EmRatThich Table Tennis Coach

In the history of table tennis, there are only a few players that can consistently use the backhand attack the backspin ball of a chopper . They are Werner Schlager , Kalinikos Kreanga , Karakasevic and Wang Hao . Even the backhand dominant player like Zhang Jike and Ovtcharov, they always use the forehand to attack the backspin ball of a chopper. Because of the obstruction of the body in the backhand stroke, you can't loop kill the backspin ball with your backhand. Using the backhand, you can lift the ball, but it's very hard to hit the ball "forward". These are the procedure to do a backhand topspin against backspin: drop the racket down , lower than the table drop the center of gravity down , 2 legs are equally put your elbow forward accelerate to lift the ball by folding the forearm around the elbow use the waist  to add power to the backhand loop So what's the reason for this backhand training of Ma Long? During the Chinese Tr...

Welcome to the channel of coach EmRatThich . I will show you the best tips to forehand loop kill the backspin ball from a chopper. Best tips to forehand topspin the heavy backspin ball in table tennis dropped the racket very low , lower than the knee most of the power comes from the waist and the legs weight transfer from the right foot to the left foot. This action will lift the ball rotate the waist to hit the ball forward. The more you rotate the waist, the more the ball goes forward In the previous video, Ma Long practices his backhand attack against the backspin ball of a chopper, but can't finish the point with his backhand. However, it's not a problem for Ma Long when he uses the forehand to loop kill this ball. He has trained like that a thousand time. Furthermore, the mechanism of the forehand attack is different from the backhand attack. And the forearm is only a tool to transfer this 2 forces to the ball: "power from the ground" to l...

Do you need a Viscaria blade, a DHS Hurricane 3 national blue sponge rubber and a Butterfly Tenergy 05 professional version to improve your table tennis? No! Choose a good blade for your playing style ! Do not choose another one's paddle. Coach EmRatThich helps you understand your table tennis equipment (racket + rubber) under the viewpoint of a Chinese coach. From now, you can choose your best table tennis combo setup including racket and rubber . Source: How to choose the best racket in table tennis on PingSunday Attentions! Some website just makes a bad review about the paddle. They used the referral link to the Amazon and profit if the links are clicked. The review is not credible because the equipment is biased to the referral subject. How to choose best table tennis racket The definition of the racket in Chinese philosophy about table tennis is: The blade is your hand . It will give you the feeling of the ball The blade should be flexible and offensive ....

"Holding a table tennis bat" is the first table tennis lesson. Having a good grip in table tennis is crucial as it allows you to optimize your technique. Without a correct grip, you cannot do the strokes correctly and never improve to a high level of table tennis. In china, the coach shows the principles of the grip and lets the young kids play with the ball (without the table) at least one week. The kids must feel his racket and adapt his grip properly. This first lesson is very important as the way you hold your bat will stay with you all of your table tennis life. This is Part 1, Liu Guoliang (刘国梁), the head coach of Chinese Table Tennis National Team will explain us the grip of some professional grips: Wang Hao (王皓), Ryu Seung-min (유승민), Ma Lin (马琳), Timo Boll, Zhang Jike (张继科) and Ma Long (马龙). The most important tips of how to hold a table tennis racket correctly will be shown in Part 2, which will be published next Sunday 01 January 2017. I will publish ta...

Table Tennis during 2016 2016 is such a special year in table tennis . With many legends retirement (Jan-Ove Waldner, Jean-Michel Saive, Sayaka Hirano, Li Xiaoxia). With Fan Zhendong the youngest ever of Men's World Cup Champion. With Ma Long won his 5th World Tour Grand Finals. With Tomokazu Harimoto the youngest champion in the history. China team continue to dominate with the 20th consecutive championship. However, the level gap between China and the rest of the world is now much closer . Let's see what will happen in 2017. I made the compilation of the best points of table tennis 2016. I want to transfer this message to everybody: "Table tennis is such a beautiful sport." - EmRatThich

Welcome to the channel of coach EmRatThich . Today is Sunday 26 March, our Ping Sunday number 9. I will explain how to serve short in table tennis and why you should add side spin in your serves. Coach Xiao Zhan , the personal coach of Zhang Jike, is considered one of the best coach about technical aspects in China. He has helped Zhang Jike to incorporate the reverse pendulum serve in his backhand quick attack playing style. Today, I will talk about "how to do a good short serve in table tennis according to the Chinese coaching philosophy" . Procedure to Serve Short with No Spin At the amateur level, we are taught to serve short, but the coach didn't focus enough on how to serve short with a high amount of spin. Normally, to serve short, we should: contact the ball as low as possible (lower or at the net height). make the first bounce very close to the net , so the second bounce on the opponent's side is also short and near the net too. ...

