Blackie’s International Baduk Academy (BIBA) was founded in Seoul in 2011 by Kim Seung-jun 9p (Blackie) and Kőszegi Diána 2p (Dia).

Over the past 14 years, BIBA has welcomed more than 250 students from 36 countries. In 2017, we expanded worldwide with BIBA Online!

We paused during the COVID-19 pandemic but have since reopened. In total, we operated for six months across Autumn 2022 and Autumn 2023, and again from February–March and August–October 2024.

Now, we’re thrilled to share that BIBA has reopened since May 2025 and we plan to stay open until Christmas! After a short winter break, we’ll be back again in January.

BIBA is a place for students to improve in Baduk while learning about the Korean culture and making new friends from all around the world or even among top professional players! Studying hard in Seoul, just like a younguseng (insei) or not moving a foot from your home and joining us through our Online Teaching, the choice is yours!

Please contact us here! You can also find BIBA’s room on KGS or simply leave us a message on Facebook 🙂 ! For now, we welcome you to explore our website and hope you join the BIBA family very soon!

Blackie & Dia 😊