All-Rounder / Traditional KarateTekken 8
Good First Pick

Jin Kazama

The balanced karate master. Excellent fundamental pokes, versatile launchers, and reliable Heat attacks.

Execution Difficulty:
2/5
Role: All-Rounder / Traditional Karate
Jin Kazama
Image: Jin Kazama — © Bandai Namco Entertainment — via Tekken Wiki (Fandom) (EDITORIAL)Source

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Ten minutes here will save you an evening of guessing.

3 Key Starter Moves

The only 3 buttons you need to drill in Practice Mode to start winning matches.

Move 01
→,→+
→ then →+△. Classic Tekken notation: f,f+2.

Demon Paw

Fast long-range mid straight punch. Superb in neutral to catch advancing opponents.

Move 02
,,
□ then △ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2,4.

Left Right to Roundhouse

Fast 10-frame jab string. Great for interrupting enemy pressure.

Move 03
↓++
↓+✕+○. Classic Tekken notation: d+3+4.

Can-Can Kicks

Double-kick airborne launcher. Use as a whiff punish or after blocking a big low.

Reading the inputs

Each face button is one limb. Arrows are directions on the stick or D-pad — → is toward your opponent, ← is away (which is also how you block).

□

Left punch

= 1

△

Right punch

= 2

✕

Left kick

= 3

○

Right kick

= 4

The small grey code under each move is classic Tekken notation. It looks cryptic, but it is what every guide, frame-data site and player online uses — worth learning to read so you can follow any tutorial you find.

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Full movelist

All 107 of Jin Kazama's moves, in PlayStation buttons. Names and inputs only — no frame data.

