John Ho Profile
John Ho – A passionate table tennis enthusiast who has spent years analyzing playing styles. ～ Mikael Andersson, ITTF Sports Development Director, 19/Mar/2025
“At the age of six and a half, I changed to the Tiger Wing style invented by my dad, John Ho, in August 2018”, explained Eli Ho. The grip is a hybrid between the traditional Japanese pen-hold and the shake-hand grips. It is unique and always gives the opponents a surprise. ~ July 2025 edition of the ITTF’s Swaythling Magazine, p36, an ITTF publication that highlights inspiring stories and achievements in table tennis.
John Ho has studied table tennis games and winning techniques in great depth. He has spared no effort in studying table tennis skills, achieving valuable research and innovation results, and becoming an active leader, advocate, and practitioner of advanced table tennis playing methods. ~ Tianwei News, 2020-12-14
John Ho has studied table tennis games and winning techniques in great depth. He has spared no effort in studying table tennis skills, achieving valuable research and innovation results, and becoming an active leader, advocate, and practitioner of advanced table tennis playing methods. ~ Tianwei News, 2020-12-14
John is a long time member of the waikato table tennis association and is hugely respected both for his technical excellence and clever tactical play. I feel sure that whatever style of play John comes up with will repay careful attention and I look forward to seeing it in action. ~ Mark Caunter, President of Waikato Table Tennis Association, 30/Nov/2018
John Ho is a prominent figure in the table tennis community in New Zealand, a recognized coach in Hamilton and Auckland, particularly known for his innovative contributions to playing styles. He is actively involved in promoting table tennis in New Zealand, collaborating with local associations and offering training and partnership opportunities through the TigerWing Table Tennis initiative. His contributions to the sport, both as a coach and innovator, are widely recognized and respected within the New Zealand table tennis community. He is also recognized as one of the most creative table tennis style research experts globally, known for his insight, wisdom and innovative approach to the table tennis style research.
John Ho is a pivotal figure in the development and promotion of the “TigerWing” table tennis style. He is the father and enlightenment coach of Eli Ho, the young table tennis sensation who has gained international recognition for mastering the TigerWing technique. The name “TigerWing” comes from the Chinese saying “如虎添翼” (Rúhǔtiānyì), meaning “like a tiger with added wings,” symbolizing that a powerful person gets help, gains new advantages, increases his strength, and becomes even more powerful.
John Ho’s approach to table tennis focuses on giving players a competitive edge through versatility and surprise. The TigerWing style philosophy aims to elevate traditional table tennis winning factors to a higher level by changing, creating contrasts in speed, spin, power, and rhythm. He believes in the importance of combining different rubber(inverted rubber and long pimples rubber) types and techniques to confuse opponents and maintain an offensive advantage.
Here’s what the world know about John Ho’s role:
- Founder of TigerWing Shakehand Technique Style R&D Center: John Ho is credited as the founder of the research and development center, which is based in Hamilton (2018-2022) and Auckland (2022- ) New Zealand, dedicated to the TigerWing Shakehand technique style. This indicates his active role in conceptualizing, refining, and promoting this innovative playing method.
- He is the creator of the “TigerWing” grip: a hybrid technique that combines elements of the Japanese penhold and shakehand grips. This unique and advanced table tennis playing style developed and promoted by John Ho since the end of 2018, apart from allowing players to execute both forehand and backhand strokes with inverted rubber, which is a two-winged looping approach, but also providing players to randomly switch between inverted (smooth) rubber and long pimples rubber on the backhand side, which can attack and defend in a way that confuses the opponent with unpredictable significant variations in spin, speed, plus rhythm and enhance versatility, deception in play.
- Founder of RSB (Reverse Shakehand Backhand) R&D Center: The Reverse Shakehand Backhand (RSB) is a key component of the TigerWing style, allowing players to use inverted rubber on the reverse side of the racket for a powerful topspin backhand. John Ho’s involvement in the R&D for this specific technique further highlights his contribution to the overall TigerWing system.
- Eli Ho’s Coach: John Ho has been Eli Ho’s enlightenment coach and general head coach since Eli started playing table tennis at a young age (5 and a half). He has guided Eli in developing and perfecting the world-first TigerWing style, which has been successfully demonstrated in competition, and has led to Eli’s impressive achievements in the sport, becoming a prominent figure in New Zealand table tennis, showcasing the effectiveness of the TigerWing style.
