Why you need to RELAX when playing table tennis (Secrets from the Bundesliga)

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
  • In this video, Rade Markovic (Head Coach - ASV Grünwettersbach) explains the importance of being loose and relaxed when you play table tennis.
    If you have too much tension when you play, your shots will be stiff and you will lose spin, speed and control.
    But if you can keep your body more relaxed, you will be able to transfer body weight better and play with more speed and spin without using lots of energy.
    So it's a win-win! Keep loose and play better (for longer!).
    In the video Rade demonstrates how to play relaxed shots and also discusses the importance of breathing between shots.
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  • @patinho5589
    @patinho5589 Před 4 lety +12

    Reminds me of all my techniques from my years of karate training.
    Soft, then hard for a moment at the moment of contact.
    Hip action for power
    Breathing

  • @Hin-yi6gw
    @Hin-yi6gw Před 4 lety +7

    I realized this problem recently, so basically "Swing the bat fast but never hit it hard", and that means we should always hold the bat as loose as possible, the looser we get, the more spin and speed we can put into the ball.
    In fact, wearing a tennis wristband actually helps a lot, it slightly squeezes the wrist and forced my hand and fingers being looser than normal.

  • @marek546
    @marek546 Před 4 lety +18

    Great video from Rade Markovic! He was great player, my former oponent and now he is a good coach, but the most important, he was always nice guy and good man! This thing, how to be relaxed and strengthenin in the same time and BREATHE , it took me over 30 years to find out the way to learn it !!! Because NOBODY explained it to me. Here you can hear and try the right way. He is right!! Marek Klásek

    • @TomLodziak
      @TomLodziak  Před 4 lety +6

      Thanks Marek. Rade is a very nice guy. He looked after me very well when I was at the club.

    • @inrpce
      @inrpce Před 20 dny

      Can you explain how you learned it and how you would teach it? I get so stiff because I come from another sport (similar to wrestling)

    • @marek546
      @marek546 Před 20 dny

      @@inrpce Hi, Rade explained this in his video. You must find your own way 🙂 . Like he said, play relaxing, no big suspension in your body, but before the end of the move, you must control the strike by pulling in and firming at the end. Importent notice- stay low, bend your knees , move like a boxer and breathe between strokes. Good luck 🙂

  • @manudehanoi
    @manudehanoi Před 4 lety +43

    it's not enough to tell people to relax. You have to tell them how. You can only relax when you know what to do in advance and are not in a rush. I get relaxed when I correctly and quickly guess where to put each part of my body before the ball arrives and then execute the move with proper synchronicity and placement of all parts. That way I am not in a rush. But it requires a lot of technique and proprioception.

    • @patela21
      @patela21 Před 4 lety

      ... and inception

    • @amirasmat2681
      @amirasmat2681 Před 2 lety

      very well said sir

    • @esmolol4091
      @esmolol4091 Před 10 měsíci

      Do endurance running.
      Be ready for the shot on every side, because you might be good at guessing, where the next ball will land, but against better players, you can forget that, they will play on any side, therefore, stay low, keep breathing.
      Oh and train your upper legs A LOT.

  • @BOBBYBOND37
    @BOBBYBOND37 Před 4 lety

    Great points, very helpful, many thanks.

  • @otavioguimaraes1976
    @otavioguimaraes1976 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the tips...that suits perfectly.

  • @lawrencewen5896
    @lawrencewen5896 Před 4 lety +1

    Very good tips Tom!

  • @fatykhacute5653
    @fatykhacute5653 Před 4 lety +1

    Im watching how to relax the body at the others channel but you are ones of the best ,easy to earn....thanks alot coach!

  • @acrididi
    @acrididi Před 4 lety +2

    Loved this one!

  • @rcarioca
    @rcarioca Před 4 lety

    Excellent reminder

  • @ahmedsaleem941
    @ahmedsaleem941 Před 4 lety

    Extremely useful 💯

  • @kianmohammadzade2357
    @kianmohammadzade2357 Před 4 lety +2

    But at least it was helpful. Thank you so much. Your videos at all,are helpful.

