginner friendly yet comprehensive tutorial vid. Props

[@sten360]

Phi, this is genuinely the most comprehensive and visually clear Tekken guide I have ever seen, and will be my go-to from now on when recommending guides to friends. Thank you for taking the time to make it, and absolutely awesome work!

[@basewarrior]

Best Tekken 8 guide on the internet as of now and I will fight anyone who disagrees.

[@ericpham4804]

This guide is actually….insane. Thank u. Watched 15 diff “beginner guide” vids and this blows thru the roof

[@swagmaster_jrc]

Probably one of the best starter guides i've ever watched! Thanks for being so informative from the script and visuals.

[@infakiller]

Not just the best tekken tutorial, but one of the best tutorials I’ve seen in a VERY long time period. great work, you fr earned the sub keep it up bro

[@joeofthedragon5089]

The only Tekken 8 beginner guide you need. This is by far the best on KZbin.. A real knowledge for teaching this guy..

[@oolongpantsu3437]

I am playing this series since i was a little child in the 90s. I have played and competed in T7 and played the T8 Network Test, Beta and Demo and still learned some new stuff and was reminded to apply some known basics. Thats how amazing your guide is Phi! Thank you very much.

[@brenlloyd2409]

Super grateful for this guide not only as an intermediate player but also to show all my friends just getting into tekken for the first time. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into this and your channel! ❤

[@machineo12887]

Mighty Ruler player here, honestly learned a lot from this video. Trying my best to learn from the ground up again and solidify my fundamentals to advance past purple, and this video really helped!

[@lazykitsune4887]

You are doing God's work with this video and will help out a ton of the newcomers. Tekken is seen as a difficult game to get into and videos like this will ease in the new players. Great video and amazing production quality!! 👏

[@PhiDX]

😭🙏🏼

[@alterego2667]

im new to tekken . I got completely lost by the amount of things i need to learn on tekken. This video really helps me a lot with the fundamentals i need to learn first. Thanks a lot !

[@666daunt]

i’ve never seen a more well-organized, comprehensive guide lmao im new with tekken 8 as my first and this was very educational

[@OldManCassius]

Thanks for the guide, especially that bit at the end about what's the most important to learn with your selected character!

[@yasashiiasobi7303]

I only played SF5 and SF6 and never played a Tekken game before. A few things are similar, but for example the stances is absolutely new. Really, really great video! Must "beginner" videos expect to much knowledge to begin with. I keep coming back to your channel! Great job!

[@amjad.k4069]

This is top level, god-tier, most detailed yet simplified fighting game guide I've ever seen!! Appreciate you bro 🔥

[@Voex...]

Insane quality, been finding it hard to find a good starting point to learn the game but this video is such a blessing

[@TheProswagonist]

"I onow you didn't pay $60+ to block..." Ya damn right I didn't! Great work on this Phi. Glad to see you're free from editing hell.

[@floatingaxedrop]

your guide videos are always so easy to follow n understand. hoping someday to see characters optimal demonstration type videos too ( like you did with tekken 7 jin & steve) 🙏

[@ApolloCirrus]

This was best beginner video I've watched for Tekken 8 that I've watched so far. Well produced, concise and the Whats Next section was very useful.

[@shadowscissors_]

Insanely good beginner's guide to this game in only just 30+ minutes you have really outdone yourself with this one, hope to see more excellent guides like this 👍

[@shibuyajin_music]

30:22 to add to this list consider also - find your character's keepout tool (eg. bryan 3+4, raven qcf4) - find your character's approach tool (eg. azucena WR32) - find your character's top 5~10 moves

[@LelloDalamiq]

Your section on Frame Advantage was actually pretty clear, nice work!

[@michaeljhale23]

Without question of of the greatest turtorials for any game ever. No cap. You deserve a million veiws. Great work 👏

[@oscrglf]

Best tutorial i've watched so far

[@ethanbrehin220]

I'm not a beginner and I already know everything you said, but I sticked because of how well the presentation is. Great guide !

[@MattySaveMGO]

Thank you so much for all the amazing guides you're putting out, they help a ton! I've been watching a lot of them lately to learn the game and i'm finally getting the hang of being patient and blocking my opponents.

[@pkcoffee33]

Fantastic explanations and visual aids. This is leagues ahead of the other Tekken 8 beginner guides I watched, nice work!

[@twerklesss2476]

24:32 Jun just casually walking like nothing happened

[@Andriewidjaja]

That's very creepy actually 😅

[@minecrafty714]

This might be one of the single best and clearest fighting game guides in existence! Good stuff Phidx

[@MrMurda-bu9go]

Thanks for taking the time to put this video together! I respect the time and the work. I'll have this on repeat!

