Hombu Dojo Podcast

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We are Ross and Ru, full time karate instructors at the HDKI Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Teaching and training under Scott Langley Sensei, we are dedicated to developing our level physically and mentally. After morning trainings, weekend seminars, or informal pad sessions, when our bodies are r…

Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew


    • Jan 16, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 50 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Hombu Dojo Podcast

    Episode 50: Stuart Amos Sensei

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 63:35


    Episode 49: Hikite Is a Beautiful Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 82:37


    Episode 48: Introducing: THE KUMITE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 55:48


    Episode 47: Take The Plunge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 63:16


    Episode 46: Matthew Last, Neuro Linguistic Programming and Karate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 79:11


    Episode 45: Becky Cox Sensei

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 61:09


    Episode 44: Stuart Amos Sensei

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021 62:31


    Stuart Amos Sensei is a full time Karate instructor with HDKI in Liverpool, England.

    Episode 43: The Invisible Sensei

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 90:05


    We had a great chat with Tuari Sensei (AKA The Invisible Sensei) from New Zealand. Among other things, we talked about karate as an individual's journey versus facilitating the journey of one's students.

    Episode 42: Make your bed, Georgia!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 55:34


    Ross and Ru are joined by Georgia for a few beers, talking about post-lockdown karate and some hilarious fails of the week.

    Episode 41: The Catfish Conspiracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 43:13


    Caveat: electrical interference has caused some noise in this recording. We'll do better next time! Scott Sensei is with us again as we wind down after day 1 of a rather big weekend zoom seminar. Meditation, karate adventures and fails of the week.

    Episode 40: Sensei Seth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 67:15


    Here I'm in conversation with viral YouTube sensation Sensei Seth. We have a good long insightful cat about martial arts and I take him to task over his infamous roundhouse kick video! https://www.patreon.com/Hombudojopodcast

    Episode 39: What do Kanazawa and Trotsky have in common?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 38:09


    Scott, Ross and Ru talking about old times, internet trolls and authenticity. https://www.patreon.com/Hombudojopodcast

    Episode 38: HQ Instructors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 68:47


    Finally we have all four instructors on one episode!

    Episode 37: Lauren Hart

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 85:27


    Now and again this couple of buffoons gets to talk to people who really know their stuff. One such expert is Strength and Conditioning coach Lauren Hart.

    Episode 36: The Onion is Technique!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 85:35


    Ross descends into madness. We also chat about kangeiko, best and worse of 2020, and we check in again with where we're at on our karate journey.

    Episode 35: We Answer Your Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 87:02


    An episode dedicated to answering some comments and questions that have come in from listeners.

    Episode 34: Scott and Simon pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 71:40


    Scott Sensei and Simon Sensei fresh after a meditation session. Very zen. Very wise.

    Episode 33: Lynda "It's a Load of Bollox" McIntyre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 58:45


    Our biggest fan, the wonderful Lynda McIntyre from Cork, chats to us about karate politics, gender issues in the dojo, teaching kids and some fantastic karate fails!

    Episode 32: David Pope Sensei

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 70:59


    David Sensei is a real legend. He was gracious enough to chat to us young pups on the podcast during his internship at the Hombu Dojo.

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    Episode 31: Scott and Simon pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 73:48


    The village elders impart further wisdom #listentosensei

    Episode 30: Chrissie Howard Sensei

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 43:55


    Chrissie Sensei, 4th Dan, teaches at HDKI Exeter in England. In this conversation we barely skimmed the surface of Chrissie's karate experience. And what a great conversation it was.

    Episode 29: Sick of talking about karate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 60:49


    Hard vs. soft karate, Sensei Seth, turbulent relationships in the dojo, and why karate is the best martial art.

    Episode 28: Scott and Simon pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 82:15


    One a philosopher and comedian, the other an anthropologist and author. Together they possess a treasure trove of karate wisdom. This is part 1 of a series featuring Scott Sensei and Simon Sensei, which will be interspersed with regular episodes.

    Episode 27: Karate nonsense

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 44:41


    Episode 26: The Dojo Teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 69:23


    Episode 25: Ask The Instructors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 64:33


    Episode 24: Scott Langley, Martin Lindley and Rick Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 52:17


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    Episode 23: Quarantine Special with Scott Langley Sensei

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 49:27


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    Episode 21: Scott Langley and Martin Lindley Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 57:27


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    Episode 18: Earth, Man, Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 51:43


    Episode 16: You don't look like you're good at karate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2019 66:32


    Episode 14: Back Leg Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 43:08


    Episode 13: There's a guy in your way and then pain happens.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 44:30


    Episode 9: Tommy Sensei joins us for beers and karate banter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 41:45


    Episode 8: Role models, solo training, senior/junior relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 38:34


    Episode 7: Guy Brodeur Sensei and Scott Langley Sensei on kata, bunkai, Steve Ubl, teaching and learning.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 61:52


    Episode 6: Cross training, gradings and visiting instructors.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 63:19


    Ross and Ru talk about cross training with other martial arts, our own upcoming gradings and also about all the fantastic Sensei we have visiting us in Dublin this year.

    Episode 5: Andrea Carbon Sensei on solo training, women in karate and more.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 28:18


    We sat down with Andrea Carbon Sensei during Kangeiko 2019 to talk about being a female instructor as well as sharing our experiences of training alone and generally having some chit chat about our karate lives!

    Episode 4: Tommy Butler Sensei on karate, life, and his Karate Life!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 46:46


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    Episode 3: Teaching kids, women in the dojo and in MMA, "practical" karate, karate combat.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 55:10


    Episode 2: Scott Sensei talks the infinite game, organisations and Shu-Ha-Ri.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 59:08


    Episode 1: New years, conditioning, hikite and ego

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 54:07


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