They say a picture is worth a thousand words... Then how many words is an epic video worth? A LOT! Before his latest Polaris outing, Keenan was the subject of one of their Prologues. If you ever watched those cool UFC Embedded videos, then this is the jiu jitsu version of those. Keenan shares his story and philosophy, so you can learn exactly [...]
A Look Inside the Mind of Keenan Cornelius KEENAN GRABS A FIST FULL OF COLLARS Recently Keenan was a guest on FloGrappling's "A Fist Full of Collars" podcast, where they covered a wide array of interesting topics. Here's a breakdown of what to expect: SHOW NOTES KEY POINTS: •EVOLUTION OF THE NO GI [...]
Love the Worm Guard, but don’t know what to do when your opponent defends it? Feeling lost when they counter your sweep, step over your leg or shut down your grips? Well, this is your lucky day. Because we’re going to break down a highly effective Worm Guard sequence to provide you with THE answers to all of your opponent ’s defences. To [...]
If you thought Lapel Guards like the Worm and Squid were only for young kids and IT nerds who like to do spinning sh*t… ...think again! While spinning sh*t is cool (you know it is) mixing up your b-boy moves with good old American Wrastlin’ is one of the greatest ways to keep your opponents guessing when it comes to your guard. [...]
Do you shy away from playing lapel based guards because you think your legs are TOO short? Do people call you Frodo on the mats? When you buy a new gi, do you look like a 4-year-old wearing their dad's robe? It’s ok, even though you may be short in a world where the players with the longest legs have the greatest guards… [...]
Sick and tired of having your guard and your ego smashed? The Toreando.. … or Toreada… … or Buchecha shuffle… ... is one of the most utilized guard passing styles in BJJ today. In this article, we’re going to break down the Toreando and reveal 5 separate, yet equally devastating strategies helping you to stop it dead in its tracks… … making [...]
The secret trend behind modern guards We’ve had deep half , x-guard, reverse de la riva / de la riva / berimbolo...what’s next? There’s an interesting trend we can see with modern guards and the people who use them to great success at the highest level. They are always unique and innovative. What’s really crazy is that they’re so new and innovative that the the people [...]