Great Canadian BJJ Show

BJJ black belt and Rogue Grand Prix champion 2023, Josh Presley breaks down the biggest event in Atlantic Canada. Alongside his student and cornerman for the event, Scott King (BJJ blue belt). Listen as they recap the event experience and the matches. Timestamps Intro (What is Rogue Grand Prix, No time limit matches) 0:00-06:14 Bracket, blind draw 06:15-09:00 First round matches Presley vs. Scott Mackinnon (first match nerves, mental battle) 09:01-00:12:49 Abbie vs. Tori 00:12:50-00:16:20 Manoli vs. Jordan 00:16:21-00:19:32 Thalie vs. Kayla 00:19:33-00:22:28 Giancarlo vs. Whalen 00:22:29-00:27:39 Madeline vs. Andrea 00:27:40-00:30:07 Joe Pilmer vs. Dylan Beaton 00:30:08-00:37:30 Brittany vs. Denee 00:37:31-00:42:25 Semifinal matches Presley vs. Manoli 00:42:26-00:47:28 Thalie vs. Tori 00:47:29-00:49:23 Giancarlo vs. Joe Pilmer 00:49:24-00:53:10 Madeline vs. Brittany 00:53:11-00:54:24 Finals matches Presley vs. Giancarlo 2: the rematch 00:54:25-01:03:44 Thalie vs. Brittany 01:03:45-01:07:15 Future tournament plans 01:07:16-01:18:55 Check out Rogue Grappling on YouTube https://youtube.com/@ROGUEGrappling?si=7V9jD5p9B_AoF3cz ……………………………. Support Presley BJJ below – subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffK0veP4nb5pZRJURwA0Hw Follow Presley BJJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/presleybjj Follow Presley BJJ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084817403355 Presley BJJ website: https://www.presleybjj.com Listen to my podcast, Great Canadian BJJ Show: Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/3KEC067zSwa835zK6NgLRD Apple podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/great-canadian-bjj-show/id1565895059 My gym is in Wellington, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦 Please come train with me! 🤙

This podcast episode is focused on running a BJJ school. Hayden Francis is a BJJ black belt and owner of Preta Academy in Kelowna, BC, Canada. Hayden sits down with Josh who runs a club (Presley BJJ) in Wellington, Nova Scotia.

Elisabeth Clay is one of the top competitors in BJJ! Most recently she has won 20K Polaris GP, No Gi Worlds (weight and open class), Pan American Championships 2023. She was also invited to ADCC 2022 which she talks about - along with her views on leg locks, how to get more women into BJJ and more! Please follow Presley BJJ on Instagram and YouTube.

This episode covers the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. 🇨🇦 From the early 1990’s until present (June 2023). My guest is BJJ black belt and club owner - Jon Kelly!

This episode is dedicated to how BJJ came to Nova Scotia (early 1990’s) and the evolution up until today (June 2023). Guest Ray McKinnon has been training martial arts for over 30 years! Mainly Japanese Jiu-Jitsu and also BJJ. Thanks Ray for a great episode, follow him on IG - budoray

Valerie Worthington is a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, author of Training Wheels "How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jump-Started My Search for a Fulfilling Life" (link below), has a doctorate in educational psychology from Michigan State University, and is a certified life coach! Val has been training Brazilian jiu-jitsu since 1998 and was given her black belt by Johnny Ramirez and John Ouano of New Breed Academy in Santa Fe Springs, California. Buy Val's book. Training Wheels "How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jump-Started My Search for a Fulfilling Life" https://www.amazon.ca/Training-Wheels-Brazilian-Jump-Started-Fulfilling/dp/0692680187 Please like and share with a friend if you enjoy the episode!

Sarah Wilson BJJ brown belt, MMA fighter, world traveller. We talk about her experience at ADCC 2022 trials, what she changed to win matches and more. Follow Swayyback on IG.

Vince has been in the strength and conditioning industry for 12+ years. We talk Weight lifting, weight cutting, how to get an advantage off the mat, “how can I do more?” Vince answers all our strength and conditioning questions about BJJ!

Amazing episode with brown belt, BRAD SULLIVAN! He shares his incredible story of how he turned his life around with the help of BJJ! He’s a dad, business owner, motivator, runs a podcast…he does it all! Check out Brad’s podcast ‘I’m Still Standing’ https://open.spotify.com/show/0AyIe6PhgBzjyHiibaUO1q?si=S_xpogrgSNO6WDZP_P-n-A

BJJ black belt from FREDRICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK. Jon Williams has been training almost 20 years! 10 pro MMA on his resume, he tells some great stories! A boat load of wisdom from a humble guy! Check out his gym Flow State BJJ in Saint John, NB.

Season TWO. Episode ONE. Speaking with Jeremy Hull. FLA producer, BJJ blue belt. Jeremy is heavily involved with behind the scenes with the fighters making amazing videos.

From MONTREAL, QUEBEC! Brianna Ste Marie joins the show to talk about competing and winning some of the biggest events in the world. Combat JJ, No Gi Worlds, WNO, ADCC…Brianna has been very busy the last few months and she kindly shares her experiences through each of those events. Also some talk on her receiving her black belt

Worlds is going down this week! The first World Championships since 2019! Listen as I go through each weight class and tell you who I think will do well, who my betting money is on, and what to watch out for.

From TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA! Coming off his epic fight of the night performance at Fight League Atlantic 2, Rob Logan joins the show. We talked about crazy 3rd round TKO, his camp leading up to it vs. His debut camp, the highs and lows of MMA, and his big plans for the future. Great episode, thanks Rob!

Representing SUMMERSIDE MMA. From soccer star to jiu-jitsu competitor and now MMA fighter, Abbie Wainwright joins the show! She talked about how she got started in martial arts, teaching kids, her competition history and why she decided to step into a cage to fight mixed martial arts. Thanks Abbie!

From CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES. Life long martial artist, MMA fighter and community nurse Rob Robles joins the show! We chatted about the training camp for this fight, what it was like growing up in the Philippines and how he ended up in Halifax. Also one of the best self defence stories ever told on the podcast! Check out his fight at FLA 2 October 16th in Moncton, NB!

From LOWER COVERDALE, NEW BRUNSWICK! Rogue Grappling CEO joins me to talk about the origin of Rogue Grappling, his history in amateur wrestling including training with a Canadian Olympian. We also talked about BJJNB, what it is and why it’s necessary for the development of the sport. Thanks Chris!

From ONTARIO, CANADA! One of my old training partners, Mike Mallot joins me for the show. We talked about the importance of a tight knit team, losing and finding motivation to fight, staying calm under pressure, and his big fighting coming up in October at UFC Apex Center. We also shared quite a few funny training stories. Great episode for MMA lovers!

From CARLETON PLACE, ONTARIO…one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioners in all of Canada, Alison Tremblay joins me for the show! Alison has had some amazing experiences in her career. Competed at IBJJF Worlds at every belt level (winning twice), competing in ADCC and being a overall badass. Listen to her story over the last 13 years and what it’s like having a brother AND Father who are BJJ black belts.

From PICTOU COUNTY, NS. BJJ and Judo black belt. Entire life doing martial arts. OG black belt in NS. Got his purple belt from John Danaher! Jaret Macintosh joins me for a great episode. We discussed learning BJJ online now compared to when we were blue belts, differences between Judo and BJJ, are our epic 30 min no time limit match from 2019.