50/50 Vortex / High ExecutionTekken 8
Advanced Execution

Kazuya Mishima

The ruthless CEO of G Corporation. Iconic 50/50 knockdown mixups and high-execution Mishima fundamentals.

Execution Difficulty:
4/5
Role: 50/50 Vortex / High Execution
Kazuya Mishima
Image: Kazuya Mishima — © Bandai Namco Entertainment — via Tekken Wiki (Fandom) (EDITORIAL)Source

Watch this first

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
→,N,↘+
→ then N then ↘+△. Classic Tekken notation: f,n,df+2.

Electric Wind God Fist

The iconic Mishima launcher. +5 on block, launches on normal hit.

Move 02
→,N,↘+,
→ then N then ↘+○ then □. Classic Tekken notation: f,n,df+4,1.

Hellsweep (Spinning Demon)

Unreactable knockdown low strike. Mix this with his mid axe kicks.

Move 03
↗+
↗+✕. Classic Tekken notation: uf+3.

Demon Scissors

Safe jumping mid strike that knocks down ducking opponents.

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.

Ready for the full movelist?

Three moves win you matches; the full list is a few hundred. When you want the rest, these are the resources the Tekken community actually uses. They are independent sites, not ours.

Okizeme.ggMoves & frame dataTekken WikiFull Tekken 8 move listWavu WikiCommunity strategy guide

Full movelist

All 113 of Kazuya Mishima's moves, in PlayStation buttons. Names and inputs only — no frame data.

