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haha i just thought i would point out the fact that, the two people who you said have proven the effectiveness of that particular style of play both happen to be two of the tallest top players out there.... haha But yeah, Niwa's timing, reaction rate is out of this world. His ability to hit the...

As a Chinese, I actually think that cho thing meaning ball is a myth.... Yes they have the same sound, but I am pretty sure its more just a noise they make as a joyful thing for winning the point. It doesn't actually have any real Chinese meaning. I don't think adopting the cho thing by...

Yeah I think a lot of choing is about releasing the pent up tension and stress from each point. When you are focused so solely on each point, and all your mental concentration is focused on it, it can be very beneficial to release it, and in the case of the Chinese players they do it be choing...

Thought I would try to restart this thread.... been seeing a lot of people with the US flag banner. If anyone who lives in the US and plays table tennis would make a post, tell their age, rating, and location. Then maybe if some people happen to live close, they can arrange a meeting and hit...

Thought I would try to restart this thread.... been seeing a lot of people with the US flag banner. If anyone who lives in the US and plays table tennis would make a post, tell their age, rating, and location. Then maybe if some people happen to live close, they can arrange a meeting and hit...

Oh yeah definitely, he seems already quite accomplished at making the transition from chopping to then smashing a high loop of his opponent. That's a skill that Joo only really started to become quite decent at in the past 2 years or so. So this Yuto kid, if he got really good at it, he would be...

I think they go hand in hand. A lot of athletes, and I think Chinese table tennis players in general, actually train and eat less to the point that they are actually potentially below a normal healthy weight. In exchange their movement and reaction speeds increase a great deal. Chinese coaches...

Yeah, doing a lot of lower back, legs, and general spinal stability exercises are absolutely crucial for all around fitness and athletic ability. http://sports.yahoo.com/elite-athlete-workouts/chris-paul?vid=26562025 various exercises like what Chris Paul does in this video for his abs and...

Well it is true that they are about the same age, I personally believe that the physical demands of being a chopper are less, and therefore, at that young age, when your muscles and strength are not as well developed as they otherwise would be, choppers have more of an advantage. Its takes a lot...

To be fair, the game went to five, and part of the reason why he won was because his opponent Zheng happened to be the youngest member of the Chinese team. So he had the least amount of experience, and probably the necessary strength and fitness to play well against a chopper

I know my comments are turning quite political, which isn't in the vein of this nice forum where we share our ideas with fellow table tennis lovers, but I still think its important to get a different view across, at least so people who don't see things the same way at least get a view of the...

I don't have a real opinion about federer? what is that supposed to mean? Frankly, I think you and a lot of people are seeing what they want to see. When you come in with a bias thinking Chinese are not polite and have a bad attitude, then every little thing that they do, that can possibly be...

Hmm I feel like a lot of people are really overrating Niwa Koki. Just like they did with Kenta Matsudaira. I definitely think Niwa is better, and has overall a style of play that has more potential than Kenta's but at the moment, unless Niwa gets a lot bigger/stronger, I don't think he is...

Yeah that match really showed the difference between the technical skill levels of the Chinese players in general, but especially ZJK, compared with Boll. ZJK's forehands just had a level of speed and pop, that Boll didn't. It was actually interesting, during the commentary of that match, the...

I feel like a lot of table tennis players don't really put in the necessary effort to also be very athletically fit along with being good at table tennis. If you look at the Chinese national team training in videos on youtube, in addition to doing some really unique exercises in order to improve...

Yeah, like my earlier post, Zhu Yuling, is like the most promising young female player out there. In last years world championships, Zhu Yuling lost to Kasumi in the team match 2-3, but in the singles match, she 4-0 kasumi. This despite the fact that Kasumi is 2-3 years older than her.

I mean, I think they do look at their opponents when they shake hands, and even if they didn't that could be an aspect of culture, and has nothing to do with being disrespectful. You will rarely find people as gracious as Chinese and as friendly as Chinese when inviting guests to their home...

I mean, I think they do look at their opponents when they shake hands, and even if they didn't that could be an aspect of culture, and has nothing to do with being disrespectful. You will rarely find people as gracious as Chinese and as friendly as Chinese when inviting guests to their home...

When ZJK went to shake Wang Hao's hand, his face seemed just happy and gracious. It wasn't the face of someone who was trying to demean his opponent. How many times have we seen soccer or basketball fans take off their shirts and throw them into the crowd to their fans? Thats such a common...

Yeah, I think indian players tend to have their own really really unique style, and that can probably prove problematic for many players. I am rooting for Lin Gaoyuan, after seeing a lot of his matches over the past 2 years or so, I am really really impressed with his skills, and overall feel...