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When a world class player teaches, we are 100% into it.

2:08 Old man got some good moves there.

Hi Even though you are ranked amongst the Top in the World, you take time and share your knowledge and techniques all in Badminton. This gives a great insight for the club players. You are doing Great. Thanks n God Bless.

Love from Vietnam !!! Despite being under 60 yrs of age now, your tutorial has helped me slay guys of 30s, 40s. Thank you so much !!!

Great tutorial Victor! The fact that power comes from the body and not only from raising elbow during a smash is a good one to learn for beginners.

It is great to be a good badminton player but even greater to be a kind human being. I believe you are both. More power to you Viktor! Thank you for these tutorials...

Great tutorial! Always something to hear it from a world champion! 👌😎

Didn't know about the elbow needing to be relatively high. Learned something new! Thank you

Thank you for that Viktor Axelsen. I just started playing badminton at 24, instantly fell in love with the sport from the time I stepped foot on the wooden court. My smash mechanics were really off as I switched from playing volleyball and my smash was mimicking my spiking motion with the elbow stretched high for the whipping motion. But now I know what I was doing wrong.

Love it, different from the other smash tutorials out there where they go step by step in slow-mo, this one is straight to the point with the core concept of generating good power correctly.

I like your videos so much because your videos are short and on to the point directly. There is no unwanted explanation in the videos. So nice of you. Thank you so much for your content.❤️Love from INDIA 🇮🇳

Yes, this what I want. The advantage of a tall body could do the smash without jumping and also generates power optimally. Good Job, VA!

Thank you for the lesson. It is always amazing to listen to your class and a big note of encouragement at the end. I have been really struggling with the power smash. I use to get confuse with pronation and wrist usage in actual match. I have never been to professional class. KZfaq has been my teacher. So would be really grateful for a tip on pronation and wrist problem and help to generate more power in smash

Amazing tip for hitting a powerful smash. I see you have prescribed the pattern which does not give emphasis on elbow and rather on your shoulder. Keep sharing the doses of playing wisdom. Thanks Viktor. You are truly an inspiration.

That coach explanation on from where the power generated is awesome. Definitely going to strech my body next time. Thanks a ton

This video boosted my smash atleast 30% or more.. many tutorial videos emphasize on the shoulder and elbow rotation but I always felt that if I focus on hand, the power I use is not equal to the speed of the smash like I use 100% strength but the smash speed is only 60%. Until I watched this video.. you teach the opposite way which is not focus on rotation of elbow but focus on hips and waist rotation.. thanks the coach to explaining where the power should be generated from and now my smash is really satisfying.. the speed is equal to the power I use... Thanks alot... This is the best and most useful smash tutorial.. hope to see a tutorial of jump smash!

Hey Viktor thanks for clarifying body movement basics for smash. It will be really really useful if you could share 1. How to practice for it? 2. Exercises to improve smash power. Like would you recommend a specific hip movement/core exercise to improve rotational power from the hip-core movement?

I have been playing badminton for 40 yrs now, but learned something new from you today. Thanks for making time for us.

I just picked up badminton again, after almost 5-6 years of not playing, and want to improve on my techniques. Honestly, i feel like I've stumbled across gold watching this - i mean it's Viktor Axelson!!! The guy who got bronze in Olympics and he's actually teaching us techniques and i totally appreciate this so much

It is so nice to learn technique from a world champion. I like Coach Lin too; he reminds me of old Kung fu masters.

Congrats on Olympics Gold! Watched you live ! It was amazing!

heyyy viktor i just wanna say that i discoveres your channel really late but i watched all of the va academy videos and it has really helped me and my playing style has completely changed. thank you so very much

Wow...first time watching your tutorials and they are so helpful already...The backhand grip for smashes in another video was particularly very helpful. Thanks Victor...and best wishes for the upcoming tournaments! Hope to see you in Delhi next year!

