Learning Resources For New Players

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Hello one and all, I'm Anubis "C.C." Shadowsong, and today I'll be taking on the role as your friendly librarian, and giving everyone a lot of learning resources, from character guides to guides about basics.

These are mainly aimed towards players who are new to Tekken or even the Fighting Game Community in general, afterall, we all have to start somewhere.

I am hoping that people can keep it friendly and be helpful, so if you know of any guide that can be worth it for others to watch and I didn't list it up here, feel free to link in the comments, and if it's something worth it, I'll add it up here with a shoutout.

As for our new Tekken and FGC members, feel free to ask any question, myself and others will gladly offer advice and information needed.

Also, feel free to join this discord server, where you can get a lot of help and people to practice with and learn from. Voice chat is highly recommended for a much better time:

https://discord.gg/3DAgt5zq2p

Speaking of Discord, we have here a link to all the Discord servers for each character, credit to Joker for proving this:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT28U9LbjQQ-neQwGDjpwtgyhVsfGmvbfbt4HLajMpqhSmpzp6RSkqvE4F3aSqLDPVqCF4ypTlW2r8u/pub

We also have a google doc with spreadsheets for all characters, which can make a fine starting point for trying to learn a new character. Thank you to Brudi Völler for providing the link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTsgbCJNSTKajMNlJvQleJOl0eTiEcV-PbeU0obDg1lsSqmz0lTtcD2k6NzfTPt7Db9Ua2dz1o_34Sv/pubhtml

Here you also have a site to help practice throw breaks:

https://throwbreak420.web.app/

Let's get started, shall we?

Starter Guides
- Things I Wish I Knew When I Started TEKKEN by ANIMEILLUMINATI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY4LvVOGUNA

- Advice for New Tekken Players (From a New Tekken Player) by Sajam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8cvrZZLN8

- Tekken 8 Complete Beginner Guide by PhiDX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D58LncnVbXM

- The Beginners Guide to Tekken 8 by rooflemonger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LP-JF3a17E

- Tekken 8 - How to Choose your Main Character! by rooflemonger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEDLRTOjxcA

- Ultimate Beginner Guide - TEKKEN 8 by Massive Zug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbFJMVk4nho

- Tekken 7 Beginner Guide - Fundamentals by PeterYMao
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL28IncCLd2gC2KqX9ADcuzk-iV4aLUxyG

Yes, I know that those guides are for Tekken 7, but everything except the Rage Drive part of the Rage Mechanics video apply to Tekken 8 as well, and they are heavily detailed and can make a really good watch.

- Tekken 7 Top 5 Ranked Mistakes by PeterYMao
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL28IncCLd2gCMlWwDxqMNHAk71Dp625xT

Yes, again, I know those are for Tekken 7, but just as before, everything applies to Tekken 8 as well, so as long as you're making sure that you aren't making those mistakes yourself, you're good to go regardless if it's Tekken 7 or Tekken 8.

- How Heat Really Works in Tekken 8 by FrameWhisperer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgjQnpMwDZQ

- A Crash Course on Punishment and Frames in Tekken by FrameWhisperer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZPcu3J4GQo

- Secret Tekken Rules for Learning Punishes by PhiDX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQHEuLnL_-E

- Tekken Sidestepping FINALLY makes sense! (feat. Maximilian Dood & BoxBox) by PhiDX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEw98pnmtyo

Special Guides:

- Don't Give Up On Fighting Games. by Alex Nostalgix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BsoXC98sM8

- What is ONE JAB and why is it important in TEKKEN 7? by JDCR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bzQboSDHjU

- Analysis: Playing, Fast and Slow by Core-A Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4-EyNJhcQ8

- Analysis: Why Button Mashing Doesn't Work by Core-A Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R0hbe8HZj0

- Analysis: Getting Better at Fighting Games by Core-A Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm9IECEnKHQ

- Nina Williams Training Regiment by AFriendlyTree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2rY5Ub3EZY

This video may be using Nina as the main character, because it comes from a really good Nina player, but it can apply to any character.

