Exploring The Great Sport of Hydrox + Irish JiuJitsu Sport Recognition

Exploring The Great Sport of Hydrox + Irish JiuJitsu Sport Recognition

From Consistently Above Average by Andrew McGahon

November 14, 2025 · 39 min · Episode 47

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming HYDROX Dublin 2025 event and the potential government recognition of Brazilian JiuJitsu in Ireland.

HYDROX Dublin 2025 is here, one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar. Over 15,000 hybrid rockstar athletes are taking to the turf in the hollowed halls of the RDS Arena in Ballsbridge DUBLIN 4. Finishers patches, event t-shirts, medals and podium photos all up for grabs this weekend, either in the singles, doubles, mixed doubles and elite divisions. Huge early controversy is brewing online from a number of Hydrox athletes who think there are too many slow pace runners, hogging the fast lane at the RDS Arena...but all eyes point to this weekend so we can find out, who's going to be HOGGING the top spot at the end of the day. There's also a rounding up, closing discussion about the news of another cringe worthy niche sport, Brazilian JiuJitsu closing in on receiving government recognition as a sport through IMAC (Irish Martial Arts Council) so we take a quick look at who they are, and what this might mean for the sport. Thank you for tuning in, you rockstars!

People in this episode

Host: Andrew McGahon

Topics covered

  • Hydrox sport
  • Irish JiuJitsu
  • sports events
  • athlete competition
  • government recognition

Keywords

  • Hydrox
  • Irish JiuJitsu
  • sports event
  • RDS Arena
  • IMAC
  • athletes
  • competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IMAC, Irish Martial Arts Council

Places: RDS Arena, Ballsbridge DUBLIN 4

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