  • @silaturahmitenismeja1901
    @silaturahmitenismeja1901 Před 2 lety +1

    very delicious technique😍

  • @MarcelSM01
    @MarcelSM01 Před 4 lety

    Good video, gr8 tips

  • @TheYogiworld
    @TheYogiworld Před rokem

    Thx u for sharing nice method 🥰🥰🥰🥰🏓🏓🏓

  • @fesihak6104
    @fesihak6104 Před 4 lety +3

    Another great video. Very informative. Keep go on Tom. We love you love from Turkey. (By the way we expect you to commentary table tennis world. For example what do you think about wonder kid Lin yun ju he beat ma long and fan zhendong at same tournament. I have never seen fan zhandong soo much tense before. This kid demolished world top 10 very coldly )

  • @alangoudie2299
    @alangoudie2299 Před 4 lety +4

    Another excellent video which will help players of all abilities.Thank you.

  • @haalamn877
    @haalamn877 Před 6 dny

    its amazing that this video is also useful for playing eleven table tennis

  • @eloimumford5247
    @eloimumford5247 Před 4 lety +6

    I think relaxing comes from confidence given by good practice + good basic technics such as stance/timing/mindset/control of your emotions. Good player acts as condenser :accumulate energy : Release / Recharge / Repeat. Fear creates tension , in my case it is true.

  • @relja_
    @relja_ Před 4 lety

    great vid upload more secrets from bundesliga

  • @errizashalahuddin5969
    @errizashalahuddin5969 Před 4 lety +7

    Perhaps it's also a good idea to exhale during stroke. Just look at how martial artists scream while punching/kicking, they're essentially exhaling. That way, they can exert more power on their technique.

    • @fi4re
      @fi4re Před 4 lety +1

      I think Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov do this. So yeah, probably not a bad idea.

  • @Franky_1974
    @Franky_1974 Před 4 lety +7

    Thanks a lot for the brand new Video! By the way: it is Bundesliga, not Budesliga ;-)
    I think a lot of players can not relax due to the excitement and the nervousness before the game. This often falls off during the competition. Is there a way to go to the table more relaxed?

  • @animaysh
    @animaysh Před 4 lety +3

    This is great! The more professional coaches the better. -See how he bends his wrist like a chicken wing at 1:54. I always wonder if that wrist bend is beneficial or just a preference.

    • @Yusuf-tf3fh
      @Yusuf-tf3fh Před 4 lety

      Yeah this technique is awesome, its used by Jun Mizutani.

  • @sombasu
    @sombasu Před 4 lety

    Thank you

  • @wearetheborg
    @wearetheborg Před 4 lety

    quality content

  • @tabletennisworld2245
    @tabletennisworld2245 Před 4 lety +1

    Guilherme Teodoro from Brazil in the video
    Nice!!

    • @TomLodziak
      @TomLodziak  Před 4 lety +1

      I will have some more vids with Teodoro over the next few months.

  • @tilden02
    @tilden02 Před 4 lety +4

    In short, play like Yan Ove Waldner! Lol He never looks rushed or un-relaxed. Even when the pressure is on. How does he do it you may ask? ...decades of play and years being the best. Enjoy the game, as it is a game, train hard, and play smart. Then watch the game come easy to you. -Tilden

  • @otisskopik1400
    @otisskopik1400 Před 3 lety

    looks so effortless

  • @DragonWarrior976
    @DragonWarrior976 Před 4 lety +3

    Thanks Tom! this a wonderful share. Can you recommend any self monitoring exercise where we come to know when we are tensed in arms and how to overcome that? Same for the breathing. Another important aspect which I find (I hope that many others will also relate to this) is the distance from table. This happens in two scenarios, first is when after opening the first ball with topspin, we don't step back and the block chokes us. Second is when in a rally, when someone starts lobbing the ball and we move closer but forget to step back and get choked on the next ball. Sorry for the long post, IMHO, I felt that this would also help many players including myself. Thanks for all your efforts!

