Hah! I love it! Completely agree with you, when people complain about Harimoto they're just being sticks in the mud. Love his enthusiasm!
Richard Henderson Posted 6 years ago
I, too am on the Harimoto bandwagon. He is a complete sportsman. I look forward to watching him win major titles in the very near future!
jason poulos Posted 6 years ago
I don't mind celebrations by the pros in big tournaments but 1. It seems more appropriate at the end of a set or match, not every point. That's just irritating. 2. Some celebrate when their opponent makes a mistake. That's just bad sportsmanship. Table tennis should be fun, especially at the club level, but what's wrong with good sportsmanship?
dean gochev Posted 6 years ago
Hi.
I like Tomokazu very much!
I just wrote a fun and informative article about all the shouts and shouting in table tennis, but it’s in Bulgarian so I doubt anybody will be interested in reading it. Unless I choose to translate it into English, that is.
CHO comes from the Chinese phrase “Hao Cho”, literally meaning “Good ball”. But because the sound “Hao” is weak when pronounced with an open mouth, in time the phrase was shortened only to Cho.
LE in Chinese means “again, once more”. So, CHO-LE means “One more good ball” or “Another good ball”.
I hope this helps.
Jaime Murray Posted 6 years ago
Tossssseeeeee!!! i heard a high rank player yell for his points, is there someone who wants and can show me how the ranking system in Australia goes, in the sence its difficult to translate my divisions in holland to your divisions in Australia, or the Us or England for that matter.....because a high rank player from holland yelling Tosssseeeee!!!! is not going to leave you know how high (or low) Cheers, from here -;)
Gary List Posted 6 years ago
Every point a little annoying I feel. I think tennis is worse these days as well. Screeching at the top of ones lungs and, after every strike, of every ball hit, falls under the banner "unsporting like" in my opinion. Of course these players are superb, however a little more respect for the other player could be shown. Celebrate sometimes sure, why not, every dam shot, nar not for me.. barrrr humbug lol......
Andrew Savige Posted 6 years ago
Your hilarious video (combined with a recent World Cup Neymar challenge at work) provoked this Harimoto office celebration at work today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPt9233tj-k
Love to see others post their own original and creative Harimoto celebrations!
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
Ah brilliant Andrew... Love it...
Now there is a challenge! Anyone else think they can better these Harimotos?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
COMPETITION ALERT!!!
This is such a good idea we are going to run a competition till the end of the Australian Open.
Get a group together and give us your best Harimoto celebrations... It can be a work group or club group, social group or even your family...
Post the video on Youtube and put a link here like Andrew has done.
Winning group wins 4 PingSkills T-Shirts.
Andrew your work group is the current leader...
We are looking for creativity and entertainment... Jeff and Alois will judge the entries at the end of the Australian Open... N.B. Tomokazu Harimoto, sorry you are not allowed to enter!
F Wilson Posted 6 years ago
I guess I am just "old school", I am totally against this type and frequency of demonstrations. To draw a parallel with tennis, I have to mute the sound when watching many of the "grunting/screaming, child birth" noises from many players, where it seems the women are the most annoying. I appreciate the talent of these athletes but the constant "celebrations" in any sport grows wearisome, note the NFL after every play, sigh. Also note that in junior tennis there is a strong movement to coach out the screaming as more and more people are turned off by it. Table tennis should nip this in the bud while it is NOT pervasive throughout the sport, IMO.
Rohan Keogh Posted 6 years ago
@Dean, thanks for the info. Good to know :)
@Jason and @Gary, I'm aligned with you guys. A bit is engaging and helps ramp up the atmosphere and entertainment value. Virtually every point though is actually detracting from the game itself and gets tiresome.
@FWilson, I've actually given up watching women's' tennis (and much of the men's too) because of the excessive screaming. If one of Harimoto's opponents starts doing the same I won't be watching those TT matches either :(
Andrew Savige Posted 6 years ago
Alois, thanks for running this competition, which, for me, is simply about being creative and having some fun. We had more fun today during a sunny lunch by Sydney harbour, adding to our original with this new and improved comp entry: Celebrating Harimoto on Sydney Harbour. As for Harimoto the table tennis player, I find him very exciting to watch on youtube and am looking forward to finally seeing him in action live in the Australian Open this week.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
OK who is paying you guys at work?? Love it...
Dib Hassan Posted 6 years ago
Andrew has set the standard well for us
Sneha Motiani Posted 6 years ago
This is my Harimoto celebration:https://youtu.be/_L9E6A4eb6k
Hope you like it
jason poulos Posted 6 years ago
This is how you celebrate. Better than Harimoto. Waldner!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_8o-QNErsQ
and in case you think that was a fluke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5xgFkcRmPY
Johnny Mike Posted 6 years ago
Thank you coach. I'm searching for Harimoto's equipment. Do you know real blade he is using?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
No I am not sure. Someone might know.
