Talk:Jōseki

Stub?
Is this still considered a stub? The information seems to be relevant to the specific topic. bojo 21:17, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)

diagrams
the diagram in the basic joseki section of the article (full board position) is very hard to read because the white stones lack contrast against the background. Please try [| sgf2misc] to see examples of diagrams with good contrast between the white stones and the board. Funkyj 01:48, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Shogi link is not relevant to this article
In the external links there's a link to "Internet Shogi Joseki in Japanese". I'm removing it. Linking from this Go-specific article to a page in Japanese about Shogi (Japanese chess) openings makes as little sense as linking to a page about Western chess openings. Shogi is a type of chess and is an entirely different game from Go.--216.165.122.183 (talk) 01:19, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * yes this seems to have been added in combination with a spam link.--ZincBelief (talk) 13:47, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, in shogi, we call openings "joseki" as well, although it's spelled differently (定跡 as opposed to 定石). I think at least a mention of its use in shogi would be useful. 68.191.84.156 (talk) 20:04, 13 March 2010 (UTC)


 * It's the same word just with different character spellings. Recalls of examples like adviser vs advisor in English. – ishwar  (speak)  18:10, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Corner areas alone
I believe joseki is a balanced sequence of moves in any small-scale situation? 90.212.241.163 (talk) 12:09, 26 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Actually, no - the article is correct that joseki refer to corners alone. Your own ref supports this too. Notice in your ref that there's a diagram entitled Reference Diagram. That shows that all 8 joseki (a to h) start in the corner of the board. I've added a reference to the article, too. --Trafford09 (talk) 00:15, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * My mistake. Cheers! 90.212.241.163 (talk) 00:27, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Judo tradition?
I know that the founder of Judo, Dr. Jigoro Kano, used some of what he'd learned from the game Go as he was developing judo. Now I just read in the USA Judo protocol for bowing at the opening of a competition that if there is no picture of Dr. Kano and "no Joseki," then there is "no need to bow to Joseki." (Caps & italics in original quote.) This is official protocol from the American governing body of judo. Does anyone know the meaning of this use of Joseki? Thanks! Dcs002 (talk) 05:36, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Follow-up: I just learned that the "joseki" (lowercase "j") in judo seems to refer to the "Timekeeper/Jury Table" (caps in original). However, there is something they refer to as a true "Joseki" (always capitalized), which all contestants and officials must bow to, if one is present. Dcs002 (talk) 06:08, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Jōseki vs Joseki
I believe it would be better to use "joseki" throughout the article as that is how it is spelled in most English speaking settings. Of course, we would still show the proper romanization at the top.

This is in line with the style guidance: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Japan-related_articles#English_words_of_Japanese_origin 2601:647:5E00:84E0:CDE8:54E3:3ECA:6F21 (talk) 15:48, 4 August 2022 (UTC)