  • Wall Jumping Attack
    (back to wall).←,←,↖
    (back to wall).← then ← then ↖. Classic Tekken notation: (back to wall).b,b,ub.
  • Jab
    □. Classic Tekken notation: 1.
  • Flash Punch Combo
    ,,
    □ then □ then △. Classic Tekken notation: 1,1,2.
  • Devil Inferno
    ,,,DVKstance↓
    □ then □ then △ then DVK ↓. Classic Tekken notation: 1,1,2,DVK.D.
  • Devil Break
    ,,,DVKstance→
    □ then □ then △ then DVK →. Classic Tekken notation: 1,1,2,DVK.F.
  • One Two Strike
    ,
    □ then △. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2.
  • Back Fist Combo
    ,,
    □ then △ then △. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2,2.
  • Twin Fang Shattered Spine
    ,,~
    □ then △ then △~✕. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2,2~3.
  • Twin Fang Stature Smash
    ,,
    □ then △ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2,4.
  • Twin Fang Double Kick
    ,,,
    □ then △ then ○ then ✕. Classic Tekken notation: 1,2,4,3.
  • Acute Pain
    +
    □+△. Classic Tekken notation: 1+2.
  • Ki Charge
    +++
    □+△+✕+○. Classic Tekken notation: 1+2+3+4.
  • Double High Sweep
    +
    □+✕. Classic Tekken notation: 1+3.
  • Right Jab
    △. Classic Tekken notation: 2.
  • Double Back Fist
    ,
    △ then △. Classic Tekken notation: 2,2.
  • Heat Burst
    +
    △+✕. Classic Tekken notation: 2+3.
  • Lightning Crash
    +
    △+○. Classic Tekken notation: 2+4.
  • Face Kick
    ✕. Classic Tekken notation: 3.
  • Face Kick to Jab
    ,
    ✕ then □. Classic Tekken notation: 3,1.
  • Agony Spear
    ,,
    ✕ then □ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: 3,1,4.
  • Roundhouse
    ○. Classic Tekken notation: 4.
  • Demon Scissors
    ~
    ○~✕. Classic Tekken notation: 4~3.
  • Sokushitsu Goda
    ←+,
    ←+□ then △. Classic Tekken notation: b+1,2.
  • Kumo Kiri
    ←++
    ←+□+△. Classic Tekken notation: b+1+2.
  • Lightning Screw Uppercut
    ←++
    ←+□+○. Classic Tekken notation: b+1+4.
  • Danzui Raizanba
    ←+,,+
    ←+△ then △ then □+△. Classic Tekken notation: b+2,2,1+2.
  • Rampaging Demon
    ←+,,
    ←+△ then ○ then □. Classic Tekken notation: b+2,4,1.
  • Demon's Wrath
    ←+,,,
    ←+✕ then □ then ○ then □. Classic Tekken notation: b+3,1,4,1.
  • Reign of Terror
    ←+,,,
    ←+✕ then □ then ○ then ✕. Classic Tekken notation: b+3,1,4,3.
  • Flash Tornado
    ←+
    ←+○. Classic Tekken notation: b+4.
  • Reverse Neck Throw
    Back throw
    Back throw. Classic Tekken notation: Back throw.
  • Crouch Jab
    ↓+
    ↓+□. Classic Tekken notation: d+1.
  • Nejiri Uraken
    ↓++
    ↓+□+△. Classic Tekken notation: d+1+2.
  • Nejiri Uraken to Cancel
    ↓++,←
    ↓+□+△ then ←. Classic Tekken notation: d+1+2,B.
  • Crouch Straight
    ↓+
    ↓+△. Classic Tekken notation: d+2.
  • Crouch Spin Kick
    ↓+
    ↓+✕. Classic Tekken notation: d+3.
  • Crouch Chin Kick
    ↓+
    ↓+○. Classic Tekken notation: d+4.
  • Goutsuiken
    ↙+,
    ↙+□ then △. Classic Tekken notation: db+1,2.
  • Lion Slayer
    ↙+
    ↙+△. Classic Tekken notation: db+2.
  • Sliding Low Kick
    ↙+
    ↙+✕. Classic Tekken notation: db+3.
  • Stature Smash
    ↙+
    ↙+○. Classic Tekken notation: db+4.
  • Entrails Smash
    ↘+
    ↘+□. Classic Tekken notation: df+1.
  • Slaughter Hook
    ↘+,
    ↘+□ then △. Classic Tekken notation: df+1,2.
  • Slaughter High Kick
    ↘+,
    ↘+□ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: df+1,4.
  • Slaughter Uppercut
    ↘+,↘+
    ↘+□ then ↘+△. Classic Tekken notation: df+1,df+2.
  • Abolishing Fist
    ↘+
    ↘+△. Classic Tekken notation: df+2.
  • Impaling Knee
    ↘+
    ↘+✕. Classic Tekken notation: df+3.
  • Impaling Knee Elbow Slash
    ↘+,
    ↘+✕ then □. Classic Tekken notation: df+3,1.
  • Impaling Knee Twin Thrust
    ↘+,,
    ↘+✕ then △ then □. Classic Tekken notation: df+3,2,1.
  • Impaling Knee Twin Skewer
    ↘+,,*
    ↘+✕ then △ then □*. Classic Tekken notation: df+3,2,1*.
  • Kyogeki Goutsuiken
    ↘++,,
    ↘+✕+○ then □ then △. Classic Tekken notation: df+3+4,1,2.
  • Tsunami Kick
    ↘+,
    ↘+○ then ○. Classic Tekken notation: df+4,4.
  • Roar of the Devil
    DVKstance+
    DVK □+○. Classic Tekken notation: DVK.1+4.
  • Devil Blaster
    DVKstance+
    DVK ✕+○. Classic Tekken notation: DVK.3+4.
  • Devil Impact
    DVKstance↙++
    DVK ↙+✕+○. Classic Tekken notation: DVK.db+3+4.
  • Chaos Inferno
    DVKstance→,→+
    DVK → then →+△. Classic Tekken notation: DVK.f,F+2.
  • Damnation
    DVKstance→,N,↓,↘+
    DVK → then N then ↓ then ↘+□. Classic Tekken notation: DVK.f,n,d,df+1.
  • Tempest Blaster
    DVKstance→,N,↓,↘+
    DVK → then N then ↓ then ↘+✕. Classic Tekken notation: DVK.f,n,d,df+3.
  • Grand Inferno
    DVKstanceOTG.↙++
    DVK OTG.↙+□+△. Classic Tekken notation: DVK.OTG.db+1+2.
  • Devil Twister
    DVKstanceSS.
    DVK SS.△. Classic Tekken notation: DVK.SS.2.

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

Strengths
  • •Deadliest knockdown 50/50 mixup in fighting games
  • •Devastating EWGF launcher
  • •High damage output
Weaknesses & Counter-Play
  • •Demands precise execution
  • •Weak defensive panic buttons under pressure

Kazuya Mishima is the legendary antagonist of Tekken. Armed with the deadly Hellsweep low and the Electric Wind God Fist mid/high mixups, Kazuya puts opponents into a terrifying guessing game every time they hit the floor.

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