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Taylor Donaghy Posted 6 years ago
Hah! I love it! Completely agree with you, when people complain about Harimoto they're just being sticks in the mud. Love his enthusiasm!
Richard Henderson Posted 6 years ago
I, too am on the Harimoto bandwagon. He is a complete sportsman. I look forward to watching him win major titles in the very near future!
jason poulos Posted 6 years ago
I don't mind celebrations by the pros in big tournaments but
1. It seems more appropriate at the end of a set or match, not every point. That's just irritating.
2. Some celebrate when their opponent makes a mistake. That's just bad sportsmanship.
Table tennis should be fun, especially at the club level, but what's wrong with good sportsmanship?
dean gochev Posted 6 years ago
Hi.
I like Tomokazu very much!
I just wrote a fun and informative article about all the shouts and shouting in table tennis, but it’s in Bulgarian so I doubt anybody will be interested in reading it. Unless I choose to translate it into English, that is.
CHO comes from the Chinese phrase “Hao Cho”, literally meaning “Good ball”. But because the sound “Hao” is weak when pronounced with an open mouth, in time the phrase was shortened only to Cho.
LE in Chinese means “again, once more”. So, CHO-LE means “One more good ball” or “Another good ball”.
I hope this helps.
Jaime Murray Posted 6 years ago
Tossssseeeeee!!! i heard a high rank player yell for his points, is there someone who wants and can show me how the ranking system in Australia goes, in the sence its difficult to translate my divisions in holland to your divisions in Australia, or the Us or England for that matter.....because a high rank player from holland yelling Tosssseeeee!!!! is not going to leave you know how high (or low) Cheers, from here -;)
Gary List Posted 6 years ago
Every point a little annoying I feel. I think tennis is worse these days as well. Screeching at the top of ones lungs and, after every strike, of every ball hit, falls under the banner "unsporting like" in my opinion. Of course these players are superb, however a little more respect for the other player could be shown. Celebrate sometimes sure, why not, every dam shot, nar not for me.. barrrr humbug lol......
Andrew Savige Posted 6 years ago
Your hilarious video (combined with a recent World Cup Neymar challenge at work) provoked this Harimoto office celebration at work today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPt9233tj-k
Love to see others post their own original and creative Harimoto celebrations!
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
Ah brilliant Andrew... Love it...
Now there is a challenge! Anyone else think they can better these Harimotos?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
COMPETITION ALERT!!!
This is such a good idea we are going to run a competition till the end of the Australian Open.
Get a group together and give us your best Harimoto celebrations... It can be a work group or club group, social group or even your family...
Post the video on Youtube and put a link here like Andrew has done.
Winning group wins 4 PingSkills T-Shirts.
Andrew your work group is the current leader...
We are looking for creativity and entertainment... Jeff and Alois will judge the entries at the end of the Australian Open... N.B. Tomokazu Harimoto, sorry you are not allowed to enter!
F Wilson Posted 6 years ago
I guess I am just "old school", I am totally against this type and frequency of demonstrations. To draw a parallel with tennis, I have to mute the sound when watching many of the "grunting/screaming, child birth" noises from many players, where it seems the women are the most annoying. I appreciate the talent of these athletes but the constant "celebrations" in any sport grows wearisome, note the NFL after every play, sigh. Also note that in junior tennis there is a strong movement to coach out the screaming as more and more people are turned off by it. Table tennis should nip this in the bud while it is NOT pervasive throughout the sport, IMO.
Rohan Keogh Posted 6 years ago
@Dean, thanks for the info. Good to know :)
@Jason and @Gary, I'm aligned with you guys. A bit is engaging and helps ramp up the atmosphere and entertainment value. Virtually every point though is actually detracting from the game itself and gets tiresome.
@FWilson, I've actually given up watching women's' tennis (and much of the men's too) because of the excessive screaming. If one of Harimoto's opponents starts doing the same I won't be watching those TT matches either :(
Andrew Savige Posted 6 years ago
Alois, thanks for running this competition, which, for me, is simply about being creative and having some fun. We had more fun today during a sunny lunch by Sydney harbour, adding to our original with this new and improved comp entry: Celebrating Harimoto on Sydney Harbour. As for Harimoto the table tennis player, I find him very exciting to watch on youtube and am looking forward to finally seeing him in action live in the Australian Open this week.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
OK who is paying you guys at work?? Love it...
Dib Hassan Posted 6 years ago
Andrew has set the standard well for us
Sneha Motiani Posted 6 years ago
This is my Harimoto celebration:https://youtu.be/_L9E6A4eb6k
Hope you like it
jason poulos Posted 6 years ago
This is how you celebrate. Better than Harimoto. Waldner!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_8o-QNErsQ
and in case you think that was a fluke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5xgFkcRmPY
Johnny Mike Posted 6 years ago
Thank you coach. I'm searching for Harimoto's equipment. Do you know real blade he is using?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
No I am not sure. Someone might know.