    • @TomLodziak
      @TomLodziak  Před 4 lety +3

      Hi Mudit - I will make a video about playing distance at some point. It's a slightly complex subject, so I need to think about the best way of making the video. Regarding controlling tension - I like to use this routine... when a point has finished, I completely relax my grip and twiddle my bat a bit. I then drop my shoulders and breathe out. This helps my re-set and loosen up in-between points.

  • @IWantSomethingNew
    @IWantSomethingNew Před 4 lety +6

    Great video!
    When the coach talks about the 'under-arm' is he referring to the forearm?
    EmRatThich Table Tennis Coach also has this video about 'in pai' where he talks about something similar!

    • @fred5326
      @fred5326 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes. In German forearm means "Unterarm" wich translates to "underarm".

    • @whatup2003
      @whatup2003 Před 4 lety +1

      yes he clearly means forearm.

    • @esmolol4091
      @esmolol4091 Před 4 lety +2

      In Pai is different. It is the correct anticipation of the ball contact point, without rushing into the contact. In pai comes with experience and is more like an instinct.

    • @TomLodziak
      @TomLodziak  Před 4 lety +1

      Yes, underarm/forearm mean the same thing in this video.

  • @JoseRodriguez-ow1ll
    @JoseRodriguez-ow1ll Před 3 lety

    Nice

  • @rimpysingh8667
    @rimpysingh8667 Před 4 lety

    Play like a Ninja !

  • @esmolol4091
    @esmolol4091 Před 4 lety +3

    Tom, I'm still looking forward to your defenders Tutorial.

    • @TomLodziak
      @TomLodziak  Před 4 lety +1

      I'm currently planning my videos for next year and there will definitely be some more videos for defensive minded players.

  • @poojaagarwal6381
    @poojaagarwal6381 Před 4 lety

    Hi Tom my son wants to learn how to play around the net from the backhand side .

  • @zevlibin8892
    @zevlibin8892 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Don't mean to dig too deep but the stiffness comes from fear. Fear of losing a point, fear of being judged etc. Conquer the fear. Play to have fun first and foremost and the stiffness will vanish.

  • @dakshmadaan3838
    @dakshmadaan3838 Před 4 lety

    100k soon

  • @fatykhacute5653
    @fatykhacute5653 Před 4 lety

    Whats your equipment settup ,thx

  • @lucapetrescu6990
    @lucapetrescu6990 Před 4 lety

    i love you

  • @notephone2768
    @notephone2768 Před 4 lety +2

    Can you explain how to make weight transfer better. I am having trouble with it no matter how many videos I watch.

    • @eineente3153
      @eineente3153 Před 4 lety

      Mehr too

    • @dantexpress2593
      @dantexpress2593 Před 4 lety

      when it means transfer weight, it means that, say on a forehand shot, you lean back on your right leg, and as you go to hit the forehand, you push your body weight to your left leg as you hit the shot. how it would look like would be leaning a bit back as you prepare for the shot, body weight on the right leg, and as you move to hit the ball you transfer your weight to your left leg.

    • @dantexpress2593
      @dantexpress2593 Před 4 lety

      as he says 2:03 onwards, you transfer your body weight through the ball, on your back leg (giving it more power), and pushing through and weight then on the foot at the front. it is always a good idea to have a stance where one foot is infront of the other foot, making it easier to transfer weight.

    • @TomLodziak
      @TomLodziak  Před 4 lety +1

      Ha, ha! The next video with Rade (in September) will be about weight transfer.

    • @notephone2768
      @notephone2768 Před 4 lety +1

      @@TomLodziak thanks, good to know.

  • @blackzorga3237
    @blackzorga3237 Před 4 lety

    How do I be accurate with bat which part i need to hit from and where should i stay if i am a back hand player

    • @TomLodziak
      @TomLodziak  Před 4 lety

      Try to play a bit slower and really be aware of which part of the bat you are hitting the ball with. This does take lots of practice. When you have a better feeling of where on the bat you are hitting the ball, then you can speed your shots up again (gradually). If you prefer to play backhand, try standing a bit more central. This will increase the area on the table where you can play backhand.

