Basic tutorial:Block or Parry
For TEKKEN beginners,
it is natural to think,
“Which is better for low attacks,
block or parry?”
I used to wonder which is better,
when I was beginner.
Now, I would like to
share how I understand
for now.
1.Which will get more damage?
Please try to think,
which will get more damage,
block or parry?
This answer is as below,
“If you block something
big low attack,
such as you can get
combo launcher,
it is better to block.”
“If you block something
you can’t get combo launcher,
parry is better.”
「浮かし技が確反として
入るような下段では
ガードした方がダメージが高い。」
「浮かせられないような
下段に対しては
捌きからのコンボの方が
ダメージが高い。」
Let me give you an example.
Let’s say, Bryan vs Bryan.
After you block Snake Edge(d/f+3),
you can get about 60 damage
from Left Upper and combo.
But if you parry it,
you can get only 40 damage
with combo.
And let’s say you block
Sweeper Kick(d/b+3).
You can get only 18 damage
with High Knee kick(3 while rising),
as a blocking punishment.
But if you parry it,
you will get 40 damage and more,
for wall combo and Okizeme.
Even if the low attack is small,
you will get 30% damage
with aerial combo, wall combo
and Okizeme.
If you block something big,
it is better to block than parry.
It is sometimes pity to
parry something big.
2.Parry is more difficult
In general,
parrying is more difficult
than blocking.
Sometimes, you try to
parry low attack,
but you accidentally get hit
with big and slow low attack
(like Snake Edge).
It happens sometimes.
It is better to parry
in only 2 patterns below.
2-1. When you see their habits
In middle ranks,
like Warrior or something,
sometimes you can “read”
the other players thought.
For example,
many Lee players would do
d+3 after left upper(d/f+1).
In that case, you can parry them.
2-2. In Attack strings
Like
Kazuya’s 1,2,4
or
Law’s b+2,3
you should parry the low,
because it is clear that
low is coming next.
You can stop the attack strings
and get more damage
than just block them.
3. Parry the last shot
When you are deadly,
they tend to finish you
with small low kicks.
Sometimes you can parry them,
and win against them.
See above. I make them block
something with no punish.
It is like a trap.
Conclusions
It depends on what is coming
whether you should
block or parry it.
It is good to tell the differences,
and keep winning your
online matches.
Good luck!