I apologize if the mic volume is a bit low. Still trying to figure that out. Also, I hope this concept makes sense. If ya'll would like a more in-depth video explaining how poking, keepout, and rushdown interact with each other, let me know in the comments!
Please make an extra video. I was so glad that you added Kaz in the scene because he's my main. I tend to play Tekken with my fightstick through moves that 'feel' good using like hellsweeps and db4s. I need a proper guide on how to play him. Hoping for a Kazuya guide sooner or later. Thank you!
@@AbsolutelyAbsurDDD Damn that gives me a lot of hope! I just started at 50 hours and 35 of those in training haha really want to be good at Tekken. What's the best char to start with to learn Tekken fundamentals?
@@yuries19 almost every character is fine. I personally would stay away from Asuka, Jun, Victor, and Yoshimitsu because they can reinforce bad habits. Steve, mishimas, Bryan are great for fundamentals. Easier characters to learn fundies are Claudio, Jack-8, Shaheen, Drag, all good choices.
Very rarely do I find a video that levels you up like this one. This is GOLD. Great video. I feel like this type of general/fundamental Tekken approach will carry you further than gimmicks ever will.
The more I play this game the more i start to appreciate pokes. When you get higher ranked in this game, and use moves that are easily punishable, you WILL get punished for it. At some point you have to stop relying on the opponent not knowing what to do, and relying on fundimentals! This video's a great reminder for me! Well done!
In general, aside from getting good at fundamentals and switching up playstyle in sets, my main way of improving at my rank (Tekken King) has been simply picking up other characters and learning them extensively. It's tough, but once you play a character, beating them becomes infinitely easier if you're good at recognising move's weaknesses.
This video is something that needs to be circulated a lot. This is great material and something that I am beginning to touch base on you see it and hear about it often but it never really gets explained the way you have thank you.
I like this vid.. I was def always rush down and it got me blasted 80% of the time.. I’ll even go as far as to say that the reason why most ppl get stuck and frustrated at blue ranks is because everyone is playing rushdown trying to steal their turn back.. not many players consider poking or keep out thus ignoring the plethora of opportunities the player actually has to win.. this would also explain why the game boosts other character’s rank when your main reaches a certain point: the game knows that you’ve accumulated enough fundamental knowledge that’ll just transfer to different characters so if you’re a GoD you might as well be sent to fujin with the other characters.. solid explanation bro 💯
While general knowledge will carry you very far if your fundamentals are that good, its also about having enough game time to grind specific situations. I've taken multiple characters to purple ranks, and all of them had different ws launchers, different stances, gameplans, etc. It definitely takes a while to drill those in, or you have some legacy knowledge and intuition. Its also about having fun with the character you are playing. A pro player might beat anyone with just df1 and a low poke, but that doesn't mean they "played the character". Good video!
Thanks so much! I appreciate the simplification greatly since this game has so many interactions and moves so fast. It’s just decision decision decision so I’m glad for a simplified way of thinking of what’s happening on screen ✌🏾
Good stuff i was going to do a video about this to help people play better tekken so I naturally went on UA-cam to see if somebody already had the same idea for a video which is how i found this Good content we have very similar view points on the game ill try n do a different take on this to spice it up you should keep posting more content
I managed to realise a lot of this myself over the last few months of play. The thing I'm struggling with now is the "learning". I apply the pokes, see my opponent respond, but I often fail to internalise the learning or know how to interpret the information I'm given. Feels like an experience barrier but I'm still learning so only upwards I guess
Good video dude and a huge concept that people need to drill in. There is a lot of "oh my gosh that player is so carried by *insert anyone*" mindset in people. Instead that mindset is really "I'm held back by my lack of knowledge in this matchup". I have two Tekken Gods now and working on my third, and I have about 5 characters at Raijin/Kishin. I feel like I can take basically any character, learn a simple BnB combo/wall combo, and throw... heck the normal and 1+2 throwgame is universal anyways so you don't even HAVE to learn that to win usually, 1 armor move and 1 panic move, and boom... Can body pretty much anyone that isn't a Tekken king or higher main pretty easily. And yea they will be there on their end thinking "omg this guy barely knows how to play his character, he is just doing stuff" Yea... but no, haha. Simplify the game, people. Then build on top of it. Learning your character specific stuff will help you in those closeout situations and in helping make sure you don't give your opponents those additional chances, but more often than not, someone isn't losing a set bc of one interaction. It was the whole picture that wasn't clear yet.
0:32 dude… ever since I saw this video, well I’ve been stuck with Bryan Fury in Mighty Ruler for over 6 months, I’m raijin now. Today! And I don’t play very much often because I’m married and have tons to do. As of this comment, it’s been about 3 weeks since I first saw this video and wow! Is there a way to donate to pay you back for this? There’s many videos about poking out there but yours broke through!!! I can’t thank you enough. 🎉❤🎉
Just a little critique. Love the fundamentals part but After watching 4m into the video I haven’t heard you talk about what really ties all these things together. “Frames” this is what takes you to that upper echelon of Tekken. Knowing for example that 1 ie Left punch or jab is 10 frames for all characters and on block it’s +1 etc and watch your replays.
