Frame Traps For Dummies - Tekken 8 

Doing 8- or 10-minute "guides" is easy, as they tend to be very superficial. What Phid is doing is incredible: making so much effort to produce these in-depth, super high-quality content for the community and newcomers! I hope one day you get all the recognition you truly deserve.

Been a Tekken fan for many years, but with no locals in my area, I've only played offline against CPUs. Now that Tekken 8 has netcode which is (debatably) up to the task I finally found the motivation to hop online. Concepts like frame data have always been super intimidating as a novice, but these tutorial vids have made it all concise, easy, and fun to learn. It's hilarious how simple it actually is once explained proficiently. Thank you so much PhiDX!

Thanks! I'm about the "cheese" the boys out this weekend. Labbing frame traps tonight.

You're the Aris of the new Tekken generation with all these tutorials you're putting up. Already looking forward to your next video!

You single handedly have GIVEN me my first major improvements ever in tekken its unreal how helpful this shit is thank you

Oh man, the live narration over a real match after the lesson is like next-level tutorial stuff. Very smart and super helpful

This is really good. Seeing you apply it in a match, and then of course the way King was uncooperative with all his jabs, was exactly like what a match feels like. Thanks for talking us through your logic.

It’s kind of like Dungeons and Dragons. The math seems off putting, but it’s it’s actually pretty straightforward addition and subtraction.

Really enjoyed this video. I'm in the low ranks right now and know a bunch of combos and have been struggling to actually land them. Really humbling when someone picks your main without knowing any combos and still crushes just with simple concepts. This really helped with developing my game plan!

Finally a video on frame traps, I've been waiting for one on the topic for so long! Thanks PhiDX for the amazing content!

Man I remember back in the day trying to figure so much crap out by myself on TekkenZaibatsu. This information age is absolutely incredible and I really believe creators like MainMan and PhiDX are ushering in a golden age of Tekken. Amazing content. The average level of the average player is going to be so high.

Been loving all your Tekken 8 guides lately! It's been really helping me get a deeper understanding of the game and what I need to focus on to improve, be it breaking throws, or in this case the reason of Frame Data existing.

Never saw this clear! Giving example and jotting it down was very helpful. This is going to help a lot of tekken players! Thank you!!!!

Well put together PhiDX. This made a lot of sense, even for someone who is relatively new to Tekken and had no idea what a Frame Trap was. Now I know. I think you’re good at explaining. Looking forward to see a “Punish” video.

This so informative and oddly entertaining. I'm an intermediate fighter and I know what a frame trap is but have I encountered such depth and detail yet semplefied, easy to digest and understand concept the way you explain it and easy and intuitive method to calculate. With real match examples and using only bare-bones fundamental ugh! Such a chef's kiss!! Thank you Phi for being such a Chad and down to earth guy. Side note: was waiting for that power crush frames but I can always look it up.

Best frame tutorial i've ever seen. I also love the way you use on screen notes. it makes it way more clear as a viewer!

Phi is rocking the hell out of the YT content lately. Absolutely love seeing you succeeding man

This is a lot to take in but VERY helpful. Thanks @PhiDX!

Great video. Most helpful video I have ever watched on tekken. You talking about your thoughts and strategies out-loud while playing was awesome. I could learn so much if you upload more videos like that.

you have no idea how much i love this video, thanks for making this

Straight fire, as always!!! And great music analogy at the end

You’ve always been one of my favorite competitors and I’m only just discovering you make insanely useful, easy to understand tutorials. Thank you for helping me suck less.

This is one of if not the best explanation of not just frametraps but also frame data ive seen. The way you break it down just clicks with me, ty for these as a newcomer to tekken❤

Really well explained. You’re a legend!!

On the topic of frame adventage this will probably be part from some other video but what helped me also is treat armor moves impact frames not when their attacks land but when their armor triggers. For example dragunov is around i7-i8 for 1+2. What means that doing it after moves that leave you on minus -2 or -3 makes them uniterupltable by any (non grab) high/mid moves of 10 frames up. Leaving you on -5 makes you absorb i12 frame punihsers etc etc. Why is this important. People will usually test out punish with something like 1,2 first ( their i10) and then move up, and depending on how eager the person is they might want to respond as soon as possible so whey will usually mash out if they think that it is relatively safe to do so. This example shows itself very well for for example 1,1,3 dragunov'v move which is -9 on block. Here hitting imputing a jab will almost interupt anything dragunov will do ( including the armor 1+2 as ) but given the range it leaves them ( a little bit outside of jab range for most characters) they will try with the slower move, which is why 1,1,3 into 1+2 works if used sparingly.

Excited for this video.

Love it, thanks for teaching the basics

Excellent work as always!

I just wanna say I’ve watched a lot of tekken tutorials and content and you are by far the best for my brain and I’ve learnt how to actually implement things in match just from watching you demonstrate them. So, thank you 🙏🏼

Even as a decade-long casual player, this info is extremely crucial to have a base-knowledge of! Amazing job with these tutorials. Instant SUB.

Bro thank you so much for this! This is EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for.

The content phidx is doing lately is just immensely valuable, this isn't a guide, this is a full-blown class. Keep up the good work, man!!

How have I never come across your videos before? You explain things so damn well

thank you for all these vids that are super in depth and beginner friendly!! i've always enjoyed watching tekken and have been wanting to get better, i love watching your videos to help educate me on some tekken knowledge i wouldn't really be able to know as a beginner

Man I got lucky finding your videos. This is my first Tekken and your videos has really helped me understand the game better.

Great vid bro, looking forward to the next one.😊

Excellent video. I will be putting this into practice. Thx.

