Keenan Cornelius has been asked to leave Atos, a team he’s belonged to for 6 years. Cornelius has been widely considered one of the prodigies of the sport for quite some time now. Here are some of Keenan’s main achievements:
Main Achievements via bjjheroes.com:
- IBJJF European Open Champion (2018**)
- IBJJF Pan American Champion (2018/2015/2014)
- IBJJF World No-Gi Champion (2014)
- IBJJF Asian Open Champion (2018**)
- IBJJF Pro League Champion (2014)
- FIVE Grappling GP Champion (2013)
- IBJJF American National Champion (2017**)
- IBJJF/JBJJF Japanese National Champion (2017)
- IBJJF/JBJJF Asian Champion (2017**)
- ADCC 2nd Place (2017)
- ADCC 3rd Place (2013**)
- IBJJF World Championship 3rd Place (2018)
- IBJJF Pan American Championship 3rd Place (2018)
Cornelius gave the shortest exclusive ever to flograppling saying:
“There are many facets to this split,” Keenan told FloGrappling. “I was asked to leave.”
Andre Galvao has remained mum on the subject but over the past several months Galvao has been vocal about his “gym church” and various other bizarre practices.
He posted on his instagram story, giving some indications about his future plans and also some reasons as to what may have caused him getting asked to leave Atos.
He is still not sure about wether to join a team or open his own academy:
He thanks the BJJ community for their support and called out to gyms to affiliate with him:
Jiu Jitsu is forever evolving and will continue to evolve. The only way you can stay ahead of your opponents is by sharpening your current skills/knowledge AND learning new techniques. This is why Keenan created The Lapel Encyclopedia. To help sharpen your current skills while also providing you with new techniques that will allow you to sweep or submit anyone.