Keenan Kai-James Cornelius is an American martial artist. His competitive achievements include what is called the Double Grand Slam in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , having won double gold medals at four major tournaments: the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship , Pan-American Championship , European Open Championship , and Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu ...

Keenan Cornelius is a Hawaii born professional athlete in the sport/martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who competes as a free agent, having previously represented the Atos as well as Lloyd Irvin’s team.

Hi, I’m Keenan Cornelius. When I started Jiu Jitsu in 2006, I was immediately hooked. I became absolutely obsessed with the competitive side of Jiu Jitsu and spent a lot of time studying as many positions and techniques as I could. And, like a lot of people, I gravitated towards Sensei YouTube to supplement what I wasn’t learning in class.

2024年11月8日 · Keenan Cornelius, one of the most skilled and recognizable figures in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has always been a force to be reckoned with on the mats. However, in a recent candid discussion, he shed light on a darker, lesser-known chapter of his journey—his time at Atos BJJ Academy in San Diego.

In 2019, Legion AJJ founder and head instructor Keenan Cornelius was ranked #3 in the world (pound-for-pound) by the IBJJF for the 2018/2019 season. He is one of the best known American grapplers in the last decade.

Keenan is known for being a prime mover of the “modern” form of sport Jiu Jitsu. With innovative techniques, creative thinking and strategy, Keenan have succeeded in developing not only a few new moves, but a complete arsenal of attacks and defences from new guards he named the Worm-guard, Mantis guard, and reversed de la Riva Worm just to ...

Keenan Cornelius is an American Black Belt who is multiple times world champion in various championships. He trained at different academies (BJ Penn Academy, Team Lloyd Irvin, and Atos Jiu-Jitsu) and achieved his Black Belt from Coach Andre Galvao.

2021年10月27日 · Keenan Cornelius at only 29 years old has done it all in Jiu Jitsu. As a competitor, he has won some of the biggest BJJ championships multiple times and beaten the best in the world.

2021年6月25日 · Veteran elite black belt competitor Keenan Cornelius hasn’t competed since 2020. He was scheduled to return to competition on June 19 to face Haisam Rida at Who’s Number One, but was forced to withdraw due to a back injury that …

Keenan Cornelius is the founder of Legion American Jiu-Jitsu academy and the innovator of popular lapel guard positions such as the worm guard and the squid guard. Born in Hawaii on February 25, 1992, Cornelius began practicing jiu-jitsu at age 14 with Carlos Valente, and later trained with UFC Hall Of Fame-er BJ Penn.