app01 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:20:17 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/tags/dojo Sat, 07 Mar 2020 04:00:00 +0000 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. en-ie episodic HDKI headquarters instructors Ross and Ru discuss their karate lives and their karate adventures. Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 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. yes karate, martial arts, combat sports, strength and conditioning, hdki, hombu dojo, ross stewart, scott langley, ru mew, sensei Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew hombudojopodcasts@gmail.com https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/22 d45d0dfa-73ff-461e-be43-1dfe85021b2c Sat, 07 Mar 2020 04:00:00 +0000 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 22 Dojo Kids on The Podcast! full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 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! 1:03:56 no karate, dojo, hombu dojo, shotokan, ross stewart, ru mew, podcast, martial arts, training, commitment, motivation, kids, dojo, https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/20 6133e5c2-2ccf-4ff2-8820-cd595d0668f6 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:00:00 +0000 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 20 Juan San, the first intern. full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 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. 43:36 yes karate, dojo, hombu dojo, juan, shotokan, ross stewart, ru mew, podcast, martial arts, training, commitment, motivation https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/14 d0b292b4-b1c4-419f-a103-0d07c6249c81 Sun, 15 Sep 2019 14:00:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 14 Back Leg Drive full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew Kevin Downard Sensei talks to us at the end of his internship. We talk about what he's learned and all the ups and downs along the way. Ross and I near the end of the road to Denmark for our gradings. 43:08 yes ross stewart, ru mew, karate, scott langley, hdki, shotokan, seminars, solo training, dojo, kata, sochin, unsu, kenshusei, uchi deshi, kevin downard, sensei, adventure, back leg drive, yahara, yondan, nidan, grading, https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/13 a13d0997-3a8d-46c4-9df5-d5fc9eb881d4 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 07:00:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 13 There's a guy in your way and then pain happens. full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew Christian Oygarden and Paul Uren share their very insightful views on kata, bunkai, and developing as a middle-aged karateka. Besides all the wealth of karate wisdom shared herein, this episode also contains a very bad and slightly offensive Iain Abernethy impersonation. 44:30 yes karate, shotokan, training, scott langley, ross stewart, ru mew, hombu dojo, dublin, ohio, grading, black belt, martial arts, hdki karate, nidan, yondan, kata, kumite, kihon, dojo, fails, shotokan, bunkai, iain abernethy, dave hazard, paul uren, christian oygarden, norway, england, self defense https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/12 4e1a627e-6e64-463f-80e0-6f0ff7b840fd Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:00:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 12 Great vengeance and furious anger! full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew With Kevin Downard Sensei from Ohio, our current intern, we talk about getting out students ready for grading and dealing with difficult parents. 45:32 yes karate, shotokan, training, scott langley, ross stewart, ru mew, hombu dojo, dublin, ohio, tabata, fitness, kids, grading, black belt, martial arts, parents, customer service, hdki karate, nidan, yondan, kata, kumite, kihon, dojo, fails, https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/8 00ab6855-9e77-4d7b-9975-1c7268c6bd43 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 8 Role models, solo training, senior/junior relationships full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew Episodes 8 and 9 are essentially parts 1 and 2 of the same episode. We went on a marathon recording session as we had so much to discuss. Once again we spent some time talking about females in the dojo and the unique challenges they face, this time with regards karate role models. Then we talked about solo training, it's pros and cons, and how your relationships with your doki effects your training. 38:34 yes ross stewart, ru mew, karate, scott langley, hdki, shotokan, seminars, solo training, feminism, role models, dojo, kata, https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/3 1bd60764-76e3-491e-8c61-0fdc37e4c9b9 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:00:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 3 Teaching kids, women in the dojo and in MMA, "practical" karate, karate combat. full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew Today we discuss the formula used in the dojo for keeping kids enganged during karate class. We talk about the recent influx of adult females into karate, also the UFC's promotion of female competitors. We move on to a brief conversation about the notion of practical karate and "karate combat", the new full-contact competition. Finally, as always, to keep ourselves humble, we reveal our FAILs of the week. 55:10 yes karate, dojo, ross stewart, ru mew, hombu dojo, hdki karate, women in martial arts, practical karate, kumite, kangeiko,