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.

Make your bed, Georgia!

Jul 27th, 2021 55m 34s

Ross and Ru are joined by Georgia for a few beers, talking about post-lockdown karate and some hilarious fails of the week.

The Catfish Conspiracy

Mar 23rd, 2021 43m 13s

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 w

Sensei Seth

Mar 12th, 2021 1h 7m

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

What do Kanazawa and Trotsky have in common?

Mar 5th, 2021 38m 9s

Scott, Ross and Ru talking about old times, internet trolls and authenticity. https://www.patreon.com/Hombudojopodcast

HQ Instructors

Feb 26th, 2021 1h 8m

Finally we have all four instructors on one episode!

Lauren Hart

Feb 18th, 2021 1h 25m

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.

The Onion is Technique!

Jan 27th, 2021 1h 25m

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.

We Answer Your Questions

Jan 17th, 2021 1h 16m

An episode dedicated to answering some comments and questions that have come in from listeners.

Scott and Simon pt. 3

Jan 8th, 2021 1h 11m

Scott Sensei and Simon Sensei fresh after a meditation session. Very zen. Very wise.

Lynda "It's a Load of Bollox" McIntyre

Jan 1st, 2021 58m 45s

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!

David Pope Sensei

Nov 27th, 2020 1h 10m

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.

Scott and Simon pt. 2

Nov 20th, 2020 1h 13m

The village elders impart further wisdom #listentosensei

Chrissie Howard Sensei

Nov 12th, 2020 43m 55s

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.

Sick of talking about karate

Oct 28th, 2020 1h

Hard vs. soft karate, Sensei Seth, turbulent relationships in the dojo, and why karate is the best martial art.

Scott and Simon pt. 1

Oct 16th, 2020 1h 22m

One a philosopher and comedian, the other an anthropologist and author. Together they possess a treasure trove of karate wisdom. This is part 1 of a series featuring Scott Sensei and Simon Sensei, which will be interspersed with regular episode