We are glad to announce that two Japanese Go Master will be visiting Malaysia from 16th – 22nd September 2016.
MIZUMA Toshifumi |
KOMATSU Daiki |
MIZUMA Toshifumi(水間 敏文)7P
Go Career Profile:
- He became a pro of the Nihon Ki-in (Tokyo), being certified as a professional shodan in 1990.
- He got runner-up in the 16th Kisei Tournament Shodan game in 1991.
- He got promoted to 7 dan pro in 2002.
- He achieved 300 wins in Japan’s pro tournaments in 2009.
- He has got very good reputation for teaching go and he has taught go wide range of people and ages from complete beginners to amateur dan players.
- He has been teaching go at primary schools.
- His teaching method is named as ‘Mizuma Method’, which is introduced in go class at many Japanese educational institutions.
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KOMATSU Daiki (小松 大樹) 2P
Go Career Profile:
- He became a pro of the Nihon Ki-in (Osaka), being certified as a professional shodan in 2012.
- He got promoted to 2 dan pro in 2015.
- His parents are also professional go players. (his father is Komatsu Hideki 9p and his mother is Komatsu Hideko 4p.)
- He has taught go many primary school children in Osaka.
- He studied English for over 10 months in 2015 at an English conversational school in Japan.
- He was dispatched to Moscow and St.Peterburg in 2015 for promotion of go and to Romania for European Go Congress in 2014.
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Below are weiqi activities scheduled for their visit (subject to changes):-
17-Sept (Sat)
* 1400-1800: Visit Malaysia Weiqi Association at University Malaya-Kongzi Institute
18-Sept (Sun)
* 1000-1300: Visit N-world Puchong Go Academy at Puchong
* 1430-1800: Visit The Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur
* 1900-2100: Visit Kong Zi-PJ Adult Go Class at University Malaya-Kongzi Institute
19-Sept (Mon)
* 1300-1500: Visit Primary School Go Class at SRJK© Han Ming
* 1900-2100: Visit N-world Setapak Go Academy
20-Sept (Tues)
* 1500-1700: Visit High School Go Club at Bin Hwa Independent School
* 1900-2100: Visit N-world BMC Go Academy
21-Sept (Wed)
* 1000-1200: Visit Kindergarten Go Class Blossom Kids
We invite all MWA members and weiqi enthusiast to joint us on 17-Sept at Kongzi Institute to learn from the Go Master.