Hombu Dojo Podcast
HDKI headquarters instructors Ross and Ru discuss their karate lives and their karate adventures.
About the show
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 recovering, our minds are still working. This podcast is a vehicle for our musings on karate. We talk theory, training methods, teaching methods, and general chit chat about happenings in the karate world, as well as sharing stories about our dojo life.
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Episodes
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Episode 35: We Answer Your Questions
17 January 2021 | 1 hr 27 mins
An episode dedicated to answering some comments and questions that have come in from listeners.
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Episode 34: Scott and Simon pt. 3
8 January 2021 | 1 hr 11 mins
Scott Sensei and Simon Sensei fresh after a meditation session. Very zen. Very wise.
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Episode 33: Lynda "It's a Load of Bollox" McIntyre
1 January 2021 | 58 mins 45 secs
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!
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Episode 32: David Pope Sensei
27 November 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
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
20 November 2020 | 1 hr 13 mins
The village elders impart further wisdom #listentosensei
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Episode 30: Chrissie Howard Sensei
12 November 2020 | 43 mins 55 secs
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.
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Episode 29: Sick of talking about karate
28 October 2020 | 1 hr 49 secs
Hard vs. soft karate, Sensei Seth, turbulent relationships in the dojo, and why karate is the best martial art.
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Episode 28: Scott and Simon pt. 1
16 October 2020 | 1 hr 22 mins
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.
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Episode 27: Karate nonsense
7 October 2020 | 44 mins 41 secs
Ross and Ru talk about a whole lot of nothing in this episode.
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Episode 26: The Dojo Teens
12 July 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
Karl, Caitlin and Ben give you their unique perspective on the dojo life.
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Episode 25: Ask The Instructors
25 May 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
The four Hombu intructors sit down over Zoom to answer questions sent in on facebook live.
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Episode 24: Scott Langley, Martin Lindley and Rick Jackson
27 April 2020 | 52 mins 17 secs
Biomechanics and the bad old days of hardcore KUGB training.
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Episode 23: Quarantine Special with Scott Langley Sensei
27 April 2020 | 49 mins 27 secs
Before lockdown came in in full effect, Scott, Ross and Ru sat down to do a podcast to update everyone on our karate lives. Enjoy!
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Episode 22: Dojo Kids on The Podcast!
7 March 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
commitment, dojo, hombu dojo, karate, kids, martial arts, motivation, podcast, ross stewart, ru mew, shotokan, training
This is by far our cutest episode. Three of our badassest dojo kids - Bianca, Defne and Ben - join us on the podcast and reveal to us the world of a child at the early stages of their journey in Budo. Seeing the dojo through their eyes is to see the dojo anew. These kids are very smart and funny and dedicated karate students. Enjoy!
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Episode 21: Scott Langley and Martin Lindley Part II
14 February 2020 | 57 mins 27 secs
Two experts in the fields of martial arts and biomechanics get down to the nitty gritty and hash it out.
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Episode 20: Juan San, the first intern.
10 February 2020 | 43 mins 36 secs
commitment, dojo, hombu dojo, juan, karate, martial arts, motivation, podcast, ross stewart, ru mew, shotokan, training
Juan, from HDKI Barcelone, was the first intern of the Hombu Dojo internship programme. Two years later he is back in the dojo to train and chat.