Jotaro Kujo in Tekken 8 

He itching to summon Lotus like Mahoraga

If Afro thought the comments on his own videos were bad, the violations down below on the RDC video were WAY worse LMAO

Seeing Afro get mad at people meat watching his grind on a cosplay video is hilarious

Yo Afro, super basic movement tip for you. When they block your 2, 1 (the two quick jabs), try sidestepping left or right immediately after. A lot of people like to mash there and you'll dodge it. Then you can launch them with your down-forward 2 and go for your big combo. Watching this training arc has been dope. Keep improving.

Most of the losses were due to character knowledge things rather than an actual skill issue. Recognizing plus frames is where we can start. Most highs are generally on the safer side. If it comes out of a stance 9/10 times it's plus on block. Slow, heavy mids that force your character to stagger backwards on block (Like drags running 2) are usually pretty plus, and finally lows that knock your character off balance like the sweeps victor and raven were doing are plus on hit but universally launch punishable on block. A good way to check your opponent for mashing is something as simple as a jab into another jab. Once they turn their brain on and start respecting the frames you can do freaky shit like Jab into D2 or Jab into throw. If you're ever not sure about a moves frame advantage the training mode has the option to turn on frame data and you can just select a move from the opponent characters move list to figure out what to do against it. Hope this helps! :)

Afro: "WHEN DO I KNOW IT IS MY TURN?!" You won't, that's all it is Afro, a leap of faith

That Feng said “stand proud Afro, you are strong”

Damn I got numbers in my shit

Staying on Dragunov is a smart decision for RDC rematch. At minimum Afro was gonna be at the same skill level as his Dragunov during the first RDC match. Only thing left to do is grind away the rough edges of your gameplay

Afro: with this sacred treasure I summon the divine mentor, lotus

Every video is like, "I have a new combo, ah ah ah ah ah ah... Messed it up" then proceeds to forget it the moment he faces a real player 😂😂😂 but your improving, i see the growth

Afro them RDC boys are calling you Afro Akimichi!!! Shit had me sick smh.

Love that you showed you read the comments! I wanna give the same advice so that you have the pro gamer mindset! Just know your character good enough, get to know the in game fighting mechanics good enough (like movements and blocking), and then instead of always looking at your character to see if you’re doing the right moveset look at the opponents movement to be able to predict the coming attacks. It’s easier said than done but with practice it’ll be like breathing eventually.

26:09 was an amazing punish. Good improvement brother

bruh called for 911 like he was getting jumped 🤣

Lmao even the 18+ bots tuned in to the new Afro tekken 8 episode 😂

Afro really went on that Anime character arc from brash younglin to focused student who is learning to control his rage. The RDC tournament arc about to be some heat

Afro: You think I’m losing, nah b*tch we losing, with this treasure I summon big lotus the op stopper

Afro’s black history month buff is active with one character 😂

Afro when i was at your point trying to figure out when to attack an advice Phidx(a tekken pro) gave on his youtube channel really helped me, it was this " tekken is a turn based game" what that means is once you use your attacks or pokes you have to wait for a few moments to see what your opponent does in tekken the offense takes turns, if the oppenents attacks then you block and wait to punish him if he whiffs you launch him, if he is on the ground and he moves you wait if he is on the ground and doesnt move you okizeme( that a thing in tekken) him, or if he is on the ground and tries to attack you you block

Alright imma tell you afro. From one long time causal player to a new Player. Dont let go of the grabs LOL. It's still good, the problem comes when you use the same grab over and over instead of mixing up the grab, eventually your opponent will hit the right button or buttons and then you dont get that grab for the rest of the set unless you mix it up. Do what comes natural.

Tremendous improvement in mentally from the last video. No matter how good you are, if you aren’t a student you’ll be overtaken. If you wanna see something that really helped me look up PhiDX vs. Knee in the hotel room, it really helped me understand high level Tekken better. If you don’t know Knee is arguably the best Tekken player of all time, and PhiDX goes to his hotel room while he’s visiting from Korea and just plays/learns from him. One of the best educational tools I’ve found.

