Red Ranks are HELL in TEKKEN 8

basically you get through red ranks by not dying and learning to master your character. you get through purples by working on your movement and defense. and you get through blue ranks by learning matchups.

It honestly hurt my soul to see that Feng counter hit with b1 and NOT shoulder afterwards.

I was Garyu a month ago now I’m fujin and damn the rise from garyu to mighty ruler was haaaarsh and now I can beat every rulers and red ranks kinda easily so it really teaches you how to be better specially for punish move

Newbie Yoshi here, stuck oscillating between Garyu and Shinryu for weeks. Great vid, subbed.

I recommend trying to sidestep Drag, its daunting at first, but playing 2d against Drag is almost impossible to win. Drag has better frames on block than you, and unless u can react to every low, he will eventually catch you. This will force Drag players to think before they throw moves like running 2 alot. Also clean up ur wall combos a bit, especially with heat u can trap them with omen against a wall and force a mixup wallsplat. But even then every bit of dmg matters. Otherwise ur doing great, you are able to recognize ur own short comings and the play styles of other ppl. This is the most important part of tekken, and proves your roadblock will only be temporary. Because you have developed good habits in ur learning curve, and aren't stunting ur growth with excuses. Great video btw :D

Yooo this video was sick! I’m also a newbie battling through red ranks! I mainly play Nina and I feel what you’re feeling! Good luck and I can’t to see you grow too!

I like how you're always trying to improve. Do keep in mind that most of ur early ranks are just a bunch of knowledge checks and trial and errors that you don't need to beat yourself up when you lose. Ranks doesn't mean anything until you get to fujin so keep on targetting self-improvement. You're doing great 💪

I’m reached Raijin recently. honestly Garyu was the place I got stuck as well but not for long, Fujin was the wall actually. But great video though! 👍

Aye man, all those L's weren't necessarily losses, they were lessons. It was cool to hear you say that Mighty Ruler Drag inspired you to play better. Keep it up!

Great video bro. I've been doing well up until Shinryu with Jin. Started to lose a lot and close matches too (all 5 rounds). Now, I'm back at Garyu. It's a struggle for sure but after this video, I'm going to pay attention to frames and lab more in practice.

Great video, if you want to progress w Jin you only have to use 2;1 and delay 2;1;3. I saw you didn’t use f+4 which is one of the best jin moves for keeping the distance and the control of the fight. Good luck for the next ! :)

I look forward to seeing you in purples, also Feng I feel is one of those characters you learn to block from experience. Had my older brother not played him in T5 I wouldn’t be as good as I am at blocking some of those strings he has that end in a low or that while crouching helicopter fist thing he does that hits low. Keep up the good work, this legacy player is rooting for you

Damn man you seem quite dope for only having a few uploads a month :). You should upload more if possible, great content!

Nice video bruh im a former flame ruler and now back to tenryu im a jin main player like you.. same struggles im having

Feng is my mein. It took me a month and a half to reach the red ranks. I changed and improved my tactics several times. And I'm still learning how to play Tekken. I wish you good luck in the ranks.

I got Tenryu and about phiDX philsophy to red rank is really try not die and make too Many mistakes, patient is really the key!

7:39 BROOOO THAT FEELING IS SO REAL.

Honestly, you're climbing very fast. I still believe that you already qualify as a purple rank. Your analytical approach (by watching and learning from your replays every match) and the way you implement it in your games is very effective. And um... Don't feel too bad about the Dragunov fight. You fought someone who has 175,000 Tekken Prowess. That's actually a Blue rank player and Dragunov is not his main. It takes one to know one. I have 176k Prowess right now with a Blue rank Yoshimitsu, and only a purple rank Claudio. Anyways, love the content! I hope you continue your journey. I still believe you can make it to Purple and even Blue ranks. All you currently need is a way to land your 50/50s constantly on your opponent. If you're interested, I'd be willing to divulge some tips you can immediately apply in your Jin gameplay. Both offensively and defensively. Because I have noticed that you don't use his broken combo ender.

Bryan players are not stupid, it's literally the hardest character of the game or at least one of the most complex ones. When it comes to snake edge, smart players rarely use it and the players who do only do so because it's working on you. (your own words) GGs on making it to Garyu though and good luck!

Very big part of defence, if not the biggest is matchup knowledge, so for someone who has limited knowledge yoh are doing decent job, not sure if 100 matches is enough for your defence to be where you want it to be due to the nature of tekken characters and their huge movelists And to prove a point about matchup knowledge, during Tekken 7 Arslan Ash would occasionally pick Zafina and once in a while use her snake edge, a 29 frame low that should be very reactable for a pro player in offline setting. But they ate it anyways