Lapel Encyclopedia

Punch Cheat Codes Into Your Guard Game with The Lapel Encyclopedia

The Lapel Encyclopedia is an investment into a system designed to help you defeat, or at least frustrate, people far above your rank.

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Keenan's Lapel Encyclopedia
The complete lapel guard system

Make passing
more difficult.

For everyone who has ever untucked a lapel and seen the possibilities: this one is for you.

Explore Keenan’s system of controls, sweeps, transitions, and submissions—with the encyclopedia that brings it all together.

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The complete lapel guard system11h 35m

One grip. An entire system.

Whether you're just starting or looking to organize years of training.

Genuine Innovation From The Source

Paradigm-shifting systems enter jiu-jitsu about once per decade. For example, the berimbolo, heel hooks in no-gi. Lapel guard comes from the mind of the man behind this very course.

Digestible & Engaging

This course is long, with plenty of chapters. However, they are divided into 166 separate lessons, so that you can consume it in manageable and productive sessions.

Flowcharts Included at No Extra Cost

To help you organize the more complex lessons and positions, the course includes 13 PDF flowcharts to help you organize and USE the knowledge.

Competition Tested To The Extreme

These guards are not fantasies of random black belt. Keenan proved them, competition after competition against the elite, with a black belt record of 185W-35L and a 62% submission rate.

Inside the Encyclopedia

16 Chapters • Highly Organized • Easy to Consume

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Part 1: The Foundations
Part 1 consists of Chapters 1, 2 and 3. These cover the foundations of intermediarity controls, entries and backup plans. These will be the connection between your existing guard knowledge and the lapel guard black magic. You can fully expect to learn a lot about guard concepts in general.
Part 2: Worm Guard
Worm guard is by far the most famous of the lapel guards. When Keenan debuted it (after purposefully holding it back during his brown belt days) it was a shock to the jiu-jitsu system. You will learn all about it in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 goes over Ringworm guard, a variation that differs from worm guard by a single grip. Chapter 6 is possibly the most powerful chapter of the entire course, the Reverse De La Worm guard sounds a little silly, but it is nearly impossible to defend with a backtake / armbar dilemma.
Part 3: Squid, Gubber Guard and Lapel Lasso
Squid guard is as simple as it is powerful, it targets the other side of the body, with less rotational control, but just as powerful of attacks. Gubber guard is gi rubber guard and it makes closed guard a nightmare for your opponent, with one single grip. In the same vein, lapel lasso guard is a both a great precursor and a way to deal with kneeling passers.
Part 4: Single Leg X Lapel Guard + Exotics
Part 4 was added a few years after the release of Volume 1 and has a chapter on SLX guard reinforced by the lapel. All of the lapel guard system is tricky, but the belt guard chapter will feel the most borderline illegal. Yes, it's possible to perform some very strong moves with just the belt. You will also learn about demi guard, the very last unique mini-system that Keenan developed before retiring from competition.
Part 5: Wrestling & Graceful exits
The lapel guard system evolved at the absolute pinnacle of gi jiu-jitsu, with Keenan competing against the best in the world. When they figured out some of the sweeps, their reactions opened new paths - powerful wrestle ups and graceful exits and transitions to other positions.
Part 6: Submissions
What's jiu-jitsu without submission? While most chapters have mentions of submissions available from the specific sub-systems, there is also a separate submission chapter. It features only the most high percentage fight ending sequences.
Total Duration11 hours 35 minutes
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Keenan Cornelius

Learn it from
Keenan Cornelius.

You'll learn from Keenan who holds wins over: Felipe Pena, Leandro Lo, Craig Jones, Adam Wardzinski, Nicholas Meregali, Yuri Simoes, Kaynan Duarte and many more.

Rank: 3rd Degree Black Belt
Founder: Legion AJJ
Brown belt: 118W - 1L, Black belt: 185W - 35L
Taught seminars in 20+ countries
European, Pan American, American National Black Belt Champion
Known for his cerebral and innovative approach

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Good news for your guard.
Bad news for your training partners.

4.91 5 stars Based on 258 reviews
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Keenan is a jiu jitsu genius. This is more than a "system", it is a whole new theory. It is so varied, extensive and imaginative. Keenan points out not only the positives for the various techniques, but also where their weaknesses are. And it is great for people (like me) who need to slow the game down, who are not super athletic or flexible. It is the best thing I have seen. I'd rather you don't get it, though, so that I am the only one who knows about it.

Richard BrooksVerified purchase
★★★★★

There are honestly no cons to this instructional

Very detailed and understandable. There is something to learn from this no matter where you are in your journey. I've been impressed by just how annoyed my better training partners are. One of them complained to the coach, lol.

Angelo LabertinoVerified purchase
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Game-changing is the least I could say

Game changing is the least I could say. I have been sweeping and dominating my local circuit nonstop with this content, and it is constantly evolving!! Get on this now and watch your game go another level!!

Levi Van StapVerified purchase
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Well worth the purchase

I'm a nogi guy trying to learn gi. The 1st video I thought of purchasing was the lapel encyclopedia. I love what I see so far! It's very thorough and informative! Highly recommended!

Chris KimVerified purchase
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I've become the most hated guy at my gym

With this course I've been able to slow down my opponents and give me time to sweep and get on top on my own terms. I've also become the most hated guy in the gym and managed to win comps with confidence. Highly recommended

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Before you grab a lapel.

Here are some frequently asked questions and answers.

Is this course beginner friendly?
There are certainly things that you should learn before lapel guard as a beginner. However, there is no harm in watching things for later down the line, and the lessons are comprehensible for beginners.
Is this course new?
No, this course was released in 2019 with 9 chapters and sold 4000 copies in the first year. Since then it almost doubled in scope, while staying at the same price.
Can I access this on mobile or tablet?
You can access this from any browser or from the app.
I bought this course some time ago, before the 2025 re-design, how I get access?
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"I believe Mr Cornelius is one of the most innovative and forward thinking athletes in Gi BJJ today. His innovative lapel guard has been tying up and controlling the toughest opponents at the highest levels in a way that is extraordinarily impressive."

– John Danaher

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