- Tekken 7: Why Mashing Works and is Good at High Level (and why turn-based tekken is bad!) by Ty Tekken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhKnrJo_0ZI

- Tekken 7 Tips: Knowing When to Sidestep & The Importance of Sidestep Guard by Ty Tekken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKyGNUdqJco

- Tekken Tech Talk by Seattle Tekken
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQDAlpMhoIFo6zgpW2td9CHQEuOHZcaLJ

This playlist has videos going over some important things, such as how to get in, how to break a turtle, spacing, labbing and playing the small game.

- Five Steps to Never Get Grabbed Again - Tekken 8 by PhiDX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDUUbuzuelA

- Don't Let King Ruin Your Tekken 8 Experience by PhiDX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya6RPMSEaFg

- Tekken 8 Definitive Korean Backdash Guide by PhiDX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6sVVfV6rjg

- Why Your Wavedashing Is Useless - Tekken 8 Beginner Tips by PhiDX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqMg1RuZNOs

- STOP LEARNING BACKWARDS, Tutorial on the Fundamentals of Tekken 8 (and Fighting Games Generally) by The Electric Underground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZndya05yg

- The absolute basics of mixups (Mindgame Encyclopedia, part 1) by Friendly Koala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rXjBCRa1b0

- "Advanced" Mixups (Mindgame Encyclopedia, part 2) by Friendly Koala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcSffx0o4jk

- Psychological Advantage (Mindgame Encyclopedia, part 3) by Friendly Koala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOT8pP_KlP4

- Fishing Reflexes (Mindgame Encyclopedia, part 4) by Friendly Koala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v8sGOxcq60

- HOW TO ESCAPE INTERMEDIATE TEKKEN: high-level tips for mid-level players by noback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smzXG0fUSHU

- What to Learn at Every Rank by The_Buff_Guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0_-R_4-CGY

Character Guides:

Before we get into the videos, I would like to add this link provided by Usynlig for Tekkendocs guides. Currently there's only a few, but more will be added:

https://tekkendocs.com/t8/guides

- Alisa
- - Alisa Starter Guide for Tekken 8 by FrameWhisperer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcEwnzopZyI
- -【Tekken 8 Alisa】New combos for open stage (Ver 1.02.01) by gajimaru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTAacEM9stY
- -【Tekken 8 Alisa】Combo guide part 2: wall combos & carry by gajimaru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m90CLwDnQU
- - Tekken 7 Alisa - How to poke for whiff creation (with match examples) by gajimaru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dgtXQiP7J4

- Xiaoyu
- - TEKKEN 8 - THE ULTIMATE LING XIAOYU GUIDE by Mr. Croft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4fQW01Zymg
- - TEKKEN 8 LING XIAOYU - MOVES WITH GUARANTEED FOLLOWUPS BREAKDOWN by Mr. Croft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrBUldknL0I
- - TEKKEN 8 LING XIAOYU MOVEMENT GUIDE by Mr. Croft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsY_BF7i_es
- - Tekken 8: I'll make a Phoenix out of you!(Xiaoyu execution exercises: movement, feints, iws2 etc.) by Toshinō Kyōko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg1hWntkImg

- Lili
- - TEKKEN 8 ADVANCED LILI GUIDE: use fundamentals like the pros by noback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_6ywcqF3uI&t=2s
- - Lili Starter Guide | TEKKEN 8 by PirateKingFla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzB9Org_YDM
- - Lili Basic Combo Guide | Effective Combos to Learn | TEKKEN 8 by PirateKingFla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1-y_h2Odlg

- Reina
- - TEKKEN 8 REINA FULL GUIDE! EVERYTHING You NEED To Know About REINA! by Idle Eagle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDBcRqhKiC8
- - TEKKEN 8 REINA FULL GUIDE Part 2! EVERYTHING I Missed, and also WALL COMBOS! by Idle Eagle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcE8g3pD27w
- - Reina Tips and Tricks TEKKEN 8 by Applay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH-qNg_d0i4
- - Reina Advanced Combo Guide by Applay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF0-rfx8kkc
- - REINA Staple Combo Guide | TEKKEN 8 by RyzingSol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c0vVGfxQ4k
- - How To Play Reina - Not Your Average Tutorial by Anakin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjx75KYtfEU

