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 44: Stuart Amos Sensei
14 August 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
Stuart Amos Sensei is a full time Karate instructor with HDKI in Liverpool, England.
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Episode 43: The Invisible Sensei
5 August 2021 | 1 hr 30 mins
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.
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Episode 42: Make your bed, Georgia!
27 July 2021 | 55 mins 34 secs
Ross and Ru are joined by Georgia for a few beers, talking about post-lockdown karate and some hilarious fails of the week.
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Episode 41: The Catfish Conspiracy
23 March 2021 | 43 mins 13 secs
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.
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Episode 40: Sensei Seth
12 March 2021 | 1 hr 7 mins
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
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Episode 39: What do Kanazawa and Trotsky have in common?
5 March 2021 | 38 mins 9 secs
Scott, Ross and Ru talking about old times, internet trolls and authenticity. https://www.patreon.com/Hombudojopodcast
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Episode 38: HQ Instructors
26 February 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
Finally we have all four instructors on one episode!
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Episode 37: Lauren Hart
18 February 2021 | 1 hr 25 mins
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.
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Episode 36: The Onion is Technique!
27 January 2021 | 1 hr 25 mins
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.
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Episode 35: We Answer Your Questions
17 January 2021 | 1 hr 16 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.