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
Your training needs to change after 40.
Your body, your priorities and your time on the mats change. A smarter approach helps you make the most of the training you can do.
Recovery
Hard sessions have a cost. Make room to recover.
Injuries
Adapt around your limitations. Build a game you can sustain.
Time
Make your available sessions count. Train with a clear purpose.
Progress
More isn’t always better. Make decisions that move your game forward.
The Beyond Human approach
Build a game that lasts.
Train with intention. Balance the work on the mats with recovery and strength, and keep long-term progress in view.
Train for the practitioner you want to become.
Train with purpose
Give each session a clear objective. Build skills you can use in every roll.
Make recovery part of the plan
Balance hard sessions with recovery. Aim for consistency across the week.
Build useful strength
Develop strength and mobility that support the way you move and train.
Play the long game
Look beyond your next belt or competition. Keep enjoying the mats for years to come.
Inside BJJ Over 40
What you’ll learn
Practical ideas from the articles, books and videos to help you make better decisions on and off the mats.
Plan your training
Give your week a clear structure, with focused sessions and manageable intensity.
Build useful strength
Explore strength and mobility work that supports your Jiu Jitsu.
Understand recovery
Understand how fatigue, workload and recovery fit together.
Adapt your game
Make technical and strategic choices that suit the way you move today.
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
Train smarter.Every week.
Practical ideas on Jiu Jitsu, strength, recovery and mindset. For grapplers over forty who want to keep getting better.
Scrambling Is a Young Man’s BJJ
Scrambling is great BJJ when you’re young. When you’re 57, it can become a terrible strategy.
Why Technique Alone is Failing You: The Truth About BJJ Over 40
For years, we’ve been told the same story on the mats: “Technique conquers all.”
BJJ Principles: Why They Matter More Than Techniques
When I started Jiu Jitsu, I did what most people do. I focused on techniques instead of focussing on BJJ principles.