WOW! What a website! No, that is not me. I live in Canada.
I didn't used to hold onto any lessons I've done in the past, pretty foolish! But I have a little, but they're on a computer that I will take a few days before I can access.
I was mostly self-taught when I was a weak player and I've been playing Go for 11 years or so. But a few of those years were void, as I did not play Go after learning a little when I was a kid. But it's at least 7 net years or so.
I doubt any of you know the people I learned from. I used to take every chance I could to get games with very strong players, including professionals. I would save money sometimes to be able to get a lesson or two. I went to a Go club in Tokyo when I was there and played strong players. There was an old man wh was a strong 6-Dan who took time to teach me many times, and then I had some rivals to player with who were high dans as well.
In the last year or two I haven't really played Go, but now I am playing a little again and I want to continue the teaching I was doing before, but I want to expand it! People told me I was a good teacher, so I decided I might formulate something to attract more students so that I can 1. Help more students become stronger with good routines and the best effort I can put in for them, and 2. to earn a little money, especially by trying something like the poster you see above to form a group of students.
I am not strong enough to be a 7-Dan yet, and maybe in some countries I'm not even 6, such as Europe. Someone told me they have strong ratings! But I believe I can teach well! I want to make a tiny contribution to increasing the number of strong western players!
Toru
