table tennis shakehand grip techniques 

I have a story for everybody here: I am a photography aficionado, I took 3 semesters of photography at university and after many years I realized that all I learned in those 14 months, I could have learned it in 1 or 2. I would have liked to have a better teacher, he was definitely bad in teaching. Now I check for tips in different websites and I have learned much more and I wouldn't mind somebody telling me I had a bad teacher because it is the truth. So, coach EmRatThich you keep making your videos THE WAY YOU LIKE, include as many anecdotes, experience, jokes or comments that you feel you have to include, it is your style, you are never disrespectful, you never put anyone down, you never mention names or negatively criticize anybody. Since the very beginning you have explained that you teach the Chinese system and obviously you believe this is the best one, whoever who disagree has many other choices online! You do this for free and you do it with passion, you have a personality and a specific cultural background (just as everybody else), so please, do not apologize for expressing yourself the way you are, do not apologize because you are doing a great job, you are offering a service! Thank you and congratulations for your channel. Merci, félicitations et bon courage.

don't stop, just make the videos. your videos are best..

It’s always best to expose errors or misdirection. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the game so effectively. It is an incredible help to those of us who implement your advice

I've changed my grip and it had an immediate effect on my game... Thank you a lot!

Nevet hesitate to show people the truth... It might hurt a bit when people find out they have error.. But ugly truth is always better than beautiful lies... I have been playing TT for like 20 years now... Every time i see ur video.. I acquire new knowledge and skill... Your videos are so profound and advance.. I like it... Keep up the good work...

I am watching this channel for about two years now. The knowledge presented here helped me to develop my game and to become a much better player. Grip, timing, body movement, new trend in table tennis, footwork and "in pai" - all tremendously helpful. I even started to better understand the rubber "game" and thanks to the video on rubber and boosters (and the "new trend in table tennis" video) I am now using a hard, sticky Chinese rubber which is quite the exact opposite of what my fellow club members are using (factory boosted tensor rubbers). EmRat Thich is my #1 source for table tennis wisdom!

With all due respect to all subscribers to this channel but I have a strong feeling that some people are really exaggerating on their criticism. I really think that some people are trying their best to stop the table tennis lessons on this channel with no obvious reasons. So please whatever you're doing just stop it. You can't at least insult my intelligence. You are being too harsh with no obvious reason. You are deliberately making a great deal of almost nothing. I don't know what the hell is wrong with you but enough is enough. Let the man do what he loves the way he likes. What I'm talking about here has name and that is Freedom of expression and freedom of speech. If you don't like this channel just unsubscribe and ignore the whole thing. Enough with your headache. Show some respect to the man and his work and to all the rest of us too.

Your videos have made my New Year very Happy! Thank you for your great videos! I am benefitting as I help run a small club in Pennsylvania, USA and there is no one to coach us and we have learned to play without proper technique. Your videos are a gold mine. Not only am I enthused to use them for myself, but they give me confidence to show the best way to play to those who have less experience. I have even emailed out your links to others. So all your hard work and time invested is well worth it to people around the world! I wonder if the people of China are upset that you may help the rest of the world catch up. Ha Ha! As far as your question, I think it is good to compare other coaching methods if they are not the best. It helps me.

The addition of the proof with the wrist movement part was awesome. Keep it up.

Dear coach Emratthich, you’re such a great coach. The more I play, the more I realize and discover that your lessons are so true and worthy. After I applied this lesson (correct bat grip), my forehand attack has drastically increased its consistency and speed. You’re truly a great promoter of table tennis. Hope you’ll keep inspiring us this way. My best wishes for your future endeavors🏓😍🙏.

Don't ever stop making videos man, please. And if you can make one about chopping with long pimples it would be great. I play with long pimples on the BH and my couch doesnt really know much about playing with LP, and is the only one in my town, so a video about LP choppin would really help me alot. Thanks !

explaining the anatomy of the hand and how it effects the grip is simply the best reasoning and advice on the subject found on the Internet to date.. great work

EMT to hold the paddle mostly with the thumb and index is the best tip someone has gave me, none of my coaches had taught me that. Last month I sprain my wrist performing a backhand loop and though that would kill my table tennis career, but I've been using this technique and feel more confident to perform powerful backhand strokes again. Don't stop making videos, they're very helpful for all level players.

man, you defiantly should continue. if a coach really wants to improve his player then one would never be hurt by your videos.. a good coach should always open to suggestions, so it would be ridiculous of you stop making your videos because of this issue.. by the way, you are really doing a great job, so I would definitely like to watch your videos in future.. good job.

pls dont stop making videos, a lot of people are learning the correct way after watching your videos

I've been watching your videos for a while now. You are very unique and i love how you implement the science and philosophy behind it. It makes much more sense. Please keep doing what you're doing. I think you do a great job. If you are worried about insulting other coaches, maybe not mention their name, or hide their face or something. I think it's not a problem though. There always will be people that like to make you feel bad for no reason. I love your videos!

