Seo Hyo-seok has a vision of further globalizing the game of go, and it starts on a 9×9 board. Seo Hyo-seok, president of the Korea Baduk Federation, met with the presidents of the American Go Association and the American Go Foundation, Gurujeet Khalsa and Terry Benson, during a recent visit to the United States.
A six-dan Baduk (Go) player, Dr. Seo has had a distinguished career running the Pyunkang Korean Medicine Hospital, and June 26th was designated ‘Dr. Seo Hyo-seok Day’ by the New York State Assembly to honor his achievements in promoting Asian healing techniques in the U.S. His recent visit included a lecture tour on natural methods to treat COPD while also meeting with go clubs and organizations.
Dr. Seo assumed the presidency of the KBF in March of this year; the KBF administers the Korea Prime Minister’s Cup, attended this year by American representative Xinyu Tu. Dr. Seo discussed a wide range of topics with Khalsa and Benson centering on ways that the respective organizations can cooperate on the vision of globalization of go, including via “Easy Go” on a 9×9 board.
After his lecture in New York City, Dr. Seo presented a generous contribution to the American Go Association. “We were happy to establish a good relationship with the new KBF President,” says Khalsa, “and look forward to cooperating in the promotion of go.”