22:43 😂😂😂😂😂😂I feel your pain....I also think you should be ready for lows too Afro

"as sharp as a marble this one"

Need an Afro reading comments moment before every video 😂😂

afro: dragunov is definetely your main, tekken is one of those games where you cant go from one character to another trying to find what you like unless you put a crazy amount of time on each one to feel them out. consider it a compliment when the haters say you grab more than king, they just want you to play king because hes predictable, and dragunov is a "grabby" character, but his strength lies in "pick offs" and pressure. dont focus too much on juggling for now just go through the entire moveset and make each attack intentional and muscle memory.

"a fight is about who is left standing and nothing else" -kazuya mishima

I’m glad you’re really sticking with this game like you said. 1st video to this one, the progress is obvious. You’re learning patience, acknowledging areas of opportunity and improvements along hitting the Lab. This game is HARD and SO much goes into the results of a match. Like if your opponent studied their Frame Data and all other characters as well, etc. Watching your Replays and those of other players is a great tool too. Just keep going, one match a time love.

Afro fuck the technical stuff and the combos. Only thing I'd suggest is practicing patience, that wins the matches. Not panic.

Hey Afro good vid, a good idea to keep in mind is to use the training mode to its full extent. You can do all the moves besides combos and it helps you learn your moves. Just do those moves whenever you play to warm up and maybe do a cpu battle too.

26:08 There you go Afro! That was a beautiful moment

The art of prediction is key in these matches, years of tekken exp goes a long way. Knowing characters you dont even use just to know how to counter them. Time to study, you gettin there Afro 💯🔥 i see progress

He went crawling back to his ex. For shame.

yo afro, don't worry about haters, just work on yourself and improve :) the most important advice is DEFINITELY play the character that appeals the most to you - play them because you like them, not because they're strong. consistency is key too, practice daily if possible, even if it's just a crappy backdash / movement training regimen, even if it's just 30 minutes, practice daily. i had to drop for a couple of days due to a medical emergency (i'm a new tekken player AND it's my first fighting game), and i went backwards in the three days i didn't touch the fighting stick. last piece of advice? replays. look at your replays. you're thinking it's just watching old matches - nope, it's WAY more. the replays will pause and show you your mistakes, show you recommended punishes, you can take control of the replay at any point and test different reactions to a situation. it's the single most powerful training tool ever seen in a fighting game, and it's magnificent. i'm a leo main myself. made it to yellow rank. dealing with spammers and knowledge checks is hell, but i'm slowly getting better - can't break throws easy, had a stroke a little over a year ago, partial paralysis in my right side and blind in one eye. you've made WAY more progress then me afro, you've gotten good really fast. you can do this. this is good ass tekken mate, keep it up, keep cookin! keep cool, keep focused, keep collected - you got this.

If you close your eyes and listen as he plays, it's as if dad came home drunk in the 1900s

He realized he's gotta get off of the grabs so heavy..🙏 I'm so proud.

I know he was reading the comments at random but seeing him read the comment both directly above and directly below mine felt mad petty I'm ngl 🤣

for you i reccomend the replay system. go watch your matches and turn on the frame data so you can see when it is your turn. also you can take control at any point in the replay to find the counterplay or awnser to a scenerio. i think it will help a lot. gl

25:14 “right here is when i end the cycle” *only 2 minutes left in the video* the cycle ain’t ending

When Drag is in heat, his ambush tackle is untechable.

5:09 That anime "What?" Was so perfect 😂😂

Im always happy to watch your progress or regress

You can literally see when ur character is stunned and can’t attack fast,that means it’s not ur turn,only person who breaks those rules is yoshimitsu

Whether it's actual training or just messing around, I've been loving all the tekken, you even pushed me to get it. If you can improve so much, I can too. Thanks for the fun and informative content afro, also when more Persona 3 Reload

This the training arc where you figure out that Draganov is just That Guy

A big thing that has helped me is going into the replays and looking through tape. The replays can give you moves you can do to punish certain opponents moves. Another big tip is to do a plus frame launcher when your opponent whiffs their rage art because they can still tech grabs. Good Luck on the lab work and love the vids man!

