All Things Go

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In Episode 3, Travis explores the ancient origins of Go with Professor Nam Chihyung, discussing its age and historical evidence. As a professor at Myongji University's Department of Go Studies and the first president of the International Society of Go Studies, she offers deep academic insights.
Then Travis discusses the dan ranking system and addresses discrepancies across different national Go federations with Xiao Dai and Gazza White from the "Pro Go Weiqi" podcast.
Finally, Travis talks with BenKyo about preventing burnout in Go, focusing on sustainable practices for playing and learning the game.
The board game Quarto: boardgamegeek....
The International Society of Go Studies (ISGS): www.intergostu...
Netflix's Captivating the King: www.netflix.co...
Confucian Text Chunqiu: www.britannica...
Sunjang Baduk: www.britgo.org...
The father of Korean Go, Cho Nam-chul: en.wikipedia.o...
‪@proweiqi‬ Gazza's Pro Go Baduk Weiqi Podcast on KZbin
Mateusz Surma's site Polgote: polgote.com/
BenKyo's league and website: www.benkyoleag...
I'm Travis, a ten kyu on an online Go server with teaching experience. I lived in China, but my time there didn't involve Go. I've been a financial planner for several years.
This podcast aims to engage everyone, from newcomers to advanced players, covering all things Go-related. I'll interview figures in the Go community, review books, websites, movies, and share personal commentary on intriguing topics. I'll also explore online forums to discuss current trends.
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[@countingtls]

Nihonkiin is probably the association out of East Asia that had budgets and plans for promoting Go outside of Asia (海外への囲碁普及). And used to have budgets to send Go players abroad at least short term. But as their budget shinking, this is one of the first that got cut down. I think most East Asian Go associations are now shifting their budget to focus more on their online-presence and spread Go this way, but they are still miles away from creating enough effect or accessible globally (even the language barriers at least translations would need great effort) And thanks for Prof Nam Chihyung's brief talk. We need more contents that can bring all kinds of cultural/historical elements to the discussion or Go. Not just playing Go.

[@AllThingsGoGame]

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[@sadaharu5870]

@@AllThingsGoGameI recommend talking to countingtls too because he is also very well versed in Go history 😊

[@Travis-ex6pz]

@@sadaharu5870❤

[@AllThingsGoGame]

@@sadaharu5870wow I can tell! Thanks.

[@sadaharu5870]

Nice to have Prof Nam join the show! The sentence "it's very hard to enjoy Go when your job is Go" reminds me of the quote from Hoshizora no Karasu: "Amateur players play for fun. Professional players play in pain". I guess as amateur players, our job is to enjoy the game and not make it into a painful experience. In this way it will never turn monotonous! Also maybe having a few professional players that you like will help 😆

[@AllThingsGoGame]

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[@mingmingpusakal]

I don't think I totally agree that in Go, someone can ONLY prove something through victory. Not because I lost lots of games, it's because I think doing your best and playing a skillful game despite losing is as valuable as winning. I recently played a game with a friend who got a higher win rate than me, it's weird they made lots of blunders and I'm winning. It's not a satisfying win, it seems they're distracted and did not do their best. It did not prove that I'm a stronger player. Maybe that's also the reason why I like Lee Chang-ho. He always try to be calm even in victory.

[@GoMagic]

Sure, Go isn’t just about winning; it’s about the journey, the creativity, and the lessons learned along the way. And a well-played, skillful game, even in defeat, is incredibly valuable and shows true strength. Winning due to an opponent’s blunders doesn’t feel the same as a hard-fought victory 😣

[@mdwittenberg]

Great episode! When will it be available as a normal podcast via the RSS feed?

[@AllThingsGoGame]

It’s already available 🎉