Go Lesson for Beginners

Here's the latest from Goplaygo. He gives some information about his playing on here. Apparently he doesn't play online because his school has a club. I think he is from the west coast. He is a 2k player. I am a 13-14k player. These ranks go to 30k on KGS but it is a bell curve. A 2 kyu player is significantly better than a 13 kyu player. If I were to play him heads up, he would spot me the full nine stone handicap and still be a favorite to win.

I read in Kaoru Iwamoto's book, Go for Beginners, that with study and serious play, a player should be able to progress from raw beginner to 10 kyu within a few months but then the progress to the dan ranks goes slowly. I would love to be a recognized, official ameteur dan one day in the American Go Association. Just have to do it one step at a time...

Oh, here's the video, it deals with joseki patterns. Joseki are common exchanges in the corner that are favorable to both players. Such an odd concept for