During the  Last Stage of Chinese Trials 2017 , Liu Guoliang is disappointed about the performances of the Chinese players (Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Fang Bo, Xu Chenhao, Liu Dingshuo, Zhou Yu, Wang Chuqin, Yu Ziyang). He gives comments for the matches of each player. He said, "You only have 2 chances in your table tennis career." You can watch the previous stage of Chinese Trials here . Culture in the Asian country "No more than 2 chances" You should understand the culture in Asian country before criticizing the comment of the tutorLiu Guoliang. In the Asian country, the coach, the teacher is considered the tutor with a high respect. The coach is considered as the second father . So coach Liu Guoliang has the right to comment very strictly the performance of the players.  I n the western country, the coach is considered as a person who does the job, and as a friend with the player.  In China, the coach is your big brother, are your father an...

How to do a powerful forehand topspin in table tennis? The old forehand technique which is mostly taught in table tennis club has some problems. I will show you the Chinese techniques of the forehand loop with consistency, spin, and power. Why Chinese players dominate the table tennis rally with their powerful loop and counter topspin? The secret will be explained in this tutorial. By using the slow motion videos of the top Chinese players, I will analyze the techniques to perform a powerful forehand attack. You can easily apply these tips in your daily training. The old Forehand Topspin technique Normally, we are taught in table tennis club to loop the ball by the "old" technique. That means: turn the forearm back, rotate around the elbow, follow through above the eyes, like a military salute. So the elbow is the main source of force by folding the forearm. However, this old technique has 3 disadvantages: By using the elbow as your rotation axis , you...

If you don't know how to train efficiently , correctly or you want to improve as fast as possible or you don't improve after years of training, this video is for you "how to improve fast in table tennis by using the Chinese training". Source: Best tips to improve table tennis skills at PingSunday You should also want to learn to play power forehand topspin . Another very good tutorial video focuses on " how to serve short in table tennis with many spin " . Many of us have trained from years to years, but we don't improve or improve slowly. Why the Chinese kids just learned table tennis for 2 years and they improve so fast. Why? You also train in a table tennis club with a coach, but it seems your level can't grow up. Not many Western coaches know how to coach correctly. To improve fast, the coach and the player must understand the PRINCIPLES of table tennis. 5 Tips from Chinese coach to improve quickly in table tennis Focus on ...

Welcome to the channel of coach EmRatThich. Today I will explain to you the key points of how to do a 3rd ball attack in table tennis . The 3rd ball attack is your first attack or a shot to open a series of attacks later. Who attacks first, in general, will have a higher chance to win the point. Source: Chinese tactics: 3rd ball attack on PingSunday Read also the Top 5 Tips from the Chinese coach to improve fast in table tennis . Chinese vs Western philosophy about table tennis But firstly, I want to discuss the differences between the Chinese philosophy and the Western philosophy about this shot. In China, if you ask your coach about the "3rd ball" in table tennis, he might not understand. But if you talk about the "first direct attack" (直拍第一), he can answer you quickly. So there is a difference between the 2 systems. In the Western country , your service is the 1st shot, the opponent returns your service is the 2nd shot and the shot that you a...

Day 3 Highlights of the "Marvellous 12"  Zhang Jike has totally given up on the day 3 of the Chinese Trials 2017 for the WTTC. I will explain to you why he has given up. I also highlight the match in the Marvellous 12. Due to the injury of the left foot ankle , Zhang Jike wished to withdraw from this toughest tournament. The previous day recaps here: Day 2 "Ma Long with a cow" and Day 1 "Zhang Jike lost" .

Today 4th March is the Day 2 of The Marvellous 12, which is a crazy day. Day 2 Recap Ma Long is no longer captain Long , the leader of the Chinese National Team. Very difficult, and so intense this Chinese Trials. Are you ready to say goodbye to Yan An and Fang Bo ? Watch the previous ( day 1 highlights ) here .