Thanks so much ❤️❤️ i am using your techniques and my game is improving daily

You know, we all get basic informations how to smash everywhere nowadays. But those kind of Information like your Coach told us is gold (2:00). Thx!

Thanks for your sharing! simple is the BEST for the swing

Love this!! Thank you so much!!

Congratulations Viktor ❤️🎉 once again watching the Olympic Champions tutorial.

I really really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos and it helped me correct my mistakes. Even a thousand thanks would not be enough. Hope you reach not 100k, but 1 Million subscribers(you will get it soon!)

The best part of Mr. Victor is that he is with his fans, looking in the eyes and talk. What a beautiful and lovely character. Best regard from Myanmar, we love you.

Dear VA , I keep watching your match , This is new learning for me and without much elbow rotation , thank you

This guy simply don't have attitudes like others.that what makes him special and different.so much love❤️❤️😍

Wow!, this video was really helpful, talking the truth this is one of the most helpful video of powerful smash ever seen 😘😘, hope you keep uploading these type of super helpful videos Love from India to Danish Badminton Players 🤗🤗.

Great video - noticed a big improvement in my game. Helped with timing too as to wait and tense yourself (Hodor for a bit) and then release...somehow ties in to easier pronation too! Thank youuuu!

Thank u Viktor axelsen sir. Being so generous to teach us some badminton stuff...I have just started to play,. I am finding so much fun to execute what I have learnt..it's the best FEELING for me

I love watching all of your matches on BWF. You are amazing. We still cannot play in my city because of the Corona lockdown =(. I had to travel 100 miles just to play 2 months ago.

This is exactly what I needed right now!!. Thank you so much Viktor 😇. Your Fan from India

Nice to watch the video, specialy the coachs advice of BODY STRENGTH.... gonna try it 👍

What a wonderful and precious instruction. Thank you so much.

I hope that each of your videos is given subtitles to make it easier to understand, because your viewers are not only from Europe but from Asia like me, thank you

Great video 😊 I tend to use too much of my shoulder and elbow The movement of the hip to chest to finger power is really I need to work on....like a bow 👍 Also, you didn't state the obvious " the contact point (i.e. front of the body)" Could you please make a video on the following: 1) how to recover from the corners 2) how to recover after overhead smash

Hope you doing great. Appreciate your time to bring this up for us! Big fan❤️ Viktor, keep the good work!

Thank you Viktor! Your video help a lot

A BIG FAN FROM INDIA, WITH ALL SUPPORT ...... WAITING FOR YOUR VIDEO SIR.....👍

I will try your technique soon,🥇

Hey victor thanks for being detailed and giving details not available in other tutorials!

The over the top commentary in the end got me by surprise. 😂😂😂 Thanks for the video as always. Have a fast recovery! 💪

Damnnn coach be explaining the correct movements in physics formulas😂😂😂

Viktor fans from tamilnadu😇 Only axelson He always stays in our heart

I really like the details that you describe it step by step, thanks...and all the best

There are quite a number of tutorials out there and channels based on badminton, but it's way better when you hear and learn it from a professional whom you see and get inspired from time and again. It's the time that we come to know it's legit and reliable. That too coming from a record smasher like you for this video specifically 😂. Keep going like this mate, a lot of young enthusiasts look up to you and love your tutorials, maybe even more than I do. Sincerely hope this message reaches you and you keep on making such videos for all of us more frequently.🙏🏼

As an athlete , he's the only person who seems to care about thier youtube channel, Great VID viktor 👌👍

How many shuttle do you have? Viktor: Yes

Thanks Victor .... great help....great fan here..........

One of test tutorial video on KZfaq. Good example 👏 top badminton player so far. You always welcome young players to your training and motivation sessions. Besides the young players learn from you, you yourself learn new things from them as well. Keep shining ✨

Love your Personality ❤️. Hey Viktor, i have a Little request, can you please make a tutorial on how to mentally prepare yourself before a game, i tend to struggle a lot in that part. Thanks ☺️,Love ❤️

Love from india sir❣️❣️.... you are my inspiration and when you started uploading videos on you tube it is like dream come true....

best tutorial out of all the videos. I increased my power immediately after this. Thank you Viktor!