Please keep on doing what you are doing. Your work is being appreciated very much.

Thanks for your videos! After your video about how to choose the racket, my game really improved, it got much easier to loop. Keep going!!

К сожалению я не знаю английского и китайского. Вы всё правильно делаете когда , даёте ссылки на другие каналы.НЕ СОМНЕВАЙТЕСЬ!!!Те кто говорит о корректности и уважении к другим каналам и тренерам не думают о тех кто хочет научится ПРАВИЛЬНОМУ НАСТОЛЬНОМУ ТЕННИСУ.А когда на тех каналах учат неправильному или не совсем правильному то тогда они обманывают людей.И получается что тех нужно уважать даже если они учат не тому что надо? ГЛУПОСТЬ!!! Делайте дальше то что делали.Для тех кто не говорит и не понимает по английски и по китайски это единственный канал где ГЛУБОКО И ПРАВИЛЬНО говорят о теннисе.Хотелось бы чтобы ВСЕ ВАШИ видео имели перевод на русский, т.к. многие у нас хотят играть лучше и правильнее, но не владеют языками, а видео у Вас ОЧЕНЬ ИНТЕРЕСНЫЕ И ИНФОРМАТИВНЫЕ! P.S.Большое спасибо!

It's ok to talk about proper coaching, to show different ways of coaching and making statements about good coaching and bad coaching. However, I would be careful making general statements. These days, club coaches and national coaches in the western world often know about Chinese philosophy and have learnt to apply most of these things in their coaching too. There will still be occasional wrong teaching but in general they have caught up in terms of basic to intermediate knowledge. There still may be expert knowledge, cutting edge developments in the Chinese coaching that we don't know about (relax-explode-relax / minor adjustments / play even more from the legs). This is the main reason I come to your channel, so please keep it up!

Btw you are not hurting anybody you are helping by giving me options that I did not know about. The coach that I took a lesson from teaches me what he knows which is great but it seems chinese ways and philosophies on playing table tennis are different in some ways and I would like to have this knowledge so I can decide which philosophies I prefer and your videos give me that knowledge which gives me options. Thanks👍

My opinion is your coaching really have a huge impact improving my ping pong basic technique. Thank you very much EmRatThich Coach. You should add another coaching! Foundation of basic technique is crucial. Never dishearten with people comments. People follow what they want to follow.

I love your videos. Your coaching lets me guide my little brother with correct teaching as well. Keep it up, and happy new year to you too! :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Can you give me your opinion? Should I add another coaching in my video ? I don't want to hurt anyone. If it's the case, I'm sorry about that and I will stop adding others coaching reference in my videos. Thank you.

Exactly, don't stop. What you are doing is so generous on your behalf, having to sacrifice so much of your time to provide others with this free educational content is worthy of gratitude and not criticism!! Alot of your videos reference Chinese philosophy and the proper way to play based on that, some people can't accept that so I would just ignore such comments. It's evident that Chinese are the best players in the world and have been for a very long time, this just shows that they are doing something properly! Thank you for your videos and I hope more people can be more appreciative toward you!!

Keep teaching the paths you think are right and point to the wrong ones so we can save time.

Coaching is a tough job , but someone who does merit All respect . Those ready to listen will improve , the others will stand stationary . The seed will grow in good earth . Thanks for sharing.

This is great analytical teaching of the table tennis grip

Thank you for your videos, will wait for the next Sunday

let me tell you the truth,you are the hope for those players who lacks coaching and resources but against all ,want goldmedal for country and believe you me its possible.....so keep making the videos on and on....thanks from the bottom of my heart for all the knowledge about tt....

happy new year to EmratThich n Table tennis lovers. I wish u all the best on new year occation. I want to thank u cause my bh n fh improving quickly with ur coaching. keep doing what you 're doing now.

dear Mr. Emrat, al of your videos are VERY GOOD, I have watch all of your videos !

Probably you are the best coach i have ever seen. I also wanted a coach like this. You have cleared my 100's of doubt by your videos.

i really love all your coaching vdeos, its very helpful to me and to all table tennis lovers, keep it up!

When I return to this video, I learn again and again

Very useful! Keep on making the videos.We apreciate them.

Hi sir.. I'm following you since a month and i think u hv a very colorful mind. And many of my are swwing your video now... And please dont stop uploading you video please.. Iam penhold grip player and in just 1 month i have improve a lot.. . Thank you sir... Feels great to be your students..

