A Middle Attack or Mid (中段攻撃 chūdan kōgeki) is an attack aimed at the opponent's midsection. Unlike High Attacks, these attacks are able to hit a crouching opponent, but unlike Low Attacks, Mids can be blocked with a standing Guard.
Due to their general nature, Mids make the bulk of the series' attacks and one of their primary uses is to punish an opponent for crouching.
In Tekken 3, a variant was introduced known as the Special Middle where a mid attack can also be blocked with a crouch guard. Originally, the Practice Mode did not make any distinction between the two, but this was changed in Tekken 4 where Special Mids were now represented by the color green.
