Keenan Cornelius is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor, born Keenan Kai-James Cornelius, known for the Double Grand Slam, in which he won double gold medals at four major tournaments as a purple belt: the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the Pan-American Championship, the European Open Championship and the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship. He began martial arts training as a boy under his step-father Tom Callos, studied under Cassio Werneck and B.J. Penn, and rose through Team Lloyd Irvin and Atos Jiu-Jitsu, receiving his black belt from Andre Galvao in 2013. He is also known for inventing guard techniques such as the Worm Guard, and in 2019 he opened his own team, Legion Academy, in San Diego.
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