- Victor
- - Beginner VICTOR Guide | Tekken 8 by imortalXsoul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC4gdSe05Zc
- - VICTOR CHEVALIER Staple Combo Guide | TEKKEN 8 by RyzingSol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MG0ugAsHE8

- Raven
- - Beginner Raven Guide | Tekken 8 by imortalXsoul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxoTasfp9YY
- - COMPLETE Tekken 8 Raven Combo Guide! [Notation] by imortalXsoul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eu3OMDJ7Po

- Azucena
- - Tekken 8 Azucena Full Character Guide by JohnnyDamajer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTgcSwcIOTw
- - Azucena Combo Guide with button inputs and notations - Tekken 8 by 8bitGeneration TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_PdRxFXrt8

- Asuka
- - The DEFINITIVE Asuka Kazama Guide For Tekken 8 by Fergus2k8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4aX5jsRKfc

- Jun*
- - Tekken 8 - Jun Kazama Character Guide, part 1 - Moves and Playstyle by Mastermind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5nA6Dy8KxU

- Bryan
- - TEKKEN 8 BRYAN GUIDE - LEARN TO PLAY BRYAN LIKE THE PROS by Ty Tekken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LIEmXTFOuU

- Lee
- - PUNISH YOUR OPPONENTS! Tekken 8 Lee Chaolan Basics Guide! by camacho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCe0CKcTREc
- - Lee guide by Super Akouma | Tekken 8 by DashFight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwE-g_6EFR8

- Shaheen
- - Shaheen guide by Ghirlanda | Tekken 8 by DashFight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvdAf3OQpxg

- Claudio
- - TEKKEN 8 - Claudio Serafino Beginner's Guide by Zedd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AllVgaDHnNI

- Law
- - Marshall Law Beginners Guide - TEKKEN 8 by BoogardMG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqB_JDBD_yk

- Lars
- - Lars Starter Guide for Tekken 8 by FrameWhisperer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnSrk2Pgoi0

- King
- - King Ultimate Starter Guide - Tekken 8 by rooflemonger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FZXPE3WK4w

- Paul
- - Paul guide by Joey Fury | Tekken 8 by DashFight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CChX2GMUPfc

- Hwoarang
- - Hwoarang guide by K-Wiss | Tekken 8 by DashFight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4uUtg0Yx-w

- Jack-8
- - Jack-8 Ultimate Starter Guide - Tekken 8 by rooflemonger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3jzGkcvRc4

- Steve
- - Tekken 8 - Steve Fox Quick Start GUIDE by Soul XCV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6_QwNS-gWE

- Kuma and Panda
- - Kuma & Panda Ultimate Starter Guide - Tekken 8 by rooflemonger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhWlwmPYS10

- Dragunov
- - How to Play Top Tier Dragunov With Just 5 Moves by Anakin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1aVwY1VIws

- Jin
- - Kyokushin Revolution: The ULTIMATE Tekken 8 Jin Kazama Breakdown (Legacy Jin Specialist) by NovaSeiken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIUbnnmt9w

- Devil Jin
- - Devil Jin guide by Roo Kang | Tekken 8 by DashFight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6XVcgiRpzw

- Feng
- - Feng Wei Ultimate Starter Guide - Tekken 8 by rooflemonger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLodXw72tto

- Kazuya
- - Tekken 8 Kazuya guide! by Duelist17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcHnPFcurSM

- Leo
- - Full Leo Kliesen Guide for Beginner & Advanced Players | Tekken 8 Leo Breakdown by Madara521
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb6M7eHsl1w

- Leroy
- - Leroy Beginner Guide - Tekken 8 by King Jae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyBHDeIe6lw

- Nina
- - Nina Williams Complete Character Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tgJbMsZhtY

