Lesson 157: Advanced Haengma 3
Finding an appropriate move when playing Baduk depends a lot on the position of the stones. In certain cases, you don't even need to read what would come, because the position itself decides the consequences. Haengma is nothing more than a theory a..

Lesson 156: The Advanced Haengma 2
You may feel somewhat nervous about learning haengmas if you think you have to memorize them. However, you don't need to memorize all of them one by one.

Lesson 155: The Advanced Haengma 1
``Haengma'' is perhaps the only Korean Baduk term which is widely accepted by the English-speaking Baduk players. It is often mistakenly compared to the Japanese concept ``tesuji,'' which means a brilliant move in a certain shape. When you are talk..

Lesson 154: Baduk in Modern China 2
Baduk is officially recognized as a sport in China, so the Chinese Baduk Association has been under the purview of the Sports Ministry from its inception. As a result, a person who is selected as a player of the association, namely a professional, ..

Lesson 153: Baduk in Modern China (1)
Since the oldest records and artifacts related to Baduk are found in China, and the legendary tales of the origin of the game all involve Chinese emperors, most scholars agree that Baduk originated in China.

Lesson 152: Patterns with Double-Approach 8
What if your opponent plays a move that you don't already know? Well, this is a pretty silly question because most of the moves played on the Baduk board have never been played before.

Lesson 151: Patterns with Double-Approach 7
One of my students doesn't like to play handicapped games as Black. He insists that he cannot learn the opening theories and techniques if he lays down handicap stones. His claim is not completely wrong. However, there are many more things you shou..

Lesson 150: Patterns with Double-Approach 6
It is not too much of an exaggeration to say that the stronger a player is, the more skeptical he is also. A good player doesn't blindly follow what he has learned. He tries many moves he's never seen, or even heard of before, in order to find a be..

Lesson 148: Patterns with Double-Approach 4
I'm sure that you remember the saying, ``After learning a joseki, forget it.'' It shows how difficult and ultimately meaningless it is to memorize all the joseki variations. The purpose of studying josekis has always been to learn the flow of prope..

Lesson 147: Patterns with Double-Approach 3
Double-approach joseki variations usually occur when your opponent pincers the first approach. We learned the variations with the one-point lower pincer in the two previous lessons. Now we're going to study the variations with the two-point higher ..

Lesson 146: Patterns with Double-Approach 2
Most popular josekis being played in the 21st century are so big that they occupy about a quarter of a Baduk board. The variations initiated by the double-approach we're going to study in this lesson are no exception.

Lesson 145: Patterns with Double-Approach 1
Star-point joseki variations are becoming more and more diverse in their development. One reason for that, among many, is the increasing number of pincer-joseki variations now being played. In the past, most pincer-joseki variations involved the 3-..

Lesson 144: Learning From Review
Reviewing your own games is an excellent method of improving your understanding of Baduk. You can do it by yourself, with your opponent, or with the help of stronger players. When you review professionals' games, you can also think about possible b..

Lesson 143: Mastering Carpenter's Square (6)
I really appreciate those of you who followed all the lessons about the Carpenter's Square so far. It was a long journey and I'm going to make this one the last. Of course, there are many more possible variations of the Carpenter's Square, but now ..

Lesson 142: Mastering Carpenter’s Square (5)
In the previous lesson, you've seen two variations of the Carpenter's Square, one with an empty intersection and the other with a bend. There can be other ways to go further with more variations, but mine are a different example with an empty inter..