Now I am curious of what you think of Asuka because she is very different character compared to the rest of the roster. She has jab minus on block and it really makes her poking game nonexistent.
Imo, QM is the best way to improve because of the fact you do get paired with higher levels and that's how you get solidified in every department you're lacking. Just challenging yourself makes you more engaged on getting better.
@Vulcantrixtr027 Depends if skill difference is too high, such that they can pilot their character while you are still learning yours, then not so much.
I've been playing Tekken since 3, I played Tag 2 competitively and hadn't played again until 8 came out. I've already made it to blue ranks and all I did was play Tekken
Actually to become pro tekken is not suppose to be played online ...you have to play offline witb your buddies and and with good players ...that's how we play tekken here in Pakistan
I don’t play tekken as much these days but I think this video will help me hit masters in street fighter I’m currently d5 and super close to my rank goals
learning the kbd and most input basics like circle moves upper cuts waive dash cancel instant running moves ws cancels ect is all you need to do in order to play all charcaters
I apologize if the mic volume is a bit low. Still trying to figure that out. Also, I hope this concept makes sense. If ya'll would like a more in-depth video explaining how poking, keepout, and rushdown interact with each other, let me know in the comments!
Please make an extra video. I was so glad that you added Kaz in the scene because he's my main. I tend to play Tekken with my fightstick through moves that 'feel' good using like hellsweeps and db4s. I need a proper guide on how to play him. Hoping for a Kazuya guide sooner or later. Thank you!
Bro your KBD is immaculate, how many hours do you have?
@@yuries19 about 800 hours playtime. i would guess around a third to a half of it is spent in just training mode
@@AbsolutelyAbsurDDD Damn that gives me a lot of hope! I just started at 50 hours and 35 of those in training haha really want to be good at Tekken. What's the best char to start with to learn Tekken fundamentals?
@@yuries19 almost every character is fine. I personally would stay away from Asuka, Jun, Victor, and Yoshimitsu because they can reinforce bad habits. Steve, mishimas, Bryan are great for fundamentals. Easier characters to learn fundies are Claudio, Jack-8, Shaheen, Drag, all good choices.
‘I’m not really good at electrics’ - proceeds to only do electrics
only in practice mode, unfortunately 😆
Very rarely do I find a video that levels you up like this one. This is GOLD. Great video. I feel like this type of general/fundamental Tekken approach will carry you further than gimmicks ever will.
The more I play this game the more i start to appreciate pokes. When you get higher ranked in this game, and use moves that are easily punishable, you WILL get punished for it. At some point you have to stop relying on the opponent not knowing what to do, and relying on fundimentals! This video's a great reminder for me! Well done!
In general, aside from getting good at fundamentals and switching up playstyle in sets, my main way of improving at my rank (Tekken King) has been simply picking up other characters and learning them extensively. It's tough, but once you play a character, beating them becomes infinitely easier if you're good at recognising move's weaknesses.
Same here. If I struggle against a character, I’ll pick them up and start using them.
This video is something that needs to be circulated a lot. This is great material and something that I am beginning to touch base on you see it and hear about it often but it never really gets explained the way you have thank you.
I like this vid.. I was def always rush down and it got me blasted 80% of the time.. I’ll even go as far as to say that the reason why most ppl get stuck and frustrated at blue ranks is because everyone is playing rushdown trying to steal their turn back.. not many players consider poking or keep out thus ignoring the plethora of opportunities the player actually has to win.. this would also explain why the game boosts other character’s rank when your main reaches a certain point: the game knows that you’ve accumulated enough fundamental knowledge that’ll just transfer to different characters so if you’re a GoD you might as well be sent to fujin with the other characters.. solid explanation bro 💯
One of the best Tekken improvement videos out there.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video and feel this would improve anyone's fundamentals in any fighting game, not just Tekken. Thank you.
While general knowledge will carry you very far if your fundamentals are that good, its also about having enough game time to grind specific situations. I've taken multiple characters to purple ranks, and all of them had different ws launchers, different stances, gameplans, etc. It definitely takes a while to drill those in, or you have some legacy knowledge and intuition.
Its also about having fun with the character you are playing. A pro player might beat anyone with just df1 and a low poke, but that doesn't mean they "played the character".
Good video!
Thanks so much! I appreciate the simplification greatly since this game has so many interactions and moves so fast. It’s just decision decision decision so I’m glad for a simplified way of thinking of what’s happening on screen ✌🏾
Good stuff i was going to do a video about this to help people play better tekken so I naturally went on UA-cam to see if somebody already had the same idea for a video which is how i found this Good content we have very similar view points on the game ill try n do a different take on this to spice it up you should keep posting more content
I managed to realise a lot of this myself over the last few months of play. The thing I'm struggling with now is the "learning". I apply the pokes, see my opponent respond, but I often fail to internalise the learning or know how to interpret the information I'm given. Feels like an experience barrier but I'm still learning so only upwards I guess
Good video dude and a huge concept that people need to drill in. There is a lot of "oh my gosh that player is so carried by *insert anyone*" mindset in people. Instead that mindset is really "I'm held back by my lack of knowledge in this matchup".
