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stiltt 
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yes, it was a great trick to teach how to unlock the shoulder to prevent it from phagocytizing energy coming from the legs and passing through the hips, waist and torso.
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Is this the "loop like a bear" video?
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Muscle tension in the arm is the no.1 reason loops and flicks are flying long in a match. Even if you are normally relaxed in practice, you might still suffer from this during matches. We all get more or less nervous when the stakes are high. Goofiness aside, the advice is invaluable - even if somewhat wasted on some of the audience.
Still, it's just a tip and nothing more. It's up to the player to do the leg work. |
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Posted: 11/21/2014 at 9:23pm |
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I found Brett's way of teaching extraordinary. Xu Xin bear, snake serve, lizard serve...associations and visualizations are very important for memorize things. In last several years I've seen probably most of tt material on youtube, and read most of tt texts on whole net (excluding pips and antispin topics), all this sounds very logical when you watch/read it, and some of these are very informative, but only result is that I forget everything. But Xu Xin bear and snake service I cant forget, even worse, when I watch Xu Xin playing, I now watch him as long legged bear. Quality of teaching should be measured by how much you remember from teacher, not number of words in 5 min video, or something else. Best teachers I had on university used same associations methods.
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Brett Clarke
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Posted: 11/21/2014 at 4:47pm |
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Hi CraneStyle, LL Beary (Long Legged Beary) is an extremely rare breed, so their search will be in vain. High and low won't cut it this time!!! Months will quickly turn into years in some of the coldest places on earth.
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CraneStyle
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@ Brett Clarke - Thanks for letting us know Brett...
 Coaches around the world are now searching hi and low for LL Beary lookalikes... 
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Posted: 11/21/2014 at 1:26am |
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Hahaha. Reminds me of the professor in Back to the Future
 .Appreciate your efforts and time in sharing the various videos Brett  .Also the thoughts that go into getting the message across  .I'm off to ... play like the bear ... play like the bear ... play like the bear ... play like the bear |
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Brett Clarke
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Posted: 11/20/2014 at 8:14pm |
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Hey DreiZ, When one stands in front of a camera with a teddy bear, snake, mop or whatever and behaves in a certain way, they are asking for some mixed feedback. Absolutely no offense taken and I just laughed when I read your posts. Glad you liked the RPB serve tutorial from the website. I tend to find my sanity when making tutorial videos on that site, as slevin pointed out earlier Cheers, Brett |
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Posted: 11/20/2014 at 7:30pm |
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I thought that also but then i kinda liked the belief of him being an amfidextrous
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He flips the image for the videos because more players are right-handed. I was amazed myself so he gave me the secret sauce. Edited by NextLevel - 11/20/2014 at 7:25pm |
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I just noticed that Brett Clarke is a leftie in the match. In his serves tutorials he can serve superb with his right ...omg
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Posted: 11/20/2014 at 7:04pm |
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Good FH from mr Clarke there but his BH is freakin awesome
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Brett,
No offense in my 1st comment. It was pure satirical if you noticed the follow up (2nd) comment I made. This video however is very informative and probably the best RPB serve tutorial out there on youtube. Thanks for the tutorial! Edited by DreiZ - 11/20/2014 at 6:40pm |
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Brett Clarke
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Posted: 11/20/2014 at 9:47am |
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Hey Hopper, thanks for your post. You know, I'm not exactly sure where the limit is. I expected this video to polarize people somewhat. I'm shocked that I haven't received more negative feedback from other videos. I've just been waiting for someone to say, "To be honest... this dude freaks me out..." as per the second post here. To the person that posted my semi against Gerada in 2005, thanks for the reminder of a match long forgotten. I was leading 3-1 and 7-3 and lost. Gerada had an edge on me during our playing time together. He was ranked about 160-180 in the world at the time of the match. And, incidentally, he contacted me on FB as I was watching the replay above to laugh about the bear. Cheers, Brett
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Brett,
Please, keep pushing the limits !
Roaming the internet for table tennis related info for quite some years now but never had such a laugh (in combination with priceless knowledge) since your broadcasts.
 I assume TTEdge currently sees a big uprise in membership, with all table tennis lovers with a good sense for humor now joining the site.
Best regards (also to your bear, your snake, and the japanese ninja backspin service assistant),
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Brett Clarke
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Posted: 11/20/2014 at 4:43am |
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Hi CraneStyle, LL Beary is my only bear. Guys, I didn't expect everyone to like this video and it's totally cool. It definitely pushed the limits. If someone took a couple of positives, I'm more than happy with that. I did laugh a lot when I read through the posts here though. Cheers, Brett
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Posted: 11/19/2014 at 8:58pm |
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And just to tie it all together nicely: Brett Clarke (TTEdge) and Jeff Plumb (PingSkills) were doubles partners at the Sydney Olympics. [Qualifying round: Aus-2 def. Cuba 2-0 Group H: Germany def Aus-2 2-0 Group H: Serbia & Montenegro def. Aus-2 2-0] |
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Posted: 11/19/2014 at 8:28pm |
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Posted: 11/19/2014 at 6:35pm |
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Teaching and making it memorable is a fine art...
I can't praise Brett enough for his unique and memorable delivery... I just wondered how many Bears he tried before he found The Bear with a great Topspin stroke and angle ...
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You weren't the person being called an idiot (it was someone else). Sorry if you though that, and the idiocy I was noting had nothing to do with appreciating his humor, which may not be everyone's cup of tea. |
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Brett's videos for TTedge subscribers are a lot more serious and straightforward than his freebies. I like his videos either way. He has a great way of showing technique (wrong and right) and not just talking about it, IMO.
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hahaha
say what you want but this guy's videos are the best.
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To each their own I guess.
Brett's humor is a bit over the top but it doesn't bother me. I think the silliness of this video goes along well since he's using the bear as a prop. Personally I can't stand Bobrow. |
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a normal video like that would cost quite a bit,yet he gives it to us for free.He is definitely a person looking at the better interests of the table tennis community.My respect for him.
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Entertaining is relative. PingSkills guys might not be the best Aussie players but I can watch through their videos without any "lol or wtf" moment. I re-watched Brett's video and the advice is priceless and watching it the second time focusing on the content and ignoring the "goofyness", I subscribed. But do not assume that just because you are ok with a grown man doing goofy stuff with a bear in his hands, that others find it amusing or entertaining. As I said, I had to watch the video several times to get used to Brett's "comedy" which can be fairly over the top and quirky on the first try. Same with Adam Bobrow, he might as well be a "great" entertainer, commentator, moderator and "make TT more fun" but I am personally not a fan of his humor and that does not make me an idiot.
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I know. A national coach is giving us a ton of really great free stuff in an entertaining way and people chime in with idiocy. Blows my mind. |
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That's the beauty of Google. If William Henzell is posting another player's tutorial, I figured the player had to be good. So you google "Brett Clarke" and two good articles he wrote as Australian national coach and this one video show up. William calls Brett the most innovative coach he has ever worked with. I just wish more people would do this kind of easy research and appreciate What he is sharing with us. A national level player who loves working with amateurs comes along once every blue "Kim Jung Hoon" moon. |
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I had no idea how good a player Brett was.
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I don't know. I like like his videos. They're goofy mixed in with some good tid bits. The snake serve & reverse pendulum serve videos were nice.
And I don't know why but the Xu Xin, bear thing got a chuckle out of me.
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I like his style, the price is nice
and his use of the teddy bear is a great prop for demonstrating how to have a relaxed arm IMO. |
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