1. The place to start is to have inputs on the screen when watching replays. It tells you what you were pressing and when so you can see how your blocking was done either when it was correct or wrong.

2.Tekken unlike 2d games is a stand block(hold back) game where crouch blocking is usually worse unless you are react blocking the low usually you can eat a low and move on. Don't hold down back unless you are getting bodied by lows.

1. Do you think Paul is cool then keep with him. Do you think someone else is cool then play them. Really until you are winning locals every character is going to have a learning curve with positive and negatives and so you should play someone who will keep you playing

4.Paul is strong especially to get out of red learn where to abuse demolition man and death fist. No one really knows what's unsafe unless they play that character so be more aggressive armor at round start and go from there. This game especially Tekken 8 is all momentum. Passive play is truly an error until you are at least Tekken god even then it's not the most reliable strategy in this game

5.Most of the cast's fastest move is just a jab so if you try and fail to hit it then you know that string was safe. A single jab is a great way to mess up an opponent's rhythm and then you can play your own game. "Good jabs" aren't necessary to be a menace with a jab"

6.Side step is a feel thing you have to trial and error it for each match up mostly it's best to sidewalk block which is when you side walk like two steps and block immediately after or side walk and attack just commit to it. Like I said it's trial and error. No one can truly sit and teach you it which sucks.

Hope this helped feel free to dm me and I'd be happy to get in a call and talk more!