*CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS BELOW* Tip: try looking at the shoulders and overall character profile rather than zeroing in on the hands. I FORGOT TO EXPLAIN: we use Dragunov because his throws dont' have motion inputs. There's no "telegraph" like some other characters have; you have to see the hands. It also makes it easier to record the throws in the first place! Also, when I said "parries are unbreakable" around 13:20, I meant "getting thrown while parrying makes the throw unbreakable"

@JOMADA_

6 ай бұрын

Aris used to do these throw break tutorials too. I like one part of his video in "TTT2 Throw Break Training and Theory" at 4:30 when he says "Also, what you should do when you're practicing throw break is, every time you practice them, make sure you practice them against a different character, because as you can see Armor Kings hands look different than Asukas hands, and Kazuyas hands may look different than Jack's hands so don't practice breaking your throws against ONE character that's a bad idea.". Watching out for animations against big characters is hard if you're only used to "normal" characters.

@youngpast0228

6 ай бұрын

Everyone gonna counter my main now lol Xd

@janelippert8033

6 ай бұрын

@@youngpast0228 King is still strong or do you mean dragu

@tiefblau2780

6 ай бұрын

Thankyou

@sage2050

6 ай бұрын

Watched the whole video waiting for this explanation

I feel like you're explaining many things people give for granted when teaching beginners, I love that, I'm sending this to a friend that really wants to get into Tekken 8 so he knows why some things happen. We are looking forward to more guides from you man, keep it up.

@surtrpicks

6 ай бұрын

Liking/commenting as instructed lol. Thx for instructional.

@burpinbubs2112

6 ай бұрын

Literally rank changing skills from this video

@burpinbubs2112

6 ай бұрын

And always remember your low parry

@vanilla_badger

6 ай бұрын

Yea like it’s really frustrating as a beginner how people try and teach. Like they teach in terms and verbage that they thinks is commonly known and everyone will know not realizing they still aren’t explaining it right for beginners. It’s so frustrating

@theDiReW0lf

6 ай бұрын

Same with my friend and I make sure to let him know how f’ing EASY he has it compared to past Tekkens lol

“You’re gonna repeat this until….. Fuck” that moment alone told me this is the best guide out there 🤣🤣

So glad a respected member of the community actually posted something about Tekken that's about how to train. We have so many videos and guides about how to perform actions and think about the game, but we have so little about how to train effectively and appropriately. My method was pretty similar to this and it's very important to do both sides. Every time I'd boot up Tekken, I wasn't allowed to get on Ranked unless I went into Practice Mode and broke 10 Throws in a row. I didn't do 8/10, I just wouldn't leave until 10 Throws were broken consecutively. And now my Throw Breaks are much better, and I can break even Steve's fast Wall Push Back Sway Throw and that thing is fast.

I watched one of your streams and I told you I lost my rank and save files on Tekken 7 and you said: "what you learned in those ranks is more important. You can come back to it even faster now". Thanks for being so supportive dude. This video was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sebbbi2

6 ай бұрын

Losing your save file is not a problem. You realize how much you have improved while you climb though the low ranks super quickly. It’s a motivation boost really.

@ProjectMysticApostolate

6 ай бұрын

@@sebbbi2 it happened on my livestreams multiple times. The game crashed and im back to square one. Im hoping Tekken 8 wont do it to me. LoL

8:50 "Until you can.. F***!!" I'm gonna have to repeat for eternity.

@whizthesugoi

6 ай бұрын

Asexuals in shambles

@burni988

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@remon.d8341

5 ай бұрын

I tried it and i cant react on 2 throws lol the timing is like half a second to react to it.... I just keep on guessing i guess

@lorisover7776

5 ай бұрын

@@remon.d8341 you need to keep practicing with short session you need time and regularity to see improvement

@triv4555

5 ай бұрын

@@remon.d8341 I feel that...telling the difference between 1 and 1+2 throws (on P1 side) is so harddd

Be honest now, everyone who's here because of King raise your hand. ✋

@kenanisrael9323

3 ай бұрын

✋king and yoshi

@808vibess

3 ай бұрын

King‘s good throws aren’t predictable

@KennedykkL

3 ай бұрын

Law

@DineroUchihaGaming

3 ай бұрын

Him plus everyone else bc some ppl can’t fight and just grab

@alts-tq8dg

3 ай бұрын

king with the unli grabs😂

For anyone struggling a lot to break 8/10 in Level 1 like I have, I came up with a "Level 0.5" that I think goes well with these drills. It's just like Level 1 but instead of trying to break 8/10 throws, your goal is to just break 8 throws without making any wrong inputs. This means if you press the correct break but it was just too late, you don't reset your count. You only start over if you pressed the wrong break. This goal is a bit easier to achieve and it's been helping me drill in the whole "It's better to be late than wrong" thing. Then of course once this becomes easy you do the normal Level 1.

