Korean Backdash (jump cancel) on a leverless controller
Keep Back held. Tap Up with the thumb, then tap Forward. Fails on characters who backflip on Up-Back.
Korean Backdash (jump cancel) on a leverless controller
Keep Back held. Tap Up with the thumb, then tap Forward. Fails on characters who backflip on Up-Back.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Up.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Forward. The game reads neutral.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Up.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Forward. The game reads neutral.
- Press Back.
Watch it slowed down, then press Try it and do it yourself with a controller or your keyboard (A, S, D and Space, or the arrow keys). Timing is not frame-accurate. The animation shows the order of presses; check exact timing in your game's training mode. The animation assumes the Capcom/Neutral SOCD mode (Left + Right = Neutral, Up + Down = Neutral), which is how the MICRO and SWORL ship. Game and character names belong to their owners.
Pro notes: Korean Backdash (jump cancel)
Notation hold b: tap u, tap f. Directions are written for a character facing right.
Keys you press vs what the game reads
Top row: the buttons you hold. Bottom row: the direction the game receives in Capcom/Neutral mode. Highlighted steps are where opposing directions cancel to neutral.
SOCD modes
| Up priority (Classic)L + R = Neutral, U + D = Up | Capcom/NeutralL + R = Neutral, U + D = Neutral. Shipping mode. | Last priority (2iP)Newest direction wins | NoneBoth sent; the game decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works | Works | Different result | Different result |
Set the mode by holding a direction while you plug in: Up = Capcom/Neutral, Left = Up priority, Down = Last priority, Right = None. Check yours in the controller tester.
Frame and timing notes
- A short tap of Up-Back is a sidestep input in Tekken (u~n), not a jump. Wavu notes a sidestep cancel is slower than the d/b cancel and breaks your guard during the step, so the d/b or SOCD versions are preferred.
- The Back + Forward tap still needs to read as neutral: Capcom/Neutral or Up priority (Classic) mode.
Sources
Leverless tips for the Korean Backdash (jump cancel)
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- Your ring finger holds Back throughout, your thumb taps Up and your index finger taps Forward.
- Characters with a backflip on Up-Back cannot use this version. Use the SOCD version instead.
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