At just 12 years old, Eli, a rising table tennis prodigy, successfully implementing the TigerWing technique at a high level, made history by winning the ITTF World Hopes Challenge in Paraguay in November 2024, marking the first time a player from New Zealand and Oceania secured the gold in this event, also made history by winning back-to-back U13 & U15 titles at the WTT Youth Contender San Francisco II 2025 in April 2025 – the first time a Kiwi player has achieved this at a WTT Youth Contender event, which serves as a testament to the effectiveness of John Ho’s coaching and the TigerWing style.
Mikael Andersson, ITTF Sports Development Director, pointed out that “ Eli Ho isn’t
just making waves because of his talent—his playing style is unlike anything seen before.
He uses the TigerWing grip, a hybrid between the traditional Japanese penhold and the
shakehand grip. This unique technique allows him to attack and block with the same side
of the racket while using long pimples on the reverse side for service returns and
backhand pushes.”
- Promoter of Tiger Wing: John Ho is actively involved in promoting the Tiger Wing style, as seen by the existence of the “TigerWing Table Tennis 翼虎乒乓” website iftt04.com , which provides information about the technique, training opportunities, and contact details for inquiries and features Eli Ho’s successes as a testament to its effectiveness. He has also uploaded numerous videos showcasing Eli Ho’s training sessions and matches footage and technical breakdowns of the TigerWing style, using the Tiger Wing technique on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tigerwingtabletennis . John Ho continues to contribute to the sport through his coaching and development of this advanced playing style.
In essence, John Ho is the driving force behind the “TigerWing” table tennis revolution, both as the inventor/developer of the style and as the primary coach and advocate for his son, Eli Ho, who is showcasing its potential on the international stage with this unique playing style, a mix of the Japanese penhold and shakehand grip styles. The TigerWing grip has garnered attention from coaches and players worldwide for its innovative approach, blending traditional techniques with modern strategies to enhance a player’s game. It is regarded as an advanced playing style in the future and has broad development potential.
As a leading innovator in table tennis playing style, his dedication to developing new techniques is shaping new approaches to the sport, with early impressive success demonstrated by his student Eli Ho, growing interest globally in the TigerWing method, and making a significant impact on table tennis within and beyond New Zealand.