Loving the Tekken content Afro, been watching you since Sekiro came out. I am also a Tekken player for many years as well, if you ever get time, try the endless ghost battle modes it helps a lot, and you can practice without the stress, do it off stream if you need too, keep it up bro.

Afro does amazing whenever he has the underdog mentality. The second he gets cocky and talking shit its like he gives beast mode to his opponent lol

Afro the answer you seek is framedata. It basically tells you what moves allow it to still be your turn, or if it's now your opponents turn.

Way better gameplay than all the previous vids. Good stuff Afro. Glad to finally see some type of juggle combo in a match as well as more jab usage

I watched a video the other day that's been helping me. Basically, it's saying focus less on memorizing combos and more on side stepping dodging and punishing. Combos come later on I can't remember the name of the video but it opened my eyes a bit and am already noticing a difference as dodging in low level a lot of people use linear moves so its easy to punish, and supposedly becomes more important in later ranks too. Apparently if you focus on the combos too much early on you build bad habits for later which i noticed in myself. I'm on the learning journey, too, and have been thoroughly enjoying watching you and your personality on this game!

being real, still proud of Afro, he defo passed his fgc chunin exams. talking about some whiff punish, knowledge checks, launchers, starters, frames and turns? He already made a lot of progress. ngl i hope you dedicate it to king tho

As a person who has never played a tekken game before ever in his life i can confirm you are improving backwards ☝️🤓

I've been watching since this series started. I know he raged at the end but I gotta say his mental has improved. At least now he admits that what he's getting hut with isn't cheap or op, but rather a lack of knowledge. And yeah there are gonna br days you take Ls like crazy. It just makes the Ws that much sweeter. It feels great when the grind connects together. Can definitely see the improvement so keep it up! Also for a tip for combos, (idk dragunov specific) but not every combo needs to do a ton of damage. As long as you can push the opponent into a corner imo its good enough cause corner pressure can win games outright. I also saw the side step against Victor and that was a great side step, but you don't tend to do it all that often. If you're looking to improve that can be a route to take as well. Learn to evade moves in addition to blocking.

“Once u get the magical answer to when it’s my turn to attack I’ll be good” The magical answer: time and hard work

26:59 "when is it my turn" that is learned by understanding frame data and how to use it. It seems scary but it really isnt that hard. Everyone is able to do it. It also makes the game more fun IMO. Good Video Afro.

I believe in you Afro! Don't listen to the haters. Your progress is steadily improving and I'm here for the whole journey! 🔥💜

one habit you do need to work on is just knowing when to take your turn or using back and sidesteps to force openings for yourself

So Afro, a little bit of advice. The way you were playing wasn’t neccisarily bad before, you just need to learn to vary up the things you do, like not just going for different grabs but changing up the times you go for the grabs. That’ll usually catch the opponent off gaurd. Also if you see someone ultra instinct duck your grabs, that tells you next time you think they know you’re going for a grab you should hit them with a mid to punish them ducking. That’s all. Loving the progress you’re making my guy. Much love!

You can check if it’s your turn if you have an understanding of your normals and a little bit of the frame data. you can also watch your replays IN GAME, the replay system in game shows and tells you a lot of shit about what you should be doing when playing the game it’s very useful especially for a beginner/learning player

Remember to use your low attack (d2) more Its evasive so it can steal "turns" its impredictable because its so fast It beats sidesteps its good damage for a fast low. If you use your low more you will win more and dominate more every fight!

Honestly idk really know bout tekken like that but all i know it fun seeing afro play the game and improving.

When you knock someone on the ground and you want them to get tf away from you, I think every character should have a low move that flips them away. It's a good tool to have since you don't really have the floor game yet also I think it wall splats. Like if you take them to the wall and they just want to delay wake up and you don't know what to do you can use it to splat them again.

Feng straight up said "I see you feeling yourself, that type of pride ain't good for your health!"