[@flubbledub5246]

I've watched multiple guides to find unique tips for beginners, and yours is certainly the one with the most useful recommendations and production quality.

[@JPROP-vb7sv]

If you are new to Tekken, listen up. This guy knows his stuff. Ask Arslan Ash

[@Dissonnet]

Even the legend @JZR showed up from the RL community... We getting to the top of the Google search results with this one boys!

[@jintekki]

Only about 2 minutes in and am stunned by the details and graphics given. Subscribed.

[@drake2638]

Been playing for about 3 years now, still learning stuff and still enjoyed the video! Baller video man

[@skakid271]

Watching this is making me want to go back to streetfighter

[@n0nexreb0rn4]

This makes me want to go back to Smash Ultimate

[@VibeFGC]

This makes me want to go back to Animal Crossing

[@hbgkool]

This makes me want to go back to skate 3

[@Mayadabaddestt]

Lmfaooo

[@RetroCreepy]

Watching this made me want to go back to tekken

[@CivilChev]

I have played fighting games for a long time now and have seen many beginner tutorials and your guide is now the new golden standard!! I am very new to Tekken but I played a lot of Soul Calibur so I'm looking forward to hopping in using this tutorial to guide me to better play along with the friend that has been playing Tekken for a while (who was kind enough to share this video with me!) Keep doing what you're doing! I couldn't thank you enough for making such an amazing guide!

[@citizenraga]

This is the best video on a fighting game I’ve seen. I haven’t played since Tekken 3 so I’m basically new and now I feel like I have an understanding of what I need to learn.

[@Marth66666]

I've seen many guides for beginners around, never saw one this concise and helpful, right from the get-go. This should be seen by everyone getting into Tekken. Props, dude, great work and thanks a lot, it's gonna be helpful for sure I've learned so much already and it makes me wanna grind the game even more.

[@StayBased_]

Amazing guide. Probably the best T8 guide so far. I appreciate the section on getting up the most

[@ManOfLegs]

Well put together, Phi. Love the work you put in here. It's hard to place myself in the shoes of a beginner, though I think you presented this really well for those who enjoy a chunky run down of tech, terms and functions.

[@nw6358]

that control button mapping was super helpful! thank you!

[@boy_cold]

Fantastic beginners guide! The way you explained everything is concise and clear, especially frame data.

[@philipmoffett833]

Such a great beginners guide, watched it twice and can't wait to try it out once I have the game!

[@cmg3988]

Incredible job. As a new player it was hard to find a detailed tutorial video that explains the mechanics in depth

[@Nemonstitch]

Amazing guide. Detailed but concise. Really appreciate your elaborations and the extra context you give for each section.

[@suttle_t9264]

Been playing Tekken for years and still find this video very helpful, always appreciate your work bro.

[@SadminAxel]

Thank you so much! As a new player, i'll be sure to revisit this guide regularly so i can keep learning the basics

[@TheDudere]

Awesome video PhiDX! If I ever need a refresher on the basics i'll definitely come back here.

[@aliasalias510]

You know that this is gonna be the gold standard of guides for the next Tekken as well. This video is incredible.

[@oobidoob5470]

As someone knew to the Tekken franchise, thank you so much for this! Especially the how to get up section, I've seen a lot of tournament play so I've seen the options but had no idea how it actually worked.

[@acetrainerben]

I can't believe 30 minutes flew by so quickly. This felt like a 10 minute video! Excellent content; I can't wait to learn more from you

[@Lluchelukacs]

This is the best guide on Tekken that i've ever seen. You are clear and objective. Thank you.

[@rudisegura9843]

I new to Tekken this was very well done. It actually answered a lot of questions I already had. Thanks!

[@Dextrous90]

Best basics guide I've seen to date. And I've seen many over the years. Keep it up Phi 👌

[@MrJuzJoe]

There has been many tekken guide videos on youtube. So far yours guide videos has worked for me really well. especially the video on KBD. it was your KBD video that help me the most and i'm now able to do KBD smoothly in matches. Thank you again!

[@devak45167]

Man thank you for this! I’m not a complete beginner but it’s been a looong time since I seriously practiced T7, so a refresher is much appreciated! Plus learning about all the new systems and changes

[@BoNabil10]

I’m not gonna lie as a beginner a would pay for this guide, absolutely fantastic guide no music in the background, explaining everything for us slowly and calmly, showing to us everything we need to see with no complications at all .. thank you so much man this is my first tekken ever i've been playing for three weeks now i managed to reach shinryu rank by taughting my self and learning the game but i came to conclusion that i still have to learn a lot of things about this game to be a decent player.

