TECHNIQUE

【That Player’s Technique Is Amazing!】Hina Hayata: Sun Yingsha’s forehand topspin

SEPTEMBER 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

An unpredictable forehand topspin that controls everything from “0” to “100”

Key Points of Satsuki Odo’s Powerful Two-Handed Swing: “First, Double the Size of Your Swing”

SEPTEMBER 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

If you’re too close to the Table, you can’t make a big swing. For the backswing, “pull the shoulders horizontally.”

Satsuki Odo’s Power Swing [Swing twice as much and hit it thick!]

SEPTEMBER 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

“First I told her to make the swing twice as big, then we started with one-placement practice”

[Players who win are good at the Push] Satsuki Odo: “Understanding Spin is the shortcut to a good Push”

SEPTEMBER 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

I value the speed and sharpness of the contact point more than the Ball’s speed or amount of Spin

[Those who win are good at Pushes] Seiko Iseki: “Use two types of Pushes, one for transition and one for attack. Pay attention to the height over the Net.”

AUGUST 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

The decisive difference between a good Push and a bad one is the height of the Ball as it clears the Net

THE WORLD TECHNIQUE at WTTC LONDON Miwa Harimoto [Japan]

AUGUST 2026 | Yosuke KURASHIMA

By catching the “inside” of the ball, the backhand down the line becomes more effective

A Block that carries the Ball to the Opponent’s court with "borrowed force"

JULY 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

Block that sends the Ball into the Opponent’s court using “borrowed power”

Honoka Hashimoto’s Basic Chop Swing [Back Chop & Transition] (Part 2)

JUNE 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

Honoka Hashimoto's Basic Chop Swing [Forehand Chop] (Part 1)

JUNE 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

Learn from Chinese Table Tennis! How to Build a Clean Form

JUNE 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

Learn from Chinese Table Tennis! How to Build a Beautiful Form