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Backhand Topspin Against Backspin in Table Tennis

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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...

Chinese style Forehand topspin against heavy backspin

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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...

Understand Table Tennis Equipment

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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 ....

How To Hold Table Tennis Bat Correctly

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"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...

Best Table Tennis Points in 2016

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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

How to Serve Short with Side Spin in Table Tennis

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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. ...

Liu Guoliang gives comments in Chinese Trials 2017 for WTTC Table Tennis

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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...