Tekken 3/Glossary & Notation

Notation Legend

This legend is based on the Tekken Zaibatsu movelist legend format. Some notations may not be used in Tekken 3 owing to its multi-game usage.

Commands

Notation	Icon	Definition
1		left punch
3		left kick
2		right punch
4		right kick
f		tap forward
d		tap down
b		tap back
u		tap up
d/f		tap down forward
d/b		tap down back
u/f		tap up forward
u/b		tap up back
qcf		quarter circle forward
hcf		half circle forward
F		hold forward
D		hold down
B		hold back
U		hold up
D/F		hold down forward
D/B		hold down back
U/F		hold up forward
U/B		hold up back
qcb		quarter circle back
hcb		half circle back

Notations

Notation	Definition
FC	full crouch animation
N	joystick in neutral
SS	side step either way
SSR	side step to right
WS	while standing up
WR	while running
SSL	side step to left
,	followed by
+	at the same time
<	delayed input
°	push and hold button
[ ]	optional command
~	immediately after
( _ )	or
=	next in sequence
:	requires just frame input

Grounded Positions

Notation	Legacy Term	Meaning
FUFA	play dead position	face up & feet away
FUFT	knockdown position	face up & feet towards
FDFA	slide position	face down & feet away
FDFT	face down position	face down & feet towards

Move Properties

Notation	Definition
BT	your back turned to the opponent
FF	face forward towards opponent
OB	forces opponent's back to face you
OC	forces opponent into crouch
OS	forces opponent's side to face you
JG	juggle starter
BN	bounce juggle starter
RC	recover crouching after a move
CH	requires a counter hit
DS	double over stun
FS	fall back stun
MS	minor stun
KS	kneel stun
CS	crumple stun
CF	crumple fall
CFS	crumple fall stun
BS	block stun (to attacking character, ex. Law d/b+4)
SH	stagger hit
GB	guard break
TT	throw transition (results in throw on hit)
TC	technically crouching state
TJ	technically jumping state
HA	homing attack
[2]	hit modifier (eg RC[2] property applies to 2nd hit)
b	Block modifier (eg. OCb opponent crouch on block)
c	CH modifier (eg. JGc is a juggle starter on counter hit)
co	crouching opponent modifier (eg. KSco)
cco	CH on crouching opponent modifier (eg. FScco)

Hit Ranges

Notation	Definition
l	hits low (block d/b)
m	hits mid (block b)
s	hits special mid (block d/b or b)
h	hits high (block b or duck)
L	hits low and grounded opponents (block d/b)
M	hits mid and grounded opponents (block b)
S	hits special mid and grounded opponents(block d/b or b)
H	hits high and grounded opponents (block b or duck)
!	unblockable hit
(!)	unblockable hit which can be ducked
[!]	unblockable hits grounded opponents
"	indicates block point in string hits

Combo Specific Abbreviations

Notation	Definition	Input
cc	crouch cancel	tap u or f,f while crouching
cd	crouch dash	f,N,d,d/f (usually)
iWS	instant while standing	d,d/b,N_d,d/f,N (usually)
wgf	wind godfist	f,N,d,d/f+2
ewgf	electric wind godfist	f,N,d~d/f+2
tgf	thunder godfist	f,N,d,d/f+1
big	big character combo	only works on big characters
( )	missing hit	is required for the next hit

Character Specific Abbreviations

Notation	Definition	Character
BDS	bad stomach	Dr. Bosconovitch
FB	fall back	Dr. Bosconovitch
EFB	electric fall back	Dr. Bosconovitch
EFF	electric fall fake	Dr. Bosconovitch
HSP	handstand position	Eddy Gordo
RLX	relaxed position	Eddy Gordo
AOP	art of phoenix	Ling Xiaoyu, Lei Wulong
RDS	rain dance stance	Ling Xiaoyu
LFF	left foot forward	Hwoarang
RFF	right foot forward	Hwoarang
LFS	left flamingo stance	Hwoarang
RFS	right flamingo stance	Hwoarang
HBS	hunting bear stance	Kuma
ROL	prowling grizzly roll	Kuma
CRA	art of crane	Lei Wulong
SNA	art of snake	Lei Wulong
TGR	art of tiger	Lei Wulong
DGN	art of dragon	Lei Wulong
PAN	art of panther	Lei Wulong
DRU	drunken master	Lei Wulong
INS	indian sit	Yoshimitsu
FLE	flea stance	Yoshimitsu
DGF	dragonfly stance	Yoshimitsu
MED	meditation	Yoshimitsu
KIN	kinchou stance	Yoshimitsu
NSS	no sword stance	Yoshimitsu
CES	clockwise evasive spin	Julia Chang
CDS	crouching demon stance	Jin Kazama
SWY	sway	Paul Phoenix, Bryan Fury, Nina Williams
SIT	sit down	Kuma
CJM	chaos judgment	Anna