Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by CNN, Yahoo! Sports, FOX Sports, Evolve MMA is the top rated BJJ gym in Singapore.
The legendary Keenan Cornelius is universally known as a master of the dark arts of the lapel and his masterpiece the worm guard.
His lapel guard system has come under fire by certain members of the BJJ community who deem it as too impractical or fancy.
It may seem overly complicated but Keenan Cornelius is not the only top competitor who has been successful at the highest level using this system. There are many top competitors like the Miyao brothers and Oswaldo Queixinho who have mean lapel and worm guards.
What is it it about the worm guard that makes it so highly effective?
Some people say that the worm guard is the biggest equalizer in BJJ.
The worm guard will provide you a higher level of control especially compared to other more traditional grips.
In this video, BJJ Champion Valdir Rodrigues from the Evolve Fight Team demonstrates 5 sweeps from worm guard.
