Go as Communication: The Educational and Therapeutic Value of the Game of Go, Yasutoshi Yasuda

Yasuda is the 9 Dan professional who pioneered the use of the capture game as a way of introducing children to Go. This book is the story of his response to the problem of bullying in Japanese schools by introducing the students to Go, and his discovery of the surprising educational and therapeutic values of playing Go. His program quickly expanded beyond nursery schools to all schools and to mental institutions and homes for the elderly, both in Japan and in a number of other countries. The book is an inspiring testimony to the positive power of the game and an instructive guide to developing such programs anywhere. Translated from the Japanese by Yoshimi Nakao.

Comments & Reviews

Made me re-think - Written by wegobad

I had taught go to children for a couple of years, and this book re-inspired me. It also showed me a few things I have been doing wrong, and forced me to re-think exactly what I was doing, and why. I think all go teachers should read it. Since it’s very short, perhaps even all go players should read it. (Then there would be more go teachers; then more go players…)

Very interesting - Written by DrStraw

This short book is an explanation of how Go can be used in a way I would never have thought of. It only took a couple of hours to read and it has nothing relation to thew study of go. If you have any interest in the philosophical or education value of the game you might enjoy reading it. It opened my eyes to aspects of the game I had not even considered. The author spent many hours teaching go to children, the elderly and the handicapped and this is an explanation of the very positive benefits that result from this.

Highly recommened if you think you might ever try to teach the game to any group of people who might have difficulty with it.

Once again, the list of similar products is totally inappropriate.

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