Avoid Water Absorption in Your Paddle Your table tennis blade is very sensitive to the humidity. I will explain to you what is the moisture content of wood and how to protect and conserve your racket. Table tennis racket is made from wood . As in many different industries that involve the use of wood, your blade will absorb humidity (moisture content of wood). And the humidity will soften your blade and make it less powerful. By absorbing moisture, your blade will expand slightly and start cupping or warping.You can also lose the feeling, the sharp feel of the blade. Up to a certain amount of moisture content, your blade is damaged. Moisture content EMC What is the moisture content and EMC ? Why is it important to your blade? EMC = Equilibrium Moisture Content is the amount of moisture your blade absorb at equilibrium, where wood stops absorbing moisture from or bleeding moisture into the surrounding air. At this point, wood has reached a water content equilibri...

Welcome to the channel of coach EmRatThich. Today, I explain to you how to do a strong backhand flick based on a tutorial of a beautiful Chinese coach. Special thanks to chuantt website, I will translate some important tips to perform a good backhand flip. This is one of the 10 standard table tennis lessons provided by the young table tennis coach. 4 STEPS BACKHAND FLIP Watch the ball closely . And then lift your elbow . You must lift and put your elbow forward. This is important because if you keep your elbow close to your body, you can't use your elbow as the axis of rotation. By putting the elbow forward, you can now easier to turn back the wrist toward your body. This step is crucial to make a good impact to your backhand flick. Step toward the table , put the elbow up and forward, turn the wrist maximum so the blade points to your body. Relax the grip, and accelerate when the ball is at the highest position. Hold the racket loosely can also help you to turn back...

You can't survive in the modern table tennis without a good backhand topspin or backhand drive . Coach EmRatThich gives you the best 3 tips to perform your aggressive stroke. This shot is not as powerful as the forehand topspin attack, but it's a quick attack backhand close to the table. Backhand topspin basic techniques Backhand topspin is performed in front of your body . To do it properly, you need to drop your racket down and folding your abdomen . The advantage of backhand topspin is the speed. It's not as powerful as the forehand attack, but with a backhand drive or backhand attack, you can control the pace of the game. Put your elbow forward and use your elbow as the axis of rotation which generate the power of the stroke. Drop your racket down, accelerate and hit the ball at it's highest position . Follow through and come back to the natural position. The key point of the backhand topspin is the consistency and speeds. Don't hit too hard,...

There are many upsets in the first day of "The Marvellous 12" Chinese Trials 2017. Can the top 4: Ma Long, Zhang Jike, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong survive this toughest table tennis tournament? I will recap all of the highlights of the day 1. See the playlist for the next summary of "The Marvellous 12". Day 1 Recap of "The Marvellous 12" Zhang Jike 1-2 Liu Dingshuo  Fan Zhendong 1-2 Lin Gaoyuan  Ma Long 2-0 Yan An  Xu Xin 2-1 Zhou Qihao The Marvellous 12 playlist: ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnSKFBegbrmvhAX7ApbIjkf66LxqfIPsv Welcome to the channel of coach EmRatThich. Today is the Day 1 of "The Marvellous 12" - the 12 strongest players on the earth. There are many upset today. I will make a review of day 1. "The Marvellous 12" is the Final Stage of Chinese Trials 2017 . The 12 players are composed of the top 10 players in the previous stage and Ma Long and Zhang Jike . In the previous stage , Fan Zhendon...

Welcome to the channel of coach EmRatThich. Chinese Trial 2017 is one of the most interesting tournaments in China to select the best players for WTTC 2017. This is the review for the 2nd stage  close tournament only for Chinese National Team. For the review of the 3rd stage , click here . Chinese Trials 2017 Recap In the 2nd stage, 14 top Chinese players will compete to select the 10 players to the final stage . The two Grand Slam Champions, Ma Long and Zhang Jike were exempted in this rounds and will go straight to the Final Stage. In the Final Stage, 12 players (10 players + Ma Long and Zhang Jike) will be competing for the last 5 position to WTTC. It's very difficult to win this Trials than the international tournaments. The level is really high, and this round, you will fight only for best of 3 sets. (2-0, or 2-1 only). So the match is much more intense with the faster pace of tactics variations. This 2nd stage is organized from 8...