Green to Red
Basics
- Learn one or two launchers & one follow up combo (Level 0):
f,n,df,2 / f,F,3 ➔ df,3 ➔ df,1,2 ➔ f,n,df,3 ✅
- Practice block punishment ✅
- Backdash intentionally
- Use frametraps: Back Fist's four variations (mental frametrap), Back Fist ➔ Abolishing Fist ➔ Elusive Demon (objective frametrap)
Bad Habits
- Don't Panic RA ✅
- Don't mash on knockdowns ➔ learn how to wake up:
1 or 2 (tech roll, away from the screen, must be pressed during the fall)2 or 3 (tech roll, towards the screen, must be pressed during the fall)1 (side roll away from the screen)2 or d,1 (side roll towrads the screen)D,1 (extended side roll, towards the screen)1,n,D (extended side roll, away from the screen)b (backwards)u (stand quickly)db (stand in crouch)d,3 or d,4 (toe kick, fastest attack option, leads to crouch so ws attack)f,1+2 (forward roll)3+4 (spring kick)3 (low get up kick)4 (mid get up kick)
Good Habits
Watch high-ranked replays: SST to f,1+2 / EWGS, when low HP ➔ think low parry! ✅
Red to Purple
More Damage
- Better follow up: Level 2 ✅
- Leverage Heat better than just Heat Smash:
- Devil Impact to WGS:
db,3+4,DF,2 ✅
- Abyss Damnation:
f,n,df,4,1,1 ✅
- Devil Bleak:
1,1,2,F
- Tempest Blaster (as a finisher):
f,n,df,3
- Punishment extenders
ws,1,2 ➔ d,1+2,B ➔ ws,1+2 ➔ b,2,2 ➔ b,2,2,1+2 (resource)d,1+2 ➔ ws,1+2 ➔ b,2,2 ➔ df,1,df,2 ➔ Ender (resource)
More Tekken
- Utilize frametraps
- Use more what works:
1,2,4,3 ➔ Soul Thrust ✅
- Practice KBD & WD ✅
- Practice EWGS: The Beginners Guide to MASTERING EWGF - Tekken 8 Tutorial
Replay Analysis
- Unaware when my turn is after blocking
- Never punish blocked lows
- Disrespecting RA
- No punish & bad use of spring kicks
- Not using recommended punishes
- Huge amount of whiffing
- Developing bad habits just to win ranked games
Vod Analysis
- A lot of SST ➔ Parricide Fist (or Abolishing Fist ➔ SST ➔ Parricide Fist)
- Use of specific moves when on wall ➔ Kyogeki Goutsuiken (
df,3,4,1,2)