app01 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:09:46 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://hombudojopodcast.fireside.fm/tags/yondan 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/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,