  • Jab
    □. Classic Tekken notation: 1.
  • Left Right Combo
    ,
    □ then △. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2.
  • Left Right → Black Wing Rondo
    ,,
    □ then △ then □. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2,1.
  • Left Right → Axe Kick
    ,,
    □ then △ then ✕. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2,3.
  • Left Right → Spinning Hook Kick
    ,,
    □ then △ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2,4.
  • Left Jab → Single Low
    ,
    □ then ✕. Classic Tekken notation: 1,3.
  • Left Jab → Double Low
    ,,
    □ then ✕ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: 1,3,4.
  • Median Line Destruction
    +
    □+△. Classic Tekken notation: 1+2.
  • Ki Charge
    +++
    □+△+✕+○. Classic Tekken notation: 1+2+3+4.
  • Double Face Kick
    +
    □+✕. Classic Tekken notation: 1+3.
  • State of Zanshin Mental Alertness
    ++
    □+✕+○. Classic Tekken notation: 1+3+4.
  • Right Jab
    △. Classic Tekken notation: 2.
  • Double Thrust
    ,
    △ then □. Classic Tekken notation: 2,1.
  • Double Thrust → Roundhouse
    ,,
    △ then □ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: 2,1,4.
  • Double Thrust → Low Trick Kick
    ,,~
    △ then □ then ○~○. Classic Tekken notation: 2,1,4~4.
  • Switchblade
    ,
    △ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: 2,4.
  • Heat Burst
    +
    △+✕. Classic Tekken notation: 2+3.
  • Over the Shoulder Reverse
    +
    △+○. Classic Tekken notation: 2+4.
  • Kishin Rekko
    ,,
    ✕ then □ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: 3,1,4.
  • High Right Roundhouse
    ○. Classic Tekken notation: 4.
  • Spinning Flare Kick
    ~
    ○~✕. Classic Tekken notation: 4~3.
  • Evil Intent
    ←,→+,,
    ← then →+△ then □ then △. Classic Tekken notation: b,f+2,1,2.
  • Geyser
    ←,→+,,↘+
    ← then →+△ then □ then ↘+△. Classic Tekken notation: b,f+2,1,df+2.
  • Keito
    ←,→+,
    ← then →+△ then ✕. Classic Tekken notation: b,f+2,3.
  • Shun Maten
    ←+,
    ←+□ then △. Classic Tekken notation: b+1,2.
  • Suigetsu Strike
    ←++
    ←+□+△. Classic Tekken notation: b+1+2.
  • Parry
    ←++
    ←+□+✕. Classic Tekken notation: b+1+3.
  • Shun Masatsu
    ←+,
    ←+△ then □. Classic Tekken notation: b+2,1.
  • Left Knee
    ←+
    ←+✕. Classic Tekken notation: b+3.
  • Left Knee → Right Thrust
    ←+,
    ←+✕ then △. Classic Tekken notation: b+3,2.
  • Zanshin Crouching Demon Stance (CDS) Mental Alertness (2)
    ←++
    ←+✕+○. Classic Tekken notation: b+3+4.
  • Spinning Sidekick
    ←+
    ←+○. Classic Tekken notation: b+4.
  • Pivoting Hip Throw
    Back throw
    Back throw. Classic Tekken notation: Back throw.
  • Thrusting Uppercut
    Crouch dash↘+
    Crouch dash ↘+□. Classic Tekken notation: CD.df+1.
  • Wind Hook Fist
    Crouch dash↘+
    Crouch dash ↘+△. Classic Tekken notation: CD.df+2.
  • Depraved Savagery
    Crouch dash↘+,
    Crouch dash ↘+○ then △. Classic Tekken notation: CD.DF+4,2.
  • Electric Thrusting Uppercut
    Crouch dash↘${justFrame}
    Crouch dash ↘${justFrame}□. Classic Tekken notation: CD.df${justFrame}1.
  • Electric Wind Hook Fist
    Crouch dash↘${justFrame}
    Crouch dash ↘${justFrame}△. Classic Tekken notation: CD.df${justFrame}2.
  • Corpse Thrust → Black Wing Flash
    ↓+
    ↓+□. Classic Tekken notation: d+1.
  • Scourge
    ↓+
    ↓+△. Classic Tekken notation: d+2.
  • Kazama Style Three-Quarter Kick
    ↓+,,
    ↓+✕ then ○ then ✕. Classic Tekken notation: d+3,4,3.
  • Knee Popper → Mid Sidekick
    ↓+,~
    ↓+✕ then ○~○. Classic Tekken notation: d+3,4~4.
  • Double Lift Kick
    ↓++
    ↓+✕+○. Classic Tekken notation: d+3+4.
  • Right Sweep
    ↓+
    ↓+○. Classic Tekken notation: d+4.
  • Crouch Jab
    ↙+
    ↙+□. Classic Tekken notation: db+1.
  • Power Stance
    ↙++
    ↙+□+△. Classic Tekken notation: db+1+2.
  • Savage Sword
    ↙+,,
    ↙+△ then △ then ✕. Classic Tekken notation: db+2,2,3.
  • Punch → Cascade Kick
    ↙+,
    ↙+△ then ✕. Classic Tekken notation: db+2,3.
  • Left Spinning Back Kick
    ↙+
    ↙+✕. Classic Tekken notation: db+3.
  • Right Low Roundhouse
    ↙+
    ↙+○. Classic Tekken notation: db+4.
  • Mid Left Punch
    ↘+
    ↘+□. Classic Tekken notation: df+1.
  • Mid Left Punch → High Roundhouse Kick
    ↘+,
    ↘+□ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: df+1,4.
  • Mid Left Punch → Mid Sidekick
    ↘+,~
    ↘+□ then ○~○. Classic Tekken notation: df+1,4~4.
  • Fiendish Rend
    ↘+
    ↘+△. Classic Tekken notation: df+2.
  • Fiendish Talon Rend
    ↘+,
    ↘+△ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: df+2,4.
  • Awakened Fiendish Claw
    ↘+,In Heat+
    ↘+△ then In Heat □+△. Classic Tekken notation: df+2,H.1+2.
  • Shun Ren Dan
    ↘++
    ↘+△+○. Classic Tekken notation: df+2+4.
  • Left Roundhouse
    ↘+
    ↘+✕. Classic Tekken notation: df+3.
  • Brazilian Kick
    ↘+~
    ↘+✕~✕. Classic Tekken notation: df+3~3.
  • Right Spinning Axe Kick
    ↘+
    ↘+○. Classic Tekken notation: df+4.

Movelist data from Wavu Wiki, an independent community wiki. Inputs are converted to PlayStation buttons by UGL.

Strengths
  • •Safe mid pokes
  • •Excellent whiff punish range
  • •Strong Heat Smash
Weaknesses & Counter-Play
  • •Requires good fundamental defense
  • •No cheesy gimmicks to rely on

Jin Kazama combines traditional Kazama-style self-defense with powerful karate strikes. In Tekken 8, Jin has embraced his inner power, gaining aggressive forward-thrusting specials without sacrificing his world-class defensive toolkit.

Jin is the quintessential tournament pick: he has tools for every range, every matchup, and every situation.

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