@kennethamielsantos8034

5 ай бұрын

@barnacleman3233 Does it count if you guessed right after seeing the animation rather than reading the grab itself? (Example, when dragunov uses the 1 throw, he breaks your leg, now does my guess count if I already saw the leg break animation but didn't notice whether he used the left or right arm during the grab itself?)

@Claudlines

4 ай бұрын

​@@kennethamielsantos8034 I would say no. You should only count "correct guesses" if you actually read the arm of the throw and actually pressed the correct button even if its pressed a bit late. Whats most important is to ensure you are not guessing when you press a button even if its a late press. With practice it will get quicker.

@redthalos

4 ай бұрын

To add, so that you don't react based on the succesful throw animation, you can make character lay on the ground, activate the throws mixups, then grab an unplugged controller or whatever you could get your hands into, and try to break the throws.

@BlackStar300

2 ай бұрын

I'm trying to do this right now and I'm trying to make it harder and do 10 in a row. I don't mash, but sometimes I mix up what to press and I realize my mistake. Yes I should just press even if I fail, but you start to really know the animation. Like the 1 break here is a side swap, but the 2 break is not. So I'm still stuck on level 1 after like 15mins cuz I have not done 10 in a row.

Dude, I've needed this video for years.... That warmup/drill is such a good idea! Thank you!

@yaboytony3028

4 ай бұрын

​@Krugmatik Maybe just focus on the beginning where you back up and the cpu repeats grabs. Just have the cpu repeat the right grab or 1+2 grab and just watch the grab. Remember to get rest and not beat yourself too hard over it, as that doesn't help muscle memory or reaction time

Learning stuff like this has always been a huge barrier to getting into Tekken in general. Thank you for these guides man will definitely be sharing them when getting people into the game

12:54 came out faster than your throw breaks. Pause? I was dying, thank you! Great information, and congratulations on the engagement with these vids. You deserve all your success from you hard work you put into your craft.

I love the straight to the point format. I am really impressed by your work. Thank you.

I tried this so often for years. I will try out your specific routine and try to finally activate my sharingan for the last time.

Best content as usual, I have been falling for grabs for very long time, now it makes sense how pros stops them, thank you so much!

@PhiDX

6 ай бұрын

Let me know if it works!

thank you for teaching us some basics and gamesettings to train 🤜🏽🤛🏽 it makes so fun to learn the mechanics and work on your combos

This is great content here - I just got into Tekken a few days ago (I have played Tekken 3 when I was 10 lol) and after finishing the Story i straight hoped into ranked and got obliberated every single fight. Watched a few of yours and TMM`s videos and took the time to actually train a bit. And now I'm already making progress and start to win fights and more importantly I'm starting to understand and see what my opponent does and sometimes be able to react to it. I rellay loved the well structured videos - thank you - keep it up

@PhiDX

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Practice mode efficiency is such a valuable topic to make videos about. Thank you very much for your work.

I used this guide to learn how to break throws. Can definitely see an improvement in my throw breaking after just a week. Great guide, thanks for this!!!

this type of content is SUPER helpful, appreciate you making guides like this

Awesome video. Glad you went down to detail on everything. I will be looking at your other videos. Thanks for helping!!!🤓👍

These recent videos have been very helpful. Thank you!

Excellent approach. I'm a BIG fan of practice sessions and you hit the nail on the head. 1: correctness over speed 2: short sessions (brain learns after play) 3: do this often

I’m happy I found ur channel! Great guides, thank you 💪

Dude I am so glad I got your channel recommended to me by my sparring buddy. I'm a returning Tekken player since TTT1 so all of this is new to me. But your content is super educational! Subbed instantly. Keep up the awesome work!

struggled with this for a long time and even practiced it a lot in tekken 7. "better be slow than wrong" was the trick. i would just mash and often times guess wrong. so helpful. thank you for content like this, keep it up

you're better at this than TMM ever was, that guy is the biggest tekken content creator who based his whole career on tekken tutorials and he never showcased training drills and how to make good use of practice mode, this is a brilliant practice method on throws, very informative . this is really good stuff right here.

