Zhuang Ze Dong Short Pips Two Wing Attack

This is a long video.  I wrote notes as I watched it.  I am not able to translate every statement.  I just highlight them. Some statements are repeated for every technique.  I hope you have some fundamental understanding of the strokes so some basic detail are left out.  Hopefully my notes will shed some light on something you never knew.

There are too many to translate and I have missed many.  Sorry.

Zhuang Ze Dong was the champion of the 26^th, 27^th and 28^th world championship, and year 64, 65 and 66 national champion. 

He used the close-to-the table two-wing attack.  He used the wrist power and forearm power.  His style was effective against then Japanese one-wing loop attack.

Use of wrist to generate power

-         snap of forearm

-         use of fingers

3^rd ball attack

-         use of backhand

1. fingers, front of wrist – strength of index fingers, change of fingers and thumb placement
2. increase speed, origin of energy, less time for opponent to react
3. (need help on this one) something about direction of paddle
4. backhand attack

forearm, increase speed to hit

Stance

I don’t only stand in same position

            - on far left if I use FH

            - towards middle if I use BH

I change to wrapping index finger so I can use BH

Close-to-table

Mostly forearm stroke, quick strokes with short arm stroke

Mid distance

Use entire arm instead of just forearm

Step around stroke

Use of body rotation

Kill

See demo of his kill shot (my note: he put his whole body into it.)

Forehand loop

            Close-to-table

                        Speed of loop

            Heavy underspin

                        Paddle more open

            Light underspin

                        Paddle more vertical

Active blocks

            Paddle higher than ball

            Control angle

Chiquita flick

            Right foot forward

            Lift ball and brush

            Increase speed

            Short stroke to return to neutral faster

Backhand

            Backhand block to attack

                        Backhand block

                        Then backhand block foreward

                        Then backhand punch attack

            Use of index and middle finger

            Power comes from wrist with control of the forearm stroke

            Paddle bends backward and then forward

Top of table backhand

            Forearm stroke

            Tip of paddle

Backhand against underspin

Backhand kill

            Right foot forward

            Left shoulder back

Backhand hit

            Use of punch

            Close to table, small stroke

            Away from table, long stroke

Active block

            Steady the paddle

Against loop to backhand

            Paddle above ball

Push

            Also side spin

Backhand attack followed by forehand attack

Backhand, forehand step around, far forehand attack

            Use cross over footwork (my note: use small left foot step before cross over step)

Serve

Return serve

Video quit on me. I stop.