lovely wrote:
I don't feel my remark was really a personal attack, just something off the cuff and mostly sarcastic. I think it would have done to just edit that part out instead of deleting the whole post. Nevertheless, good job Hushfield. This was an insightful read. Are there any other Western insei at the Ki-in now, or perhaps pro/insei that speak English? It would be interesting if you could interview a few of them as well
I never got to read the deleted post, so it doesn't really matter ^^. Glad you liked the interview. I think Antti said he's the only western insei at the moment.
Regarding your suggestion to interview some of the pro's at the Nihon Kiin: I got invited to a study session with professional players (lead by Kobayashi Chizu sensei) where Antti presents one of his insei games, and 4-5 young pro's comment on the game. They can only do it in English though (Kobayashi sensei is very strict on this part, hehe), and that's basically where a kyu player like myself comes in. I can help them understand European culture or help out with English commentary.
Kobayashi sensei wants to train new pro's to teach go in the west, and so these study sessions are a win-win situation where Antti can get his games reviewed by pro's, and they get to learn English.
During last week's session there was a photographer, I think he was from Go Weekly, so I'll try to get hold of the article and see if I can translate it.
As I'm currently looking for a job and a place to stay in Tokyo, however, I haven't got a lot of spare time on my hands, so it might take me a while to do this. Should I happen to stay here longer, and I can continue to go to the pro study sessions, I might interview some of the young pro's there (I'd have to ask Kobayashi sensei, but as she's trying to train them to function in a western setting, an English interview might be a good practice opportunity)
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