STOP LEARNING BACKWARDS, Tutorial on the Fundamentals of Tekken 8 (and Fighting Games Generally). There are a lot of Tekken and fighting game tutorials online these days. However, in their rush to help new players get a win online as soon as possible, I think a lot of tutorials have lost sight of the importance of teaching new players how to view and analyze the mechanics of the game's core design as a whole, in favor of "bread and butter" good enough style lessons. When watching many tutorials, a lot of them will break down the technical aspects of game's design like the move types and different movement options, but very few will take the next step of explaining how these mechanics relate to each other, especially in the context of the game as a whole.
In today's video, I explain my method of learning a new fighting game which puts an emphasis of learning the core fundamental mechanics of the game's "neutral" with an emphasis on Position Advantage and Frame Advantage. Rather than sending new players off to endure the tedium of learning combos in training mode, I recommend that new players start off by analyzing matches of the character they want to play, and then noting what moves and tactics that character uses to get hits in the first place. I also explain the CRITICAL importance of frame data, and how every action on screen needs to be evaluated by the metrics of frame data --- but also how the on paper stats of frame data doesn't ever paint the full picture of how good a move is, as neither push back distance nor the size and shape of the hitbox are accounted for.
Tekken is a game of analog, real space hitbox interaction, even during it's sidestep system. This means that some of the hard and fast rules of Virtua Fighter don't always apply to the game and why it's very important to read something like a sidestepping chart with skepticism. Especially because of how powerful and important sidewalking is in the game, which is rarely discussed. There are dozens of sidestepping tutorials out there, but none of them I have seen have been able to explain the meta of using short bursts of sidewalking to pull the enemy off axis.
Also with respect to the concept of frame advantage, I explain why being aware of what the frame data is vital to success, even when it's not enough to get a guaranteed punish. Understanding the nuances of move properties on your own is vital to growth as a player.
So will this video help you get fast wins the second you buy the game, no it will not. But what it will do is set you on the right path, as a new Tekken 8 player, so that you don't fall into that all to familiar scrub sand trap of just rinsing and repeating high risk mix ups and gimmicky frame traps, both of which only work on fellow new players and are effectively shut down by players who understand the fundamentals of the game.

Right now you can get Tekken 8 on Steam (PC), PS5, and Xbox Series X with cross play.

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00:00 The Danger of the Scrub Sandtrap
04:17 Don't Learn Combos First!
10:00 Learning to Win Properly Matters, Don't Abuse Scrub Tactics.
13:08 Position Advantage is Key!
15:08 How the 3D Space of Tekken Works!
18:45 How Sidestepping Works (In-Depth Guide)
26:30 Learn Frame Advantage NOW! Not Later.
29:36 How Move Types and Frame Data are Balanced
33:32 PRESS Your Frame Advantage, Don't Just Think of Punishes
37:32 Invest in Long Term Wins with Short Term Losses. That's How You Learn Correctly.

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