Hey Viktor, thanks for all this awesome videos. Really grateful to learn from you. Trying to practice and implement this in my game. Thank you once again🙂

Viktor: you can tell the sound is good Me: it's not good, it's scary 😂

Boy Victor Axelson (DENMARK) is in Top ( 4 ) 😍 Love from INDIA 🇮🇳 ♥

this technique really helps me and improve both the sounds and the speed of the shuttle now,really a big thanks Viktor

It is really great to subscribe to your channel. I never thought a player like your caliber would share the tips. So nice of you Victor. You are a wonderful player I always love to watch. Wish you more success.

you are my inspiration, I use your techniques to beat my opponents

Thanks Victor, I had a good smash when I was younger, and shorter of course. I stopped playing for about 10 years and when I returned, I just could not generate the same amount of power I did when I was young. I am only 44 now, but I have started to work hard on my smashes and it has slowly started to come right as my condition improved. I will surely give this a try as one aspect I have picked up is that I tend to dip down just as I hit the shuttle. Now if I don't do that, then the power is there, so now I will focus on keeping my elbow high and turn my body a bit more, and then do a slight leap as I hit. Will reply tomorrow.

It's as much a pleasure watching your tutorial as it's watching you play...Great

That's such a good analogy with your shoulder and back bending like a bow great video!

Please make a video on how to clear(back box to back box).

I have won district level and Inter school competion gold using your technique thanks Victor thanks sir 😘 fan from india

Thanks a lot sir...got a great advice today

The sound coming from your racquet is awesome. Thanks for a great video.

who else got reminded of RANDY ORTON's signature style when he expanded his hands for the smash???

So you think core and hip rotation is more important than pronation of the arm? Thanks for the tips! Also, could you make videos on badminton singles tactics? How to approach different playing styles like SYQ&Ginting (attacking), Momota (patience) or Chen Long(defence)?

Always useful - even if just picking up one new aspect to work on. Many thanks!!

Thanks Viktor hope you will make this kind of videos in future

Hey Viktor can you make a video about moving in the court using less energy. Plzzz I need it 😊😊

I M YOURRRR BIGGGGG FAN OF A SMALLLL AGE...... PLZZZZZ GIVE ME A HEARTTTTT..

VA, nicely articulated and demonstrated

These tutorials are nice. Thanks for sharing them .

Here after he won his Olympic Gold medal 🏅

How the hell do people get his smashes back 🤣

Great tutorial, thanks champion!

Great explanation, hope can learn easily

I need this to demolish my friends My smash is very good but I want to improve it more I am your biggest fan I will be the first one to watch it.

unfortunately this information will go over most people's heads

Thanks Viktor this is very useful

ty for the vid. by learning from arguably the best smasher in the planet, my smash form has improved after watching this vid. pls upload more i miss u :(

The most humble badminton player We have seen. Videos are Crisp and to the point thanks for explaining the technique. 🏸👌

Very informative video indeed! Besides being one of the all time greats of the game, you are a great role model and ambassador for the sport. I absolutely love your sportsman spirit and passion for the game. Wish you much success in the coming years.

Great tutorial Viktor axslesen ...great information

Game changer tip! Thanks for it Viktor.

Thanks Very much Victor! It's so nice and encouraging to see and try learning from your expertise...Would like to take this liberty to Wish you Good luck in the Games to Come.... 🙏👍👍

Thanks you so much. Video very great.

Bro thanks man appreciate it you are a real legend

really appreciate Lian"s hip and core action demonstration to help generate power - got to work on that

Awesome, VA. Wish you the best. Will practice the steps for a good smash.

Nice Viktor, thanks. It was great to see and hear your coach

Thanks. Great video

Thanks for the lesson! Hoping to add this in my game!