YOU LOOKING GOOD fr. Its the patience that you’re trying to achieve (not pressing button when its not your turn) I’m not good enough to know when that turn is..

maybe Afro can find his rhythm with Eddy Gordo when he drops 😂

2 weeks, THE ULTIMATE EVERYDAY BEAM STRUGGLE crossover EPISODE O MA GAWD

That double jumping tekken 1 punch against feng was hilarity 😅

i’m all for afros training arc and improvement but lord this rage session brought me back to the old days on the channel 😭

The rage at the feng was an absolute masterpiece

That Tekken 8 theme music started hitting in that last fight...I was like oh yeah Afro bout to cook.....I was wrong 🤣🤣🤣

Afro, you are evolving...I suggest downloading headspace and trying meditation to learn patience, to breath and to learn when to strike

I really respect the patience y'all fighting game enjoyers have.

As a Dragunov main myself definitely noticed a lot of punish opportunitys during the match against Victor, but I'm absolutely loving the growth and seeing how much you've learned and are noticing the things that need work or improved upon, I am enjoying watching this journey Afro keep up the good work my guy rooting for ya

“Got it down pat” proceeds to try and execute the combo for a minute

Victor tip, after he does his sweep he has access to his while rising square/1 which is his launcher and gives him a full combo, but if blocked standing you're +16 and can launch him and get a full combo back

When he said “be patient” and launched his ass into a full combo, it felt like watching little Gohan beat tf out of Freeza. I sat up in my chair from the shock. Gimme more of that

Much much better. Nice job Afro 💪🏽

Those Feng fights are good clips to review. He highlights that when you or him make small mistakes you get punished for them heavily. You also struggle against characters with lots of lows like Raven and Feng.

Hell yeah loving the patience, these upper tier matches. Players know about the low ankle game.

I just wanna say I’m proud of Afro. He gives me the confidence to pick up Tekken 8 too

Regardless of all the back stepping in progress I'm proud of you for sticking to the game and uploading frequently my boy

Main things to learn is how to feel when theyre plus on hit, if theyre plus its still their turn, and your movement is very static they know exactly where you are and where to throw stuff, also you dont know your counter hits moves and strings that come from them, your fundementals need work first then you can play most characters fine once you have fundamentals down

You got this man. Tekken is a hard game, but it's fun at every level. So enjoy the journey.

Ever since the days of sekiro and dark souls I've loved watching you Afro, you manage to embody the fury of those games and I just feel that. Thank you for the great content bro

4:00 Nah man, on the real we roast you for content and nothing else, keep uploading the up and downs, series has been fire so far.

Best of both worlds, training and cosplay

That last match was wild, he didn't even take you on a date first he just spread them cheeks and went berserk

I’m surprised nobody I watch mains victor, he’s beyond cool with his combos.

I always tell this to new players . Wait until your opponent finishes attacking THEN you start mixing . Frame knowledge is important down the line

If you see someone whiff their heat burst infront of you (the little hit they do in the air) , you can either launch them then combo, rage art them or heat smash them. Nobody in lower ranks really punishes this but it happens very often so you will get a lot more consistent with your wins if you punish correctly.

19:42 Bro said imma get lucky and caught a bullet 😂

I believe in you bro, im going through the SAME journey rn in DBZ Fighterz, I FEEL YOUR PAIN

7:17 that grab sequence was cold asf

The power of the down forward 1 afro, you've forgotten the power. Mixing it with the simple 21 and down 2 plan lotus gave you will do wonders. Also after you do down 2 you always do this while rising move that everyone blocks.

Yo this is honestly my favorite series on youtube right now lol. Love seeing the progression bro

Take your time man, Ain't no race for improving. Keep grinding brother!

26:08, What you did here is one big element of taking that next step in tekken. A low block to almost full air combo. If you block their low that's free damage you don't want to leave on the table. Also kind of a badass combo. You got that far to learn it, may as well learn to finish it out.

The skill gap between beginner and later orange ranks is actually crazy, you get a lot of red rank demoters or purple ranks trying new characters there. Good luck

Great work! Some advice: select right side whenever you have the option from now on. It'll feel weird at first but soon it will feel more natural. Then you won't have to worry if you side switch during a match.