Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Beyond 40.
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.
The 99% Blueprint
A Foundation For Capability
Most grapplers think the problem is their age.
Usually it isn't.
The 99% Blueprint is the foundation that everything else is built upon. This video course explains why most people stop progressing long before their body forces them to—and shows you how to build a training system that continues working for decades.
- 10 structured video lessons
- Train intelligently instead of simply harder
- Build a mindset for long-term progress
- Create habits that last for decades
- Lifetime access and future updates
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Simon Kenny
Forty years of martial arts taught me one lesson. Longevity is a skill.
When I started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2011, I believed what most people believed: train harder, push through pain and simply do more rounds.
Eventually the injuries accumulated, recovery slowed and I realised almost everything in our sport was written for athletes twenty years younger than me.
That experience changed the way I approached Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu forever. Instead of chasing harder sessions, I became obsessed with longevity, recovery, efficiency and intelligent training.
Today everything I teach is built around one simple philosophy: you shouldn't have to choose between improving and protecting your body.
That's why I created BJJ Over 40. From the 99% Blueprint and my books to every article and video on this site, everything is designed to help grapplers train smarter, recover better and stay on the mats for decades.
Read My Journey →Start With The Books
These two books form the foundation of everything I teach. One explains the philosophy. The other gives you the practical framework for training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu beyond 40.
Beyond Human
The Capability Standard
Build a body and mindset that remain strong, capable and resilient for decades. This is the philosophy behind everything I teach.
The Longevity Game
5 Rules for Training BJJ Beyond 40