@makstv9438

6 ай бұрын

I prefer saltmanSWE's Channel

@Kenlac92

6 ай бұрын

He is a salt lord and only has this success because hes one of the few who were actually doing it. Blasted Salami for example deserved that spotlight much, much more. But TMM has a bigger following.

@larevolution13

6 ай бұрын

moveeee along no1 gives a shit about your irrelevant opinion.

@TheChilaxicle

6 ай бұрын

I tried to watch his 8 minute T7 Heihachi guide in preperation for Reina and holy shit was it incomprehensible. It assumed so much prior knowledge, and he went so fucking fast. I mean I get it was an 8 minute guide but I thought it would be at least a little beginner friendly

@strikemist

6 ай бұрын

I agree

Thank you so much for showing this drill! Helps a lot with my training regiment structure

this alone deserves a subscription and like for sure! thank you my guy

Better to be slow and correct than press the wrong button and build a bad habit - I figured that out too when I was practising. Amaazing, thank you!

"We will do this until you ca- FUUUU-" Honestly. Relatable LOL

As someone who's played fighting games, but is new to tekken, this is great. I've almost forgotten what it's like to start from the beginning again, so I really appreciate this!

Just stopping by to tell you I got into Tekken 7 a few months ago to prepare for 8. I have no experience in 3D fighters but your content has been really enjoyable and easy to digest. Really appreciate what you're doing man, I hope you see this and it inspires you to make more.

12:56 that PAUSE was godlike XD

@TensuKawakab

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one that can appreciate that.

Bro idk why but the seamless, reactionless "pause" at 12:57 had me dying, great vid as always. I never thought to visually memorize whiffed grabs, thats pretty clever.

You are such a hero.. thank you so much! I have been struggling with throws for eternity and I didn’t want to randomly practice without a concrete base, this is extremely helpful!

The warm up is insane. I also think it makes so much sense. Most if the game you’ll be looking at your opponent. So knowing what the grab looks like so it’s easier to react to makes so much sense. I’m also am learning how to use the training setting thanks to you.

As a beginner in Tekken i really appreciate this drill. As a dragunov player who's been cheesing wins with command throws I'm very frustrated with you haha

You are completely right about better to be slow than to be wrong. Even after training throw breaks and consistently breaking about eight in a row, my bad muscle memory from T7 during matches sometimes still comes through where I instinctively press 1 or 1+2. It's definitely going to take some time to unlearn that

@Jainko

6 ай бұрын

Yeah speed will come eventually, but if you learn the bad habits it takes a long time to unlearn them

Thank you, I've such a bad time learning how to react with the correct throw break. The animations are too fast for my eyes to see but having you divide the learning process has significantly improved my learning process. Keep up these informative videos! They're great!

Your tutorials boosted my game IMMEDIATELY, I had the fundamentals but not the little quirks, thank you so much!!

I did the same thing when i trained my eyes/brain to counter throws in T7. The issue i had was my reactions went to auto mode with left side. I started training as a p1 and when my reactions got to the place where i could break the throws at any speed then i went to p2 side for training which was the wrong move on my part. Because when you are on the 2p side everything shifts. The left arms goes at the back side and right arm at the front. My brain was developed a reactions so well from 1p side that i missed 99% of the time from 2p side because i always pressed the opposite button as my brain always told me to press 1 when the forward arm is at the front and press 2 when forward arm is at the back. Even though i knew that on 2p side the forward arm at the front is right arm when my opponent is on 1p. I had to unlearned my 1p side throw breaks by taking a break from T7 for a month and half for my reactions to get dull again. Then i started again but this time i trained my brain to only look which arm is forward (left or right) in throw animation. Never had any issue with 1+2 throw break before.😅

@user-wq1on3qf1b

6 ай бұрын

Something interesting I found when I tried this I dont know if its the same for other people who main p2 but Ive always played on the right side and STILL had almost 100% success rate on the left but ate shit on my MAIN SIDE. Its sort of like when we were kids and the teacher would say “in my left hand i have ___” but we wouldnt get it cause we couldnt put ourselves in their shoes. Maybe empathetic people throw break better on the right side naturally 😂

I literally stood still during a match with king just to induce him to grab me because I wanted to practice breaking throws one time, I really was having a hard time with the matchup. Now I wouldn't recommend it, but a tip I can give is, go into a match with the intention to look out for throws and break them, even if you lose

@davellii6309

6 ай бұрын

This is a good tip actually, doing practice routines is one thing, but doing it VS an actual human is a whole different ballgame. It's always better to hone in on practicing one or two things at a time.

