S4.8 - Silvia Lozeva's Go TEDx Talk & Japanese Influence in the West | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Silvia Lozeva explains how philosophy led her to Go, how she built a TEDx talk for an audience unfamiliar with the game, and how Institute 361 applies Go concepts to education, leadership, and innovation. Gazza White then discusses the Kisei, Shibano Toramaru, Ichiriki Ryo, and the Japanese terminology that shaped Western Go communities.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/silvia-lozeva-go-tedx-institute-361/

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Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC

Silvia Interview

• Silvia’s TEDx talk on Go
• Institute 361
• Troy Anderson’s book The Way of Go
• The International Society of Go Studies

Gazza Interview

• The Kisei Go Tournament
• The Kisei in Honolulu
• Ichiriki Ryo
• Shibano Toramaru
• An Young-gil

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