The Hanoi Baduk Club

 

Address:       Gate 8, QuanNgua Sports Complex
                   No 55, DocNgu Str., BaDinh, HaNoi
Tel:              84 - 4 - 761 74 85
Website:       http://igofan.free.fr

http://vietnamgoclub.org/forum

 

Email:          hanoibaduk@gmail.com

 

Ownner:       Vu Thien Bao

phone:  84 - 91 266 80 82

 

Secretary:     Nguyen Nhu Van

phone:  84 - 98 856 34 81

 

 

 

 

 

Baduk club interiors

 

1         Brief Introductions

 

Baduk game is an interesting artistic sport. It helps players to develop ways of thinking, spirits, strategies and also to fertilize ideas and knowledge. In the past, Baduk was played in Vietnam as well as many other Eastern countries, which were influenced by the civilization of China. Nowadays, Baduk has become international and Baduk was called as “Go” in English. The three largest countries in Baduk are China (weiqi), Korea (baduk) and Japan (igo), which have a lot of first-class players in Baduk.

 

In Vietnam, after many years of interruption, since 1994, some chess players in Hanoi started to recover Baduk game, experienced its attractions, and wanted to popularize Baduk game to other chess players. They carried out some propagative activities such as teaching Baduk at Universities, high schools, students Baduk Clubs … However, the results were not as expected.

 

In the late 90s, Baduk game in Hanoi had a big step forward with the birth of the Exchange Baduk Club at 86 Au Co Street. The Club was established by Mr. Ishihara Akira, his students and Miss Phan Thi Thu Lan.

 

Thanks to the Exchange clubs’ success, the Hanoi Baduk Club has been established with the helps of many high level Baduk players. The club, which has been more and more grown up in size and level, attracts a large number of members. 

 

In 2006, to response to the cooperation proposal from the leadership of club community, Vietnam-Russia Culture Palace and the expectation from Baduk young fans, the Club opened another new branch within Vietnam-Russia Culture Palace at No.2 Yet Kieu street, Hanoi.

 

And in 2008, with the financial support from HanViet Foundation, an international non-governmental organization and Hansae company from Korea, Hanoi Sports Office decided to establish Hanoi Baduk Club with modern facilities at QuanNgua Sports Complex, Hanoi (briefmap see bellow)

 

 

Opening day – Jan, 24th 2008

 

Teacher Miyata Takashi 5D (amateur) play with Tran Thanh Mai, piano student and baduk player

 

                   2    Aims and targets:  

 

With the current size, the managers of the club deeply understand that in order to maintain and develop, the club needs to have order and discipline, as well as interesting activities to attract more members.

 

3    Structure:   

 

+  In terms of professional training, the clubs has been instructed by non-professional Baduk player Vu Thien Bao (4 dan), the coach of the Hanoi Baduk team, with the assistant of  Mr. Miyata, a Japanese non-professional Baduk player. 

 

+ As for management and development, the Club often receives assistance from the co-founder of the Exchange Baduk Club, Miss Phan Thi Thu Lan. 

 

 

+ The club is now directly managed by:

 

          -         Mr. Quang Huy, Nguyen3d (born 1985) – chief manager, responsible for discipline and facilities.

       YM: nguyenquanghuy85

       phone: 84 - 98 983 41 11

 

-              Mr. Minh Quang, Pham 5d (born1986) – Baduk technique instructor

       YM: im_not_dicky

       phone: 84 - 4 – 761 74 85

 

-              Mr. Duc Anh , Pham 5D (born 1988) – Baduk technique instructor

       YM: pham_anh2188

       phone: 84 - 168 827 47 68

 

-              Mr. Manh Linh,  Nguyen 5D (born 1987) – Baduk technique instructor

       YM: nsync_go_5105

       phone: 84 - 98 498 32 22

 

 

+ Conditions to become members:

 

-         Intelligent, courteous.

 

-         Respect the rules and other regulations of the club.

The current members of the club are more than 70.

 

4         Activities:

 

 

To promote abilities of the members to the maximum, the club organizes members into groups according to levels. The levels of members are rated base on the international general scale for Baduk (kyu, dan). The club has divided into 3 groups:

 

-         A group: 5k and above

 

-         B group: 15k – 6k

 

-         Beginner group: 16k and less 

 

Members in groups A and B will emulate through circular matches. At the end of each quarter, 3 best players in group B will compete with 3 lowest-level players in group A to reposition and reorganize members of each group.

 

Members in the Beginner group will be tested to be admitted to group B after every quarter. 

 

The club has been using the ladder method for teaching and learning. The upper groups will assign tasks of teaching the lower groups to each member in the group circularly. The higher-level players teach the lowers. So every body has the chance to reexamine the basics.

 

Members in group A are responsible for instructing the Beginner group and visitors. Details were assigned by the management board.

 

 

Apart from that, the club regularly organizes direct matches to improve skills and invites international Baduk players to exchange knowledge and learn new techniques. 

 

Every year, the club opens an internal champion to select excellent players for the Hanoi Baduk team and take part in the National Baduk Champion afterwards. 

 

5          Harvest:  

 

Since it was founded, the club has tried to organize and take part in many national events and has achieved some very impressive results. Most recently, the club has many members who have got an honor to challenge in the National Baduk Champion and brought back many encouraging achievements:

 

-      1996: Male Champion, a silver medal for player Vu Thien Bao

 

-      1999: Male Champion, a silver medal for player Vu Thien Bao

 

-      2004: Female Champion, a silver medal for player Cu Thi Sang

 

-      2004: Young male Champion, a silver medal for player Tran Nhat Anh

 

-         2004: Young female Champion, a gold medal for player  Nguyen Quynh Trang 

 

-      2005: Female Champion, a bronze medal for player Tran Thanh Mai

 

-      2005: Young female Champion, a gold medal for player  Nghiem Hien Nhi

 

-         2005: Young male Champion, a silver medal for player Nguyen Quoc Anh

 

-         2006: Female Champion, a gold medal for player Tran Thanh Mai

 

-         2007: Young male Champion, a gold medal for player Tran Viet Ha

 

-         2007: Young female Champion, a gold medal for player Nguyen Ngoc Ha

 

-         Seagame 24 – Thailand, 2007: Baduk female Champion,  a silver medal for player Tran Thanh Mai

 

-         The 28th WAGC 2007: Doan Vu Chung from Hanoi Baduk club (45th place)

 

 

In the foreseen future, the club will have plans to step by step improve the level as well as the enthusiasm of Baduk, Baduk players in Hanoi in particular and in Vietnam in general.

 

6         Briefmap of The Hanoi Baduk Club