Using the following criteria is one of other unique teaching methods (As far as I know, I'm the only Go teacher who has made the criteria. Before I made these, I had to teach hundreds, perhaps a thousand adult players, to analyze their mistakes, and to understand the level of their mistakes. So it took me many years to make the following criteria:
☆I often comment like "$30 common mistake." See below:
$100 mistake = With this mistake, you can lose a game instantly. So you must avoid it.
$ 90 mistake = Excruciatingly bad,
$ 80 mistake = Excessively bad. It’s so bad that you may not forget it for a week.
$ 70 mistake = It’s so bad that you may not forget it for the next day,
$ 60 mistake = It’s so bad that you may not forget it for the next an hour,
$ 50 mistake = Very bad,
$ 40 mistake = Bad,
$ 30 mistake = No good,
$ 20 mistake = Not so good,
$ 10 mistake = It’s a light mistake and not so important for kyu players.
$ 5 mistake =A small mistake; 1 and 2 dan players don’t have to worry about it.
BTW, the other day one of the students asked me why a top pro
did play a certain move. I couldn’t answer that.
Here is what I wrote in the email:
With regard to top pros’ moves, I'm sorry, I'm afraid, but I couldn’t answer that.
Top pros’ moves are beyond my understanding. Even if I spend many
hours, days, or months, I could only guess what each move means.
They could read a hundred moves in a flash according to some pros.
If I understood the meaning of each move, I would be getting pros' titles today.
BTW, I believe that in order to become strong as fast as possible,
I recommend studying the following way: http://kazsensei.seesaa.net/article/396285189.html
Of course, playing top pros' games is a lot of fun, and their moves, tesuji,
and shapes are beautiful. It’s really great to spend some time and appreciate
their games.
If you review pros' games, I strongly recommend that you buy a book with showing a
commentary. Consequently, you will understand some of the moves and appreciate their games.
So if you like to review pros' games, you should by all means do that.
Thank you very much for reading this blog again out of your busy life.
Kaz