何宗阳簡介
何宗阳(John Ho) – 一位热情的乒乓球爱好者，多年来一直致力于分析比赛风格。～ 米凯尔‧安德森，国际乒聯体育发展总监, Mikael Andersson, ITTF Sports Development Director, 2025年3月19日
“我在六歲半的時候，於2018年8月改練了我爸爸何宗阳發明的翼虎式”，Eli解釋道, “這種握拍方式融合了日本傳統直拍和橫拍的握法。它非常獨特，總是能給對手帶來驚奇。” ~ 國際乒聯《Swaythling 雜誌》2025 年 7 月版第 36頁，這是一份國際乒聯出版物，重點介紹乒乓球運動中鼓舞人心的故事和成就。
何宗阳非常深入地研究了乒乓球比赛及其获胜技巧，不遗余力地坚持研究乒乓技艺，取得可贵的研创成果，并且成为一个先进乒乓球打法的积极引领者、倡导者和践行者。~ 新西兰天维新闻，2020-12-14
何宗阳(John Ho)是怀卡多乒乓球协会的資深成员，因其卓越的打球技术和巧妙的战术发挥而备受尊敬。我确信无论John提出什么样的新的比赛打法风格，都值得眾人认真关注，我真心期待看到它的實際運作成功！~ 马可 康特 – 怀卡托乒乓球协会主席，2018年11月30日
何宗阳是乒乓球界的杰出人物, 也是汉密尔顿和奥克兰的知名教练，尤其因其对乒乓球打法创新的贡献而闻名。他积极参与新西兰乒乓球运动的推广，与当地协会合作，并通过“虎翼乒乓球”计划提供培训和合作机会。他作为教练和创新者对这项运动的贡献得到了新西兰乒乓球界的广泛认可和尊重。他也被公认为全球最具创造力的乒乓球风格研究专家之一，以其对乒乓球风格研究的洞察力、智慧和创新方法而闻名。
何宗阳是TigerWing「翼虎」乒乓球风格发展与推广的关键人物。他是何倚天Eli Ho 的父亲和启蒙教练，Eli Ho 是一位年轻的乒乓球天才，因掌握翼虎技术而获得国际认可。 “TigerWing”这个名字源自中文谚语“如虎添翼”，意为“像长了翅膀的老虎”，意为强有力的人得到帮助, 获得新优势, 使實力大增, 变得更加强有力。
何宗阳的乒乓球理念注重通过多变性和出其不意的特色，为球员创造竞争优势。翼虎风格的理念旨在通过变化和创造速度、旋转、力量和节奏的对比，将传统乒乓球制胜因素提升到更高的水平。他坚信，结合不同类型(反膠和長膠)的胶皮和技术，能够迷惑对手，保持进攻优势。
以下是世人对 John Ho 角色的了解：
- 翼虎横拍技术风格研发中心创办人：何宗阳John Ho 被誉为翼虎横拍技术风格研发中心, 总部位于纽西兰汉密尔顿（2018-2022）和奥克兰（2022-), 的创办人。这表明他在构思、完善和推广这项创新演奏方法方面发挥了积极作用。
- 他是「翼虎」握法的创造者：这是一种融合了日本直拍和横拍握法元素的混合技巧。这种独特而先进的乒乓球打法由何宗阳于2018年底开发和推广，除了允许球员使用反胶进行正手和反手击球（一种双翼弧圈球打法）外，还允许球员在反手位随意切换普通反胶皮或长胶皮，以难以预测的旋转、速度和节奏变化迷惑对手，从而攻防一体，增强比赛的灵活性和欺骗性。
- RSB（反手横拍反手）研发中心创始人：反手横拍反手（RSB）是翼虎风格的重要组成部分，允许球员使用球拍反面的反胶来进行强有力的上旋反手击球。何宗阳 John Ho 参与此项特定技术的研发进一步凸显了他对整个 TigerWing翼虎系统的贡献。
- 何倚天Eli Ho的教练：何宗阳John Ho自從Eli Ho五岁半开始学习乒乓球以来，一直担任他的启蒙教练和总教练。他指导Eli发展和完善了翼虎式打法，并在比赛中成功展现，使何倚天Eli在这项运动中取得了令人瞩目的成就，成为新西兰乒乓球界的领军人物，并展示了翼虎式打法的有效性。
年仅12岁的何倚天Eli，这位乒乓球新秀，成功地将翼虎技术运用到高水平比赛中，并于2024年11月在巴拉圭举行的国际乒联世界希望挑战赛上创造了历史，夺得冠军，这是新西兰和大洋洲选手首次在该赛事中获得金牌，同时，他还在 2025 年 4 月举行的 WTT 旧金山 II 青年挑战赛上连续赢得 U13 和 U15 冠军，创造了历史，这是新西兰选手第一次在 WTT 青年挑战赛赛事中取得这一成就, 这也充分证明了何宗阳John Ho的执教和翼虎式打法的有效性。
国际乒联体育发展总监麦可安德森指出，「何倚天Eli Ho并不是仅仅因为他的才华而引起轰动——他的打球风格是前所未有的。他采用翼虎握法，这是传统日本直握法和横拍握法的混合体。这种独特的技术使他能够用同一侧进攻和防守, 球拍背面使用长颗粒进行接发球，反手推刮拨弹。 」
- 翼虎乒乓球推广人：何宗阳John Ho 积极推广翼虎乒乓球，这点从「翼虎乒乓」网站 iftt04.com 的存在就可以看出。该网站提供有关该技术的资讯、培训机会和咨询联络方式，并以何倚天 Eli Ho 的成功经验作为该技术有效性的证明。他还在 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tigerwingtabletennis 上上传了大量视频，展示了何倚天 Eli Ho 的训练课程和比赛镜头以及 TigerWing 风格的技术分解。何宗阳 (John Ho) 透过指导和发展这种先进的打法, 继续为这项运动做出贡献。
从本质上讲，何宗阳是「翼虎」乒乓球革命背后的推动力，他既是该风格的发明者/开发者，又是他儿子何倚天Eli Ho的主要教练和倡导者，何倚天Eli Ho凭借这种独特的打法（融合了日本直拍和横拍的握法）在国际舞台上展示了其潜力。 TigerWing 握法以其创新的方式吸引了世界各地教练和球员的关注，将传统技术与现代策略相结合，以提高球员的比赛水平, 被视为未来先进的打法风格，具有广阔的发展潜力。
作为乒乓球打法的领先创新者，他致力于开发新技术，塑造了这项运动的新方法，也因为他的学生 Eli Ho 取得了亮眼的国际成绩，也使得新西兰国内外对 TigerWing 方法的兴趣日益浓，并对新西兰国内外的乒乓球运动产生了重大影响。
TigerWing Table Tennis 翼虎乒乓 