Hey I love your videos, don't ever stop. my game has improved a lot with your training videos. I usually don't leave comments but... your videos Re just too good

Nice man, you leveled up! (in terms of video quality)

You are absolutely an awesome coach. Keep up the good work while showing your attention to your children. You can prepare these videos much faster, I believe in you :).

great video and great tips on holding the bat correctly. Helped me greatly to just have one simple grip for every single stroke. Last time I used to hold a bit too much using group 1 and had to change the grip and bat angle very slightly for Forehand and backhand which made it slow, imprecise, and difficult to do some shots especially the backhand topspin or sidespin flick and forehand topspin an underspin ball. Now using primarily group 2 just one grip for every type of stroke.

Thank you so much. You cleared a complex doubt. I will try it now!!

Hello and happy new year please don't stop making videos as they are very helpful, I am a beginner with only three lesson so far but in between these I watch your videos and these inspired me to watch other Chinese pros. Some things i was told not to do in my lessons I noticed top Chinese players do when watching in slow Mo so I decided for my fourth lesson I will find a Chinese coach so I can understand the differences .

The BEST coach explain "deep grip" (push handle all the way into the hand) as player I understand why I need "deep grip" now. (feeling the ball better now !) and also changed my grip to "Compact deep grip". (Backhand improved !) Thank you for all great videos.

Hello, you give a more in depth analysis of technique that I have not found on other sites and you are covering some very interesting topics regarding your views on Chinese philosophy. Keep up the great work.

Keep up the good work!!!!!! Your videos are so helpful......thank you.

You have hit it right on the nail, for years Ive been teaching most of these techniques, and now you have fully explained it, chinese secret is also hard work that they do and are dedicated

You are the best coach on youtube

Hey emratthich please make more pen hold tutorials.You should pay more attention on penhold.So analyse the tactics,techniques, grip of top past and present penhold players like xu xin,Wang hao,ma Lin.Wish you a happy new year.

i watch this video yesterday morning,and in the afternoon i try to hold my racket with my thumb and index finger,then my friend say "hey,,you are playing in different level now!!!"...hahahaha,,,,thank u so much sir!!! all your video make me improve so fast,even i just train for 1 year,,lot of my friend shocked with that..

Thanks for these videos. I'm enjoying them! I use to have to fingers on my back hand... My coach in the UK never explained to me it was wrong... I learned to fix it myself however. Grip affects your wrist a lot so yes, this video is very good.

Good Job ! Tkank for your advise. Everything what You do is very useful & makes sense.

Very insightful! Thanks a lot for your videos!!

First video of your channel I'm watching and it's simply amazing. Loved it. Thanks. I'll surely watch more of your videos!

Happy New year Emratthichgaming I hope you and your family have great new year:) And thank you for all the wonderful technique and advice you have given me I really appreciate what you.are doing. THANK YOU!!!!!

The other idea I have about your videos is that you can upload them unregularly, meaning not having to upload a new video every sunday, but only when you have time. Thanks for all the great content up till now!

This video will greatly help me. Thanks a lot and keep on making videos. 😁😁

I am watching your channel from the beginning of my table tennis journey. I saw the video of how to improve fast in table tennis and after watching that I started to defeat 2 and 3 years player when I am only playing for 2 months and for you I have gone to Quatar final in my first state championship in tournament in two months.

Hey Emrathich, happy new year first :) About hurting others i guess the intention is the most important. Because you know that even coaches do many mistakes and you know which mistakes they do it is totally good to show us those. Since the mistakes comes from coaches it is crucial to fix the error. Otherwise many player will still follow the wrong advices. Changing things will always "hurt" someone but in this case it is totally worth it.

Keep up the Good Work, your videos are realy helpful (Please Dont Stop)

Dont give up coach, your helping us a lot. Thank you so much for everything.

All your videos are great !Thans man !

I think many table tennis coaches don't know how to teach and there is nothing you can do about that. Keep up the good work and in my opinion it is important to say that many coaches teach the wrong technique so players can do some research and learn from someone else.

Thanks for your support!

Yes, keep making videos, that person is just trying to stop you from coaching. Pointing out bad technique in a positive way is a positive thing. Many people and coaches go through life not demanding excellence. These type of people try to pull you down to their level. Don't let them. That is their problem not yours. Keep being great!!

As soon as you pulled up the picture of the hand anatomy I knew that you must be smart, so I listened.

As a coach I’d love to know how to improve my teaching, also your videos are really good

Thank you for the information man it is really helpful ❤️

Thanks a lot for your videos, very useful when I apply it on table. I am trying to change my grip for almost close to 3yrs but have never succeeded, I find it extremely difficult to be on the same grip during my backhand to forehand transition. can u give me some more tips on correcting grip please?

Continue making videos Im in Botswana Africa your videos motivate me to train harder as a young athlete I love your videos

Good job. I improve because of your video. Looking forward to seeing the next video. Thx and Xie Xie.

