Hombu Dojo Podcast
HDKI Ireland instructors Ross and Ru discuss their karate lives and their karate adventures.
Displaying items 11-16 of 16 in total of Hombu Dojo Podcast with the tag "shotokan".
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Episode 11: How to be Zen
9 August 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
Environment, Ohio, USA, anxiety, dublin, flow, full contact, hdki, hombu dojo, injury, instructor, internship, ireland, karate, kenshusei, kickboxing, kumite, martial arts, mental health, mindset, panic, podcast, richard amos, ross stewart, ru mew, scott langley, shotokan, sparring, tabata, training, wtko, zen
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.
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Episode 10: Competition!
26 July 2019 | 1 hr 23 secs
Strategy, competition, confidence, fails, fitness, gyaku zuki, hdki, hdki karate, hombu dojo, karate, ross stewart, ru mew, scott langley, shotokan, skif, squad, tactics, team, training, well being
After our annual national championship, we sat down for a good long chat about the competition itself, about the competing spirit, and training for competitions.
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Episode 9: Tommy Sensei joins us for beers and karate banter
24 July 2019 | 41 mins 45 secs
fails, guinness, jesse enkamp, karate, kata, richard amos, rick hotton, ross stewart, ru mew, scott langley, self defense, sensei, shotokan, shu ha ri, steve ubl, tommy butler
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!
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Episode 8: Role models, solo training, senior/junior relationships
23 July 2019 | 38 mins 34 secs
dojo, feminism, hdki, karate, kata, role models, ross stewart, ru mew, scott langley, seminars, shotokan, solo training
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.
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Episode 7: Guy Brodeur Sensei and Scott Langley Sensei on kata, bunkai, Steve Ubl, teaching and learning.
14 June 2019 | 1 hr 1 min
bunkai, guy brodeur, hdki, hombu dojo, instruction, karate, kata, martial arts, ross stewart, ru mew, scott langley, shotokan, shotokan canada, slower, steve ubl
Ross and Ru sat down with Guy Brodeur, his student Jean Phillipe, and Scott Langley Sensei to talk about ... karate! We covered a lot of topics and found Guy and Scott to be over flowing with martial arts wisdom.
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Episode 4: Tommy Butler Sensei on karate, life, and his Karate Life!
22 April 2019 | 46 mins 46 secs
5th dan, aiden trimble, chef, dojo life, exercise, godan, hdki, hombu dojo, karate, karate adventures, karate life, kata, kawasoe, kitchen, martial arts, podcast, richard amos, ross stewart, ru mew, scott langley, sensei, shotokan, sochin, tekki sandan, tekki shodan, tommy butler, training
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.