@Cheltastique

6 ай бұрын

The thing with King is that if he's using any throws that isn't the default 1+3 and 2+4, you literally cannot tell which break it is

@Incinerate1212

6 ай бұрын

​@@Cheltastiqueas a king main I'll give you some tips, the way how to know what throws coming from king is actually in the movement. If he's running into you, it's more than likely going to be a 2 break ..don't even look at the hands . If a king puts out 2 hands from neutral , it literally has to be a guess as that's what the character is designed around.. throws. In this case look for a pattern .. If you were giant swinged first time, assume giant swing second time.. tap 1 . If u see muscle buster tap both punch . A good king will mix up those 2 throws . Every tombstone or tiuanna twister though is reactable . For the wave dash in throws .. expect usually 2 punch break for all . Good king will try to mix it up but at first assume 2 punch for all since that's always going to lead to the most damaging startup . Know at minimum ur rolling death cradle break. U will always have to eat the second option if king does that instead .. but u have to prevent death cradle damage . Spam 2

@hectorpereira3896

6 ай бұрын

what about that one where king runs at you and knees your face? cannot ever escape that one@@Incinerate1212

@Incinerate1212

6 ай бұрын

@@hectorpereira3896 that's a 1+2 break

Thanks for the video, I'll be doing this all weekend now lol!!! More high quality content, keep it coming!!!!

Amazing video. I'm from Portland and starting to get into Tekken. Your channel was quickly recommended. Definitely will be going through the videos to become a better player and work with the rest of the PDX crew. Thanks for all you do, keep it up ^^

Tekken 8 Practice Mode needs (3) Load Save Presets so we can save particular Drill Settings and get this set up quicker. Also PHIDX, you're the new Tekken Wizard. You're gonna go far.

@vyrgill

6 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. I hope they will add it

@floatingjarl7298

6 ай бұрын

That sounds like a great addition, would be great for consistency and would make the training less time consuming

I'm a certified pharmacy technician and u explain things like a medical practitioner fr. It's so in-depth but easy to follow bro. Keep it up, ur killing it Phi 🔥

Thanks for the drill man, saving this so I can come back to it later. Watched the whole thing but I'm still too green to start practicing this, gotta get my moves and basics first. Great video, very well explained!

LMAO you showed me the warm-ups and immediately got a like and follow. Appreciate this.

There are so many videos about frame, data and combo routes, that is really refreshing to see someone focusing on training fundamental skills that you can take with you to the highest ranks. Keep up this awesome work.

amazing video bro, can feel myself getting quicker each time reacting to the throws. ❤

PRAISE PHI! Seriously, thank you man. I'm consuming as much training material as I can from different people on my Tekken beginners journey and your stuff is incredibly easy to follow and use. ^-^b

Might be the most well made video I've seen regarding training for a mechanic in a fighting game, ty

Thanks for the video man, I've been getting better at breaking throws just from playing but still end up eating 3 or 4 in a round, so this drill is gonna really help out!

Incredible video Phi! I don't nornally watch tekken videos from beginning to end unless it's from my favorite players then I might, but you did such an awesome job covering this topic and you've continued to post very helpful videos for the rest of the community to learn. It's really incredible to see your willingness to serve the community in this way when you absolutely don't have to. I appreciate you, and this coming from someone who's played since 7 and somewhat struggle with throw breaking still 😂 but I will definitely use this material to change that. You've grown tremendously man, and I love the content. Looking forward to seeing more and I will most definitely support too.

@PhiDX

6 ай бұрын

You know what they say, back to the basics 🤣

Nice Video and great tip with the warmup looking at the animation is actually helpful.

@janelippert8033

6 ай бұрын

And also wenn you brought up the feeling locked in thing and rallye tryna concentrate on one thing isolated you often end up fckin urself up grest General gaming tip. I used to Do that alot when playing fps. And thx for the heart😊

Great advice, training mode is a little daunting at first but videos like this are always appreciated. Liked and subbed.

I really appreciate the clear and detailed instructions . Really learning a lot because of it.

I'm loving the videos you are putting out for new Tekken players! Thanks so much! 😃

Great job on the video - been watching your content for the last few weeks. Love how you break down the game for us beginners - especially those of us who really want to get better at Tekken in the long run. It's easy to just dive in and go crazy cuz the game is new versus taking the time to really learn the nuances of the game. ;) I casually played 3 & 7 but I really wanted to get into the game and be a better player for Tekken 8 - will continue watching your stuff, keep up the awesome work!

