Ma Jinbao, a famous table tennis player and former coach of the national table tennis, came to China News Agency.
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China News Service, Beijing, September 20 (Reporter Bian Liqun) "If you want to exercise or experience the fun, you can play table tennis by mastering a few basic elements, such as what to pay attention to when attacking, what shape to use, and what part to play. , how to use force..." On the 20th, Ma Jinbao, a famous table tennis player in his 80s and a former national table tennis coach, came to China News Agency to exchange skills with table tennis fans and teach "secrets" to playing table tennis well.
The 81-year-old Ma Jinbao participated in three World Table Tennis Championships in 1961, 1963 and 1965.
After retiring and transforming into a coach, he once coached the national table tennis.
According to statistics, Ma Jinbao has cultivated 13 world champions including Chen Longcan, He Zhili, and Li Huifen. He has also mentored the legendary Ni Xialian, who set the record for the oldest Olympic table tennis competition at the age of 58.
Ma Jinbao taught ball skills.
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Ma Jinbao said that he loved to ponder techniques and tactics when he was an athlete, even now, he can even get inspiration and inspiration from snooker competitions and exchanges with amateurs.
"Table tennis is actually similar to some of the principles of snooker. Where do you want to hit the ball? How hard? When playing table tennis, the hitting point is very important. Playing at different points in these five periods, there are different methods, and different powers will be obtained. Many people play blindly - for example, some people think that today's game is very "god" and can play any ball, in fact, this is his natural The movements matched unconsciously." Ma Jinbao said.
Former National Table Tennis coach Ma Jinbao.
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In Ma Jinbao's view, playing table tennis should pay attention to scientific principles.
"To teach a child to play table tennis, the first step is to introduce the track and trajectory, so that he can master the running law of table tennis. If you hit the ball on the track, then it's very easy. Just like a train on the track, add power to speed Soon. Even if you don't play for a long time, it won't become rusty, just a little recovery, because it's only the difference in accuracy, not accuracy. If you master these points, practice for two hours That's enough."
Ma Jinbao is playing table tennis.
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Ma Jinbao also cited the example of Ni Xialian, who set the record for the oldest table tennis competition at the age of 58 at the Tokyo Olympics.
"She told me that at least she would practice for about 3 months a year, and she didn't even touch the board during the holidays."
Ma Jinbao suggested that table tennis lovers must play scientifically and master the principles.
"Players generally have old habits, and everyone's ability to accept it is also different, so it may be difficult to correct for a while. This needs to be experienced while playing according to the principle." He said.
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