- Yoshimitsu
- - My Yoshimitsu's Full Guide For Beginners - #tekken8 by Delusional-Lobo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wArp7koSj20

- Zafina
- - Zafina guide by Arslan Ash | Tekken 8 by DashFight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJrVr79sQJ0

- Eddy
- - Eddy Gordo Tekken 8 Guide by King Jae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3np1Af2-VMw

- Lidia
- - Tekken 8 - Lidia Sobieska Character Guide, part 1 - Moves & Playstyle by Mastermind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZQHB-hWtBY

- Heihachi
- - Getting Started With Heihachi Mishima - Tekken 8 by King Jae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiNMrnkstc0

- Clive
- - CLIVE QUICK START GUIDE - Tekken 8 by PhiDX*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea05dOmJjpg

*I am aware that this is just day 1, so Clive ill potentially get a different guide when better ones appear, but as a day 1 thing, PhiDX's breakdown is pretty solid and should suffice as a base for anyone wanting to pick up the character.

Note on Jun and Lidia: Mastermind usually does the videos in both multiple parts and as broken down to individual lessons, so if you watched the whole thing and need a quick refresher for only some parts, check his channel, or if you only want those specifics, check his channel.

Matchup Guides:

- 5 Punishable Moves From EVERY Character by Applay
- - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxow8Ng_AsO-_O6ZlfR3olqfbVxz-qci6

Big playlist from Applay that should make learning matchups much easier for beginners without overwhelming people.

- Pulling At Strings by AFriendlyTree
- - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBoA6gZ05sDw3JyZkpdzzqlcIsbdYNla

- Block & Loaded by AFriendlyTree
- - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBoA6gZ05sDwGHF2M6zsS6QkhUWvJavT

The above two are playlists with string punishment for different characters done by the amazing AFriendlyTree, they include both block punishment and other types of available punishment, more videos will be added to the playlists as AFT does them.

- All character's best Punish for HEIHACHI'S FF2 (FIXED).. TEKKEN 8 by Sharkfin Exorcist
- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWdgCJGxCyQ

Ok, regarding this one, there's a lot more videos for different character moves, such as Paul's Deathfist, Oscar Gimmickazama's b3, Zafina's Tarantula, Law's ws2 at max range, etc, but, Sharkfin, ma man, please, if you see, make the videos a playlist please, yes, as the videos are not a playlist, but they are all on his channel, I won't list every single one of them, will only list a few that I consider to be more important than the others, and you are free to search his channel for more, until he makes them an actual playlist, then I will update this and edit in the playlist itself.

- All Characters Punish for ASUKA'S B3 at Max Range.. TEKKEN 8
- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHx1WKYxfUc

- LEE's UB3. All characters Best Punish.. TEKKEN 8
- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Viy4tgv1oQw

- Punish on KING'S JR4 UPDATED.. TEKKEN 8
- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr8pyc6-4y0

As I said, you can find more on his channel.

- TRAINING DRILLS | TEKKEN 8 by Mishima Complex
- - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_J_sFVEbSFfVkj0I5XDwOj4EIGSI0fDf

Currently this playlist only covers 11 characters, no clue if he's gonna update it tho, so....don't at me.

- How to Counter ALISA | Full Anti-Guide by Mishima Complex
- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f-2rpdM1vk

Because ya guys really need this one.

- Tekken 8 Punishment Guides by Pencil
- - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIoijYx4CR-n6N7amx9AxsFyuanRl0CQq


There's more stuff on the internet, but I feel like these are the bigger ones that should be used, main reason being, that except Mishima Complex's vids, those are the only ones that get updates. Like, there's this really good serie by Syndox, which are nice bite size videos with overall tips for the matchups, linked bellow, but, no updates, so those 10 videos are all we be getting, hence why I didn't feel like adding them beside using Syndox's stuff as example:

- How to DEMOLISH Series by Syndox
- - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTF-QvzEt6dVxEXUd4i0i5KOCtVHF75Iz

[C.D.J. Grazza]

Originally posted by C.C. しえんのとがひめ:

Update: added Paul and Hwoarang character guides in the "Character Guides" section, and 2 videos by FrameWhisperer in the "Starter Guides" section regarding Heat as well as Frames and Punishment, as I've noticed that some newer players struggle with what those are.

