app03 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:10:06 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/tags/richard%20amos Sat, 19 Oct 2019 22:00:00 +0100 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/16 a395fd3c-b148-4fc4-8092-aa1b8e16a9b6 Sat, 19 Oct 2019 22:00:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 16 You don't look like you're good at karate full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew Sit back and relax as we regale you with tales of the karate adventures of Summer 2019. From falling for the toughest girl in Italy, to farting loudly in Tai Chi class. Of course, passing our gradings was also a highlight! Paolo Bolaffio, Simon Bligh, Rick Hotton, and Scott Langley are among the Sensei who made last summer for us. 1:06:32 yes sensei, karate, hdki, hombu dojo, tommy butler, 5th dan, godan, podcast, martial arts, aiden trimble, richard amos, scott langley, ru mew, ross stewart, shotokan, karate life, dojo life, kawasoe, karate adventures, chef, kitchen, kata, sochin, tekki shodan, tekki sandan, training, exercise, paolo bolaffio, makotokai, italy, denmark, rick hotton, simon bligh, grading, nidan, yondan, black belt, adventure, tai chi, bagua, sword, tough, training, unsu, kata, kumite https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/11 0a38a7c6-70ca-40e7-a7db-91d8c1907e90 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:15:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 11 How to be Zen full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew Our ninth intern, Kevin Downard Sensei from HDKI Ohio joins us to talk about his karate background and his expectations for the internship. We touch on some karate politics along the way, but we managed to be very diplomatic! We then responded to a listener question which had us talking about how to avoid fear and anxiety when sparring. 1:06:06 yes hdki, wtko, shotokan, karate, internship, kenshusei, hombu dojo, scott langley, ross stewart, ru mew, richard amos, ohio, usa, ireland, dublin, martial arts, podcast, training, tabata, kumite, sparring, anxiety, panic, mental health, full contact, instructor, environment, zen, mindset, flow, injury, kickboxing https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/9 d72493b1-23b8-477e-a91a-3b4c44b2ec04 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:45:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 9 Tommy Sensei joins us for beers and karate banter full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew Episode 9 is a direct continuation of episode 8. These two episodes go together. After Tommy had finished training he went for a beer run and then sat down and joined the discussion. We covered a lot, including Shu-Ha-Ri, kata applications, self-defense and of course the fails of the week! 41:45 yes guinness, karate, shotokan, scott langley, richard amos, steve ubl, rick hotton, shu ha ri, ross stewart, ru mew, tommy butler, sensei, self defense, kata, jesse enkamp, fails https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/4 01e5e4b2-0c33-4ba0-a59c-edbf9cc3b654 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0100 Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew 4 Tommy Butler Sensei on karate, life, and his Karate Life! full Ross Stewart and Ruadhan Mew Tommy Butler Sensei, 5th Dan HDKI is everyone's favourite Sempai here at the Hombu Dojo in Dublin. Always eager to help others, always enthusiastic and VERY good at kata. In this episode he talks to us about all the experiences he has gathered on his journey so far. 46:46 yes sensei, karate, hdki, hombu dojo, tommy butler, 5th dan, godan, podcast, martial arts, aiden trimble, richard amos, scott langley, ru mew, ross stewart, shotokan, karate life, dojo life, kawasoe, karate adventures, chef, kitchen, kata, sochin, tekki shodan, tekki sandan, training, exercise,