You're quickly becoming my favorite channel for Tekken content. Can't wait for the King version of this!

Thank you for these videos, greatly enjoying tekken 8 (my first serious try at learning a tekken game, played 7 casually with friends that like to mash), and its in big part thanks to your videos making the whole process easier and more enjoyable! Goated content for sure!

You 10/10 deserve the engagement bro. Amazing Tekken guides. As a first time player, you make it much less overwhelming

Great video! You break things down so well and are a great teacher. instantly subbed after watching your other beginner guide. Your content is a blessing for a tekken noob, who is really enjoying the game and wants to get better. Subscribed!

This is really well explained. When I saw the length of the video I thought "this is going to be really slow" but all the info is necessary and useful. Cheers man

I really appreciate this drill, I already understand so much more than I did before and I’m excited to train myself to break them grabs 🤘🏾

Man this channel is one of the best tekken channels especially for beginners like me. Great job man. Definitely subscribed 100% agree on going slow than to be wrong. It’s just like playing the piano

Wow, Love these tutorials I havent gotten the game yet but I plan to soon. These are very helpful and I feel like im in class (in a good way lol) keep it going bro 🔥👏🏽

Breaking the training into drill levels is so helpful. Hoping to really improve my throw breaking this time around!

Thanks Phi for this! Grabs are something i just end up eating because I havent practiced. Now with this practice sessions ill be able to get more consistent

thanks for the fundamental break down. I spend my tekken streams practicing like 30 min to an hour before my nerves are steeled for rank. But I keep seeing things I have to change and your vids are super helpful every time I search for some answers

I was searching for this and there we go. Nice content. Practice starts tonight. :D

I'm very glad you have a video for this, I stay losing to grabs. Much love man

here's my share! :) :) great guides bro keep it up it helps us a lot

love this. not everyone's naturally talented at fighting games. i appreciate you breaking this down on a cognitive level, and putting emphasis on focused reps and familiarizing yourself with how the actual throws look like

I really appreciate the effort you put into making this so palatable for a scrub like me. I was wanting to practice something like this but was intimidated on how I was gonna set it up. Gonna share this with the homies so we can stop guessing throw breaks. Thanks man!

thanks for the awsome explanation. nice to have a guide like yours.

Nice video! First time player here so this is great info for me

You are such a great teacher, in any game for never came across such great explanation upon each topic. Keep doing what you are doing , hard work pays off

You have the best training drills PhiDX, thanks!

Absolute amazing content. Kudos to you my brother!

I'm saving this to practice later, thank you so much for the guide!

actually needed this, thanks!

always learnin somethin new, i love it.

Hey man! Thanks for the throw tips! A really cool vid on how to review your own gameplay using the replay function, not just with the frames of opponent characters or the ducking under highs, but the stuff the game doesn’t tell you about

Great training, thank you!

Thanks dude, more of this type of training!

Giving advice as well as the drills is so helpful. I don't need to flounder around trying to understand it all on my own in training mode lol

Good stuff as always very helpful!

Love this guide. Very helpful and clear.

You're changing lives with this one bro! 40 hours in and I had no Idea this was a thing..

Bro, this is super helpful. Awesome resource

Love the written guide on the side and the levelled progression ❤❤

PhiDX my dude, you are doing fantastic work! Keep it up!

I think the hardest thing for me right now is differentiating the 1 break and 1+2 break. However, I’m also realizing that the more I fail, the more I’m starting to notice drag’s left hand come out further when a 1 throw comes out. It almost feels like he’s moving in slow motion

@PhiDX

6 ай бұрын

Your brain is speeding up!

I actually LOVE the in depth explanation, setup, warm up etc. Too many people are like "yeah just do this when you see this and done." Your video actually explains a lot more in depth and "helpful" so to speak. Kudos to you man. And thank you.

Great 👍🏽 Watch all of it. Need to practice on this

I needed this. I haven’t played tekken since 1 or 2 and I’m horrible at it. So keep these coming

Better to be slow than wrong is EXACTLY what I needed to hear, I keep prioritizing reaction speed over all else (which leads me to get grabbed anyway) The point about training faster muscle memory really opened my eyes

good guide @phidx! keep them coming

Very nice guide, sir. Much appreciated!