Hope it helps.

This really is awesome. Thank you.

Verified the first 20 tutorials, are all correct URLs. They link to the best celebrated Tekken experts known for years of good guides. Just wondering if the Tekken 7 videos should come after the the main tekken 8 videos?

I would think this took hard work to maintain. Thanks for your work bruh, as these vids help learning tekken 8 become so much fun, albeit challanging.

They balance out me getting my butt kicked online, prob goes for everyone. The tutorials encourage folk to get back in the lab and enjoy the learning process, imho :-)

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Update: Added Jack-8 character guide, and added 2 more Xiaoyu guides in the "Character Guides" section.

Enjoy

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Update: Added a Steve character guide made by one of our forumers to the "Character Guides" section.

[Ryu]

Do you think labbing 100 hr as new tekken player before joining a match online is the correct choice still having trouble with ultra hard bots

[Iridius]

Originally posted by Ryu:

Do you think labbing 100 hr as new tekken player before joining a match online is the correct choice still having trouble with ultra hard bots

>character select
>king
d/f+4,4,4
mix up with
d/f+4,4,2
just keep spamming this move and enjoy being orange rank

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Originally posted by Ryu:

Do you think labbing 100 hr as new tekken player before joining a match online is the correct choice still having trouble with ultra hard bots

Use the google doc linked in the thread to see what your important moves for your character are, and what some good bnb combos are, same for punishers.

Use the links in the thread to watch a guide for that character, or, if your character doesn't have a guide in the thread already, let me know I'll see if I can find anything.

As for labbing for 100 hours, not really. Don't get me wrong, labbing is good, but the reason I say it's not a good idea for a new player to do it is because you don't know what to actually lab, hence why I mentioned the google doc and the videos, as those are meant to help you figure out what you should lab.

After you figure out what to lab for your character and you got some combos down, just go play quick matches or ranked, and use the replay features to see what you can do to stop your opponent.

IMHO, that's the best course of action you can take right now.

As for recommended characters if you haven't chose one yet, I'll recommend Alisa. She's very fun, and while she has some gimmicks of her own that can give you some wins in lower ranks, she's a character that will force you to improve once you're past those low ranks.

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Update: added bear character guide to "Character Guides" section.

[Prismatic Lollipop]

the only thing i need is a guide in how to avoid extreme rollback and frauds online.

[Iridius]

How the ♥♥♥♥ do I get my easy full damage reina combos
I can only do perfect electrics like half the time and I usually drink while playing tekken this stuff is too hard

[Diamond Girls]

Serious question: how do I git gud in Tekken 8 if I'm hardstuck red rank Asuka in Tekken 7?

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Originally posted by Diamond Girls:

Serious question: how do I git gud in Tekken 8 if I'm hardstuck red rank Asuka in Tekken 7?

Figure out why you're hardstuck.

Rather than trying to understand what you're not doing, figure out what you're doing wrong, because that's the easiest way to fix your issues as you got the problem right in front of you.

[AvidExpert]

Very good info and collection overall.

Only reason this doesn't have more posts is because it's positive, people here drawn to toxic threads.

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Originally posted by Davii:

Very good info and collection overall.

Only reason this doesn't have more posts is because it's positive, people here drawn to toxic threads.

Sad but true, sad but true.

[Iridius]

Originally posted by Davii:

Very good info and collection overall.

Only reason this doesn't have more posts is because it's positive, people here drawn to toxic threads.

It should have been about korean backdashing

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

Originally posted by Iridius:

Originally posted by Davii:

Very good info and collection overall.

Only reason this doesn't have more posts is because it's positive, people here drawn to toxic threads.

It should have been about korean backdashing

There is a KBD guide among them, the one which I think is the best KBD guide.