I have two Tekken Gods now and working on my third, and I have about 5 characters at Raijin/Kishin. I feel like I can take basically any character, learn a simple BnB combo/wall combo, and throw... heck the normal and 1+2 throwgame is universal anyways so you don't even HAVE to learn that to win usually, 1 armor move and 1 panic move, and boom... Can body pretty much anyone that isn't a Tekken king or higher main pretty easily. And yea they will be there on their end thinking "omg this guy barely knows how to play his character, he is just doing stuff" Yea... but no, haha.
Simplify the game, people. Then build on top of it. Learning your character specific stuff will help you in those closeout situations and in helping make sure you don't give your opponents those additional chances, but more often than not, someone isn't losing a set bc of one interaction. It was the whole picture that wasn't clear yet.
0:32 dude… ever since I saw this video, well I’ve been stuck with Bryan Fury in Mighty Ruler for over 6 months, I’m raijin now. Today! And I don’t play very much often because I’m married and have tons to do. As of this comment, it’s been about 3 weeks since I first saw this video and wow! Is there a way to donate to pay you back for this? There’s many videos about poking out there but yours broke through!!! I can’t thank you enough. 🎉❤🎉
You're too kind! I'm glad this video was helpful for you. I added some options for donations in the description. :)
This is good advice also playing different characters can help as well.
excellent vid, I'll test out this approach in quick matches, thanks!
Great video, thank you for your effort. Keep up the great work!
This is PERFECT! ESSENCE of Tekken
great content! this helps a lot to understand what tekken is
Deeply appreciated this
More efficient way get an older Tekken with mokujin and play Ghost Battles ;)
That's actually smart
Hey, man! Great vid, you got a sub. Do you play on pad?
true video... i might expand on this. thank you very much.
can you explain what you mean by "opponents timing"? thanks for the video its useful
Just a little critique. Love the fundamentals part but After watching 4m into the video I haven’t heard you talk about what really ties all these things together. “Frames” this is what takes you to that upper echelon of Tekken. Knowing for example that 1 ie Left punch or jab is 10 frames for all characters and on block it’s +1 etc and watch your replays.
Amazing video bro 🙏🏻
"I am not very good at electrics" - Does 4 electricts in a row XD
@@stanisawbury7842 only in practice mode. I freeze in real matches
@AbsolutelyAbsurDDD Actually I got the same problem.
Came to this conclusion in t7, its all the same eventually unless you play specialist characters.
Now I am curious of what you think of Asuka because she is very different character compared to the rest of the roster. She has jab minus on block and it really makes her poking game nonexistent.
@@keemorg3997 will definitely make a video about that
Idk about practicing in QM. Ranked feels easier tbh. Since QM just pairs you with much higher level opponents once you get past 200k prowess.
@@ragnarok7452 tru. I just don't wanna lose the ranked points 😭
Imo, QM is the best way to improve because of the fact you do get paired with higher levels and that's how you get solidified in every department you're lacking. Just challenging yourself makes you more engaged on getting better.
@Vulcantrixtr027 Depends if skill difference is too high, such that they can pilot their character while you are still learning yours, then not so much.
As I have all characters as Tekken God, yes.
Great message
You’re goated 🔥
What about DLC character
it applies to them too (hopefully also Clive but we'll find out soon)
who are the "stance" characters
Eddy, Victor, Hwoarang, Lidia, Lars, arguably Jack-8
@@AbsolutelyAbsurDDD thanks, what does that even mean?
@ I define stance characters as ones that rely on stances for core parts of their gameplay, usually being mixups and combos
@@AbsolutelyAbsurDDD so Leo would be in that category correct?
@@AbsolutelyAbsurDDD also stance characters can switch styles during a match right?
Wait. This information was genuinely helpful 😭😭😭 Nooooo. I prefer complaining and bitching about the game!!!!! /s
Great video brudduh~
You didn't climb with sooka.
Climb with sooka.
How can you learn tekken in a game where you can't play tekken ?
I've been playing Tekken since 3, I played Tag 2 competitively and hadn't played again until 8 came out. I've already made it to blue ranks and all I did was play Tekken
Are you another person saying "Tekken 8 is not true Tekken!" implying all the games in the franchise should be the same?
This is one of the most tekken kind of games in recent memory tho so….
Actually to become pro tekken is not suppose to be played online ...you have to play offline witb your buddies and and with good players ...that's how we play tekken here in Pakistan
I don’t play tekken as much these days but I think this video will help me hit masters in street fighter I’m currently d5 and super close to my rank goals
Are you playing on pad?
@@Producer_Tyis I play using a dualsense
I'm main Yoshimitsu, I can't do that bro.
learning the kbd and most input basics like circle moves upper cuts waive dash cancel instant running moves ws cancels ect is all you need to do in order to play all charcaters
BRING BACK MOKUJIN!
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I don't care what my character wants to do, if my opp can't break grabs imma keep doing it.
no Ling huh?
never cook again
@@MautKaMantar my fault og