BJJ Over 40 · By Simon Kenny
Train smarter.
Stay on the mats.
Keep developing your jiu-jitsu as your body changes. Practical ideas on training, recovery and adapting your game, from a black belt who is still coaching, training and competing.
- BJJ black belt
- Coach & competitor
- Founder of Beyond Human
Why Most BJJ Advice Stops Working After 40
Recovery
Your body no longer recovers overnight. Every hard session has a cost.
Injuries
Small aches become long-term problems when ignored instead of managed.
Time
Work, family and responsibilities leave less time for endless hours on the mats.
Progress
More training doesn't guarantee better results. Better decisions do.
They quit because nobody teaches them how to train differently.
The Smarter Way To Train After 40
Train With Purpose
Every session should have a clear objective. Stop collecting rounds and start building skills that transfer to every roll.
Recover Like An Athlete
Recovery isn't optional after forty. Manage your training load so you stay consistent instead of constantly taking time off.
Build Strength That Matters
Develop mobility, resilience and functional strength that protects your body while improving your Jiu-Jitsu.
Play The Long Game
Success isn't one competition. Success is still enjoying the mats ten, twenty and thirty years from now.
not the athlete you used to be.
What You'll Learn
Train Without Breaking Yourself
Structure your training week to make consistent progress without constantly feeling sore, exhausted or injured.
Build Strength That Transfers
Develop mobility, resilience and strength that protect your joints while directly improving your performance on the mats.
Recover Faster
Understand fatigue, recovery and workload so you can train consistently instead of taking unnecessary time off.
Adapt As You Age
Make smarter technical and strategic decisions that keep you effective long after athleticism begins to fade.
Build your foundation
The 99%
Blueprint
A Foundation for Capability
How you approach training shapes what you get from it. This ten-lesson video course explores ownership, ego and the habits behind lasting progress, helping you make more deliberate decisions on and off the mats.
- 10 structured video lessons
- A mindset for long-term progress
- Habits that support consistent training
- Lifetime access and future updates
Current price:
£29.99
Original price:
£49.99
Online video course · Hosted by Beyond Human
Coach. Competitor. Still learning.
Meet the coach
Simon Kenny
1st-degree BJJ black belt · Coach · Founder of Beyond Human
Forty years in martial arts.
Longevity is a skill.
I started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2011, in my forties. Like many people, I thought progress meant harder sessions, more rounds and pushing through every setback.
As injuries accumulated and recovery became harder, I had to rethink that approach. I learned to be more deliberate about my training, adapt my game and make recovery part of the plan.
I'm still training, coaching and competing. BJJ Over 40 is where I share what I continue to learn, so you can keep developing your jiu-jitsu as your body and priorities change.
- Years in martial arts
- 40+
- Degree BJJ black belt
- 1st
- European medallist
- 3×
- Years coaching
- 13+
Books by Simon B. Kenny
Start with the books.
Play the long game.
One book explores the philosophy of staying capable. The other brings it onto the mats, with a practical framework for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu beyond forty.
01 The philosophy
02 The practice
Latest articles
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