Haengma

Haengma is a Korean word which means roughly the way the stones move, or forward momentum (literally it means moving horse). The term is used to

1. describe various basic combinations of stones and their implications
2. discuss more intricate moves that have a sense of tesuji
3. describe a player's style.

At least part of the term is covered by the Japanese term suji. See the /Discussion page for more.

Basic Haengma in development

Some connections are strong, but move across the board slowly (i.e., they do not develop forward very quickly), while the faster connections are weaker. In English we call some of the slow moves walking and some of the fast moves running.

The seven basic haengma are:

Strong (but slow)

• Stretch
• Diagonal Play

Average

• One Space Jump
• Knight's Move

Fast (but weaker)

• Two Space Jump
• Large Knight's Move
• Diagonal Jump

Basic Haengma in local combat

When opponent's stones are in relation to each other, they are often one of these:

• Attachment, Hane
• Diagonal attachment
• Cross-cut
• Bump and Press

More evolved haengma

The term Haengma is also used to describe certain Tesujis. An example would be Haenmaui Maek

See also

• Haeng-ma tutorial for beginners, an article by Minue
• Haengma Exercises
• Dynamic Nature of Shape
• Magnetic haengma
• What actions the stones are doing
• Elementary moves
• /Thumbnails
• The Fixed Nature Of Go Vs The Moving Nature Of Go

Books

• Haengma The Book
• New Haengma Dictionary
• The Master of Haengma
• Think like a Pro Haengma
• This is Haengma
• The Way of the Moving Horse ('Moving Horse' is a direct translation of Haengma)