Great video, very useful!

You’re so technical but yet very understanding with your vids 💯💯💯 I love that shit

Honestly glad I saw this video I was thinking about trying to play Reina and I know this was for store early levels but your explanation of frame tattoos while seeing it in game was enough for me to try her out as well.

These guides are incredible I'm massively grateful.

I was just trying to figure this stuff out earlier today. Thanks for trying to make me a better Tekken player!;)

Great video, learned alot even tho ive been playing 10 hours a day! Keep it up phi!

Thanks, Phi. You're heckin awesome dude

you earned my subscription. you really do know how to take something as arduous as frame data and how to utilize it in a match.

I’m new in tekken and I’m really hooked up with the game. Your teaching is very easy to understand and put and practice. As a profesional musician I’m totally agree with you about learning the rules first in order to break it after, thanks for helping me to understand the world of frames. Keep the good content 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Glad the algorithm let you spawn in my suggestions! You gained another follewr dood, thanks for you work, quality!

Your guides are awesome!

Nice in depth look at frame data, very very helpful and very understandable, thanks a bunch! :D.

You're honestly goated PhiDX, thanks for this knowledge 😁

Excellent content!

Bro this is a very comprehensive video I'll recommend it to many of my beginner friends

you're saving lives out here fr

This is every informative for me who's learning reina, thank you for the content you are making keep up the amazing work

I love this videos you are uploading, as someone new to fighting games and tekken, they are incredibly usefull. From the theory, to the practice, to the actual application on a match. Very well explained! Thank you very much, and keep it up!

I am enjoying your tutorials despite long video. Will be waiting for further tutorials. Thank you so much PhiDx!!! 🕹️

Learning and using frame traps like this is the single best piece of advice I’ve found to help play Tekken 8 better at lower ranks. Great video!

You are actually goated man thx. Especially when you brought all that theorie into live action. Really helped the knowledge to sink in. 👍

your tutorials are AMAZING!!! I have been playing tekken casually for years and your few videos have taught me so much. thank you

This is a really good video. Very informative 👍

I don't know if it's even possible to explain frame traps clearer than this. Great vid!

I love frametraps! Thx for the amazing tutorials 🎉

Hey thanks Phidx! Really great video. Your formats are perfect. I learned and I subscribed (finally)

broooo ur so good at teaching the brine vid was awesome, noone has bloced my dragu 1+2 throw into df2 bcs wakeup options are so obtuse

This was a really well taught video! As a returning player to tekken, some of the fundamentals you explained of how to utilise a frame advantage or mixup were great. Really liked how you overlayed the game screen, your camera and the text pad too. Keep it up!

Thank you, Sensei.

Great video, looking forward to more content.

Amazing content Prof!

Class is in Session! Thanks for the Lesson.

😻Thank you for this and other videos on your channel. Your tutorials are very useful and informative. They are very well structured and the way you present the material makes it easy to understand complex things. I hope to see more great Tekken 8 videos from you in the future.

As soon as I saw the explanation on how frames worked I understood what frame trapping meant, but this was super helpful still. Ty!

Great video man! Learned a lot and like many have commented you really do have a talent for teaching. Glad to see your channels growth!

THIS IS AMAZING 🔥🔥🔥

I really have to thank you PhiDX, your Videos helped me understand Tekken on a different Level. With your traps and movement advice I've finally become a Tekken King! Keep up the good work, Sensei! 🎉❤

you have no idea how good these videos are to us beginners, thank you please make more!

This is the best explanation I've ever heard on frame advantage. I've been playing Tekken for years and it has always confused me until now.

This was a good video, I always wanted to see how frame healing worked in tekken and man it’s interesting how it’s similar but still different in other fighting games

Great break down! Keep it bro.

so much help, thank you❤

Really love your content bro keep up the good work

I think the most fun I have watching people go over their old content is seeing patterns in how they speak

Great video bro 👍🏾

thats a real awsome explanation thank you

Amazing!!

😊 amazing video! Thank you!

Thank you very much bro, this is the type of content we need, I'm not a Reina player but I was able to learn a lot and I'll definitely practice this on my character

Looking forward to the other side of the coin (punishment) video. Love these guides, really helping me learn the game!

As a new player, thank you Phi for all of the informative videos. I’m trying to learn the fundamentals and not get in the habit of any mashing tactics and these videos really help! Tekken isn’t something you just pick up and go off to the races but the journey has been so much fun and it’s just begun.

This guide is god tier thanks Phidx

❤ keep up the good work!

This guide is solid earned a subscription here.

Really good content man

I learned a lot in this video! Thank you for sharing this, and am looking forward to new content for beginners! I was a button masher from Tekken 3 days and I'm trying to get into 8 properly (Also to beat my friends!)

Amazing. Can’t wait to start my homework (learning Jin’s frame traps and options) thank you ❤

This video helped my game exponentially

I’m only 12 minutes in and I’m impressed. You’re a great teacher. Also, I’ve been avoiding learning about the concept of frame data for over a decade because I thought to myself there’s no way I can count frames with my eyes 😂

Bro you are teaching us in such a methodical way, that anyone can pick up the game!

Thanks a lot for this video, it's very helpful! I did know what a frame trap was, didnt know how to use them efficiently in a match. Thanks for sharing some strategy 😊

Coming from fighting games where a jab gets you a really good frametrap, getting a handle on them in tekken has been really difficult. Appreciate this video a lot, already feels so much more clear what I should be looking to do.

Thanks for choosing Reina. She seems to have a ton of plus frame and fast punishment options