Keenan Cornelius Responds to Allegations of Serious Injury at Legion Jiu-Jitsu at Hands of Mat Enforcer
Nov 28, 2024BJJEE
Renowned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and founder of Legion Jiu-Jitsu, Keenan Cornelius, has publicly addressed allegations surrounding a reported serious injury at his gym in San Diego. The...
Keenan Cornelius Details His Struggles at Atos: ‘Brazilians Cliques Were Shutting Me Out’
Nov 08, 2024BJJEE
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...
Keenan Cornelius Says Competition Is Valuable Because Of 1 Simple Reason
Nov 08, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Do you enjoy and look forward to competition? What about competing in general – do you do it? Well, even if you don’t look forward to stepping on the competition mats and if you don’t...
Keenan Cornelius Criticizes Brazilian Run Jiu-Jitsu Academies for “Cult-Like” Rules
Nov 05, 2024BJJEE
In the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, etiquette and tradition hold a unique place. However, recent criticism from BJJ black belt Kenan Cornelius has sparked a heated conversation on whether some...
Keenan Cornelius on Why He Never Took PEDs for Jiu-Jitsu
Nov 03, 2024BJJEE
In the rigorous world of Jiu-Jitsu, where physical and mental endurance is tested daily, performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are often a topic of discussion. However, Keenan Cornelius, one of the most...
Keenan Cornelius Says American Jiu-Jitsu Existed Long Before Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 23, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Never one to shy away from controversy, Keenan Cornelius recently discussed the history of Jiu-Jitsu in the United States and his reasons for using the term “American Jiu-Jitsu” instead...
Keenan Cornelius: ‘American BJJ Practitioners Shouldn’t Fully Assimilate to Brazilian Culture’
Oct 17, 2024BJJEE
In a recent podcast, renowned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and instructor Keenan Cornelius shared his thoughts on the relationship between American practitioners of BJJ and Brazilian culture....
Keenan Cornelius: You’re Not a True BJJ World Champion Unless You’ve Won at IBJJF Worlds or ADCC
Oct 16, 2024BJJEE
In an episode of the Matburn podcast, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts Keenan Cornelius and Josh Hinger shared some candid thoughts on what it really means to be a “world champion” in the BJJ...
Keenan Cornelius: ‘No One Cares About IBJJF Gi Worlds Anymore’
Oct 16, 2024BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius, a ADCC medalist and No Gi BJJ world Champion has always been outspoken about various aspects of Jiu-Jitsu topics and has never been shy of sharing his opinion, which was often...
Keenan Cornelius On Helio & Rickson Gracie: ‘Their Level Was Probably Tough Purple Belt’
Jul 18, 2024BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj greats...
Keenan Cornelius’ Revolutionary Way for BJJ Practitioners to Shut Down a Wrestler’s Shot
Jun 18, 2024BJJEE
In the ever-evolving world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, new techniques and strategies are constantly being developed to give practitioners an edge over their opponents. One such innovator is Keenan...
Keenan Cornelius: “The Only Way To Thrive In BJJ Is To Operate A BJJ Academy”
Apr 22, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
A lot of people who train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu would, at least in part, like to earn money from the Gentle Art. And while that is possible, not a lot of BJJ students get to make a living from it....
Keenan Cornelius Shows His Late Guard Recovery Trick (Against Knee Cut Pass)
Apr 05, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
You know the saying: „Guard recovery – you can never be too good at it.“ Well okay, okay. It isn’t exactly a saying… But it should be, because your guard recovery will determine a...
Keenan Cornelius Explains Why He Prefers Slow Lifting to Olympic Lifts For BJJ
Mar 01, 2024BJJEE
Getting the most out of your BJJ workouts involves making some decisions. Problem is, when making decisions it’s very easy to choose the wrong path or maybe the longer path to where you want to be....
[Funny] Keenan Cornelius: “No-Gi Is For People With Less Brainpower”
Feb 21, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
What are your thoughts on rolling and competing in no-gi Jiu-Jitsu? Is it harder or easier than competing in the gi? In a recent social media video, Keenan Cornelius shared his opinion on the...
Keenan Cornelius Calls Mikey Musumeci a Bully for Challenging Youtuber to MMA Bout
Jan 14, 2024BJJEE
BJJ world champion Mikey Musumeci is known not just for being super talented but also really nice to everyone. But this Youtuber Sneako said some rude things about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, calling people...
Keenan Cornelius Doubles Down on ‘American Jiu-Jitsu’: ‘Makes No Sense for Americans to Call it ‘Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’
Dec 15, 2023BJJEE
Over the past few years, certain members of the Jiu-Jitsu community have wanted to re-invent the wheel and start to differentiate themselves from the rest of Jiu-Jitsu by renaming Jiu-Jitsu to their...
Brazilian BJJ Legends React To Keenan Cornelius Rebranding his Academy ‘American Jiu-Jitsu’
Dec 15, 2023BJJEE
Over the past few years, certain members of the Jiu-Jitsu community have wanted to re-invent the wheel and start to differentiate themselves from the rest of Jiu-Jitsu by renaming Jiu-Jitsu to their...
Keenan Cornelius: “Dropping ‘Brazilian’ & Replacing with American Jiu-Jitsu Made My Academy More Successful”
Dec 13, 2023BJJEE
Over the past few years, certain members of the Jiu-Jitsu community have wanted to re-invent the wheel and start to differentiate themselves from the rest of Jiu-Jitsu by renaming Jiu-Jitsu to their...
Keenan Cornelius “Proves” That “American Jiu-Jitsu” Is Older Than Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Yeah, we know what you’re thinking… “American Jiu-Jitsu”, really? But yeah, really, that’s a real expression – that Keenan Cornelius has “proved” that...
Keenan Cornelius Talks 2016 Match vs Gordon Ryan: “Insane, Bull-Headed Persistence”
Oct 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Keenan Cornelius had a no time limit match against Gordon Ryan back in 2016… But how did the match come to be? He revealed in a recent conversation with Craig Jones. Cornelius shared: So,...
Keenan Cornelius Addresses ‘Stealing Moves’ From Danaher’s Team: “What Does That Even Mean?”
Oct 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Keenan Cornelius recently joined Craig Jones on his “El Segundo” podcast – and the two discussed plenty of interesting topics… Including what happened when Cornelius was,...
Keenan Cornelius: “If You Train BJJ, It’s Important You Study War”
Mar 02, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Keenan Cornelius believes that, if you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you should be investing at least the same amounts of effort into studying war. That is, war strategies that could be of use on the...
Keenan Cornelius Explains How To Keep Your Students As A BJJ Academy Owner
Feb 02, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Are you a BJJ coach and/or academy owner? If so, then one of the biggest worries that you probably have is student retention. That is: how are you supposed to keep your students motivated for...