  • @ketangite6505
    @ketangite6505 Před 2 lety

    Wich table tennis racket is best

  • @omkark6185
    @omkark6185 Před 4 lety +2

    If we take rest,even our opponents get the opportunity of getting rest😫😫😫

  • @kevinuntersmeier
    @kevinuntersmeier Před 4 lety +11

    First, very good video, but I'm sure that it's "Bundesliga" and not "Budesliga" (vid title) (btw German is my native language).

  • @mateuszszyejko9942
    @mateuszszyejko9942 Před 4 lety

    10

  • @user-ln2vb4fg4l
    @user-ln2vb4fg4l Před rokem

    The blockers role should not be underestimated. Teodoro is blocking softly with control and the same rhythm. This helps Rade relax. If you pressure him with fast balls. He has no rhythm and would struggle to relax.

  • @omkark6185
    @omkark6185 Před 4 lety +1

    I want to know the right way to hold a bat

  • @symba-uo3os
    @symba-uo3os Před 4 lety

    Yeah... I can do that, but then I can’t reply a side under arm serve

  • @user-sq9sh9ge3l
    @user-sq9sh9ge3l Před 4 lety +1

    But what about during a rally when you lose the initiative and your opponent is putting pressure on you? Like you accidentally give a high ball and he's about to smash or he's making you anxious thinking about where the next shot may be. How are you suppose to relax when everything is happening so fast and you cannot anticipate well enough and tense up?

    • @manudehanoi
      @manudehanoi Před 4 lety +2

      You can only relax if you have time to guess the ball trajectory and prepare a move. I guess in your case that would require you to take a few steps away from the table in order to receive the smash

    • @user-sq9sh9ge3l
      @user-sq9sh9ge3l Před 4 lety

      @@manudehanoi thanks for the first tip, but what about when he steals the initiative? Like let's say you and your opponent were in a backhand to backhand rally and he plays a stronger shot and you only have time to block while he already pivots and readies a forehand loop to either corner of the table. How do you relax to react fast enough to his next shot when not having enough time to back off the table?

    • @1967dtb
      @1967dtb Před 4 lety +1

      @@user-sq9sh9ge3l practice relaxing in your training and drills. Create drills with your practice partner or robot that increase pressure but not so much that you can't relax. Create really simple drills where all you do is focus on relaxing, like perhaps forehand drive to forehand drive (or backhand). Musicians will practice this way as well - they will play just one note repeatedly focusing entirely on relaxing the body and mind. In this way it becomes a meditation. Practice relaxing and it will come out in your matches, just like any other skill in table tennis. It will take some time however - part of learning to relax is about patience and understanding and accepting the long path toward mastery.

    • @1967dtb
      @1967dtb Před 4 lety +1

      Also, part of relaxing is waiting just a bit longer before executing the stroke. prepare, wait, execute, repeat.

    • @1967dtb
      @1967dtb Před 4 lety +1

      also, work on your fitness. Relaxed table tennis will take less effort, however you should have plenty of reserve power, speed and flexibility. If you are not fit, you will respond less quickly and effectively, will tire quickly and tend to get more tense.

  • @maithihonghanhvlog5558

    See me play

  • @pablocifuentescam
    @pablocifuentescam Před 4 lety

    Nive vid but I think we have to relax the forearm not the underarm...

    • @TomLodziak
      @TomLodziak  Před 4 lety

      I think that's what Rade means when he says "underarm".

  • @pexsel4184
    @pexsel4184 Před 2 lety

    His accent sounds like Russian with a bit of Italian but not at all german

  • @MikePashko
    @MikePashko Před 2 lety

    Первое же усиление слева в сетку. Как можно с такой техникой видео снимать. Таким левым уже никто не играет

  • @175FATBOY
    @175FATBOY Před 4 lety

    show us, you can play 10 hours