[@starbutter2730]

Thanks, PhiDX! Happy to finally start my Tekken journey and that theres lots of others who are so welcoming and helpful to beginners like me❤❤❤

[@jonesbanana4960]

Thank you so much man! I started playing Tekken as a kid in Tekken 3. much was intuition - but you made it a science to appreciate!

[@yatheo2969]

Easily the best beginner guide I have seen so far.

[@SOUL_KROMANCER]

This is perfect! My friend doesn't understand the notations and some of the game mechanics. This should help him out a bunch, keep up the good work!

[@JohnGuiltyGear]

Best video you've done to date phi. I hope you do more edited stuff like this in the future, this was an amazing video ❤

[@CyclamDragon]

This is an insanely good video. Thoroughly watched through it myself, and I can't wait to spread to my newcomer friends still trying to learn the game.

[@KoaxialKable]

That comment about button buffering explains why I am able to do some things I thought I wasn't executing correctly (Feng df 4,2,1+2) and also why I sometimes don't correctly get what I'm trying to do. It's really helpful to understand and I haven't heard that anywhere else! Excellent tip, thank you.

[@_Jay_Maker_]

I've been playing fighting games for as long as they've existed. This is one of the best beginner tutorials I've ever seen for a fighting game. Great shit, Phi. Keep it up.

[@RuijsNL]

This was great bro! Last time I played was on PSP 10 years ago and you made everything easy to understand while also explaining the terms I saw in other guide videos that didnt mean anything to me at the tim. Thanks!

[@Chursh]

Brilliant. As a Streetfighter player on his first tekken since Tekken 1/2, This is great!

[@maxpower1351]

This is the best guide I've ever watched in my entire life👍 Tnx.

[@blackout0119]

Such an amazing video. Greatly edited and articulated. Thank you very much for this in the name of all players who found even one valuable piece from this. Keep it up.

[@archides2778]

These videos are super helpful, thank you so much. THey are helpful and so well-articulated and the visuals are put together well. THank you.

[@aeonmunk6156]

This is the best beginner guide I’ve watched so far. Well done man.

[@rokenwolf]

This starts off as a guide for absolute beginners but moves into topics that can shape up a competent novice and even brushes into some intermediate concepts. Definitely gonna share this around with some friends to see if I can hook them! I also love the cadence and clarity of your explanations and even your overall speech and presentation. Great work!

[@onirave741]

that was a very pleasant and thorough guide for a beginner, thanks for uploading!

[@theomega5757]

I really liked this video and your personality I knew a little bit about Tekken but this clarified a lot for me. I'm really excited to start playing this game

[@charlenemaximum]

this is by far the best Tekken guide on KZbin, bar none. great stuff dude, i'll be recommending this to all my new students. :)

[@jcraa91]

Your grab guide has helped me avoid a ton of tilt, and this guide is also fantastic. Keep up teh great work man.

[@jfrancis7894]

I love how informative this video is, definitely looking forward to practicing and playing more now!

[@UltraFridge]

Awesome guide, awesome editing. Never felt better pushing Tekken on my friends 😄

[@Jonatha1908]

Amazing video as usual! This will be me go to video whenever someone needs help with the basics. The editing is great.

[@Cha1r]

This has to be one of the best fighting game tutorials i've ever watched. kudos.

[@DaWhisper]

I used to play tekken like 3 years ago and I've forgotten everything about the game. This video explains everything about the game in concise digestible bites. And I really appreciate the effort it took to make. I already liked and subscribed. Keep up the good work 😁.

[@billybobdipsypop7646]

I needed to revisit the basics. Since starting in tekken 7 I went over the getup subtilities and other basis. Your vid helped me learn fundamentals thanks ! Also your explanations never got old in 30 min video :)

[@UsernameInvalid48]

Thanks haven't played since Tekken 5 this was a great refresher on whats new.

[@styru4980]

Brother, you're the goat. Great teacher. I'm watching this after playing for some time and getting comfortable with the game, which lead to some questions, and I found everything here. Thank you.

[@thestrikebooster]

Ay that outro was fireee im a big Noctis fan, this was my first vid from you, thanks for all the info and insight!

[@ladyscribe21]

🎉🎉🎉 best beginners guide I’ve seen. The game doesn’t feel nearly as intimidating now, thank you!

[@silvah8537]

clearest vid on the basics and a must watch for beginners.