You are awesome teacher... many people know how to play very well where as you are very good in explaining as well... your videos helped me a lot... I could learn international level techanic sitting at home due to your videos only

Very good video, good job as always. Can you give me a tip about how to handle the racket when I am serving? The spin of my serves is poor and I think It´s beause of that

dear EmRatThich! even tho I am an advanced player I always find myself learning new stuff my coaches never taught me! it's great that there are people like you that are willing to share their knowledge and experience I really appreciate it thanks a lot and keep making your fantastic vids!

Thank you after listening and Learning from you I have improved and liking Chinese game

Sanjeev Kumar from India ....I really Like your Vedio ..looks best among other coaches ....Only you are Explaining the hidden secret of Technique..........

thank you very much I improved my wrist motion and grip, now I have much more stable bh and fh loop and spin, and control after pendlum serve in the game after return, and attack on third ball and even in the rally...weaknees of my play is ball under table I must train harder and practice the recovery ball under the table when ball falling down to the floor to get back, thank you very much, keep on with his great advice, love to learn more from you about this beautiful sport.

Excellent video , but you promised before to make a video on the best Chinese rubbers. Please don't forget about it

I hope you don't stop making videos I think you have the best highest quality information, out of any of the other regular table tennis youtubers. I mostly watch only your videos, and pro matches slowed down. Don't stop criticizing bad coaches or prayers that you believe are wrong. There is already to much propagation of incorrect information in the west for this sport, don't listen to any naysayers. Please look at my question, in your tensor vs Chinese rubber comments. In short I asked if Rakza x you can still learn proper technique as these rubbers are much harder than tenergy.

thks for your vid, my backhand improved amazingly just in one day and similarly my serves get better (both backhand and forhand serves). The only remaining point is the transition between BH and FH somewhat awkward, maybe need more time to get used to with the change of grip. (formerly i used backhand dominated grip, however, the new grip helps me release more power from wrist with less effort, what a pleasant surprise!) Of courrse the overall performance is not as good as usual due to the change of feeling, but most of them come from the abundant of power which can be adjusted easily within one or two weeks. super thanks to you!

Thank you so much for all ur videos especially this one it’s of great help for my daughter as she is using the compact grip and the coach wants her to change it

very helpful video thank you

Keep making such videos, they are a huge aid for players all over the world sir! Respect from Pakistan ✌

Please continue with your training method video. The improvement can be enormous once we understand what is right and wrong. ✌👌👍

Красивое и грамотное объяснение! Спасибо!

Большое Вам спасибо !! Очень познавательное видео. Я незнал что надо держать 2 пальцами ракетку. 2 года я мучался , зажаты были кистья. После этого видео я попробовал держать ракетку 2 пальцами. Я в шоке , вау это класс !! Это нечно новое . Волшебство. Сразу чувство мяча резко возросло. Спасибо Большое.

Hi Coach Happy New Year No one can ever make everyone happy. There will always be some people who will disagree with you. Most people benefit from seeing the incorrect technique, followed by the correct one. It is one of the fastest and most effective ways to learn something new or to correct an old mistake. Every action is based upon intention. You intend to teach, others should understand and be open to new ideas. They must humble themselves and be willing to learn from anyone. Thanks

Thanks a lot!!! Keep going!

pls dont stop. ur the best.

Thank you so much! As they say all genius is simple

Thanks a lot for your videos sir, very helpful when I apply it on table. I am trying to change my grip for 3yrs but never succeeded. can u give me some more tips to correct grip. I find it difficult to handle the ball during backhand to forehand transition. I am able to move for the ball reach properly but due to bad grip the ball in many instance hits the edge of the bat.

EmRatThich, thanks for sharing your knowledge. Your videos really explain things clearly and most importantly effectively. Keep doing what you are doing. However, please make sure you have time for your family. Take a break from time to time. Have a Happy New Year and thanks again.

I am looking foward to seeing the video about penhold grip

thanks for the video

keep doing the good work

Thanks for making this video 😘😘😘😘

The grip is indeed very important aspect of the game: no proper grip - no proper game. And until now I also was holding the bat wrong the entire time! It's like my whole table tennis life was a lie. I play for 3 years and wonder why I haven't improved so much, but here I am now, just amazed by how correcting one aspect of the game and doing it properly can level up your game several times. All thanks to you!

ur vids r the best

its funny that the very first time I tried the finger hold exercise my wrist made a cracking noise by rotating it and pressuring the bottom 3 finger while i didn't do that with the thumb and pointing finger. It shows the legitamacy of your advice. I did hold it the right way before since you explained the flare handle blade video wich really helped to improve putting extra power and spin on the ball. Thank you!

Thank you, Coach, for your video tips! I'm trying to follow your advice on all wood blade and hard rubber combination. Could you tell me which rubbers and blades you can recommend that are inexpensive yet good enough for a beginning to intermediate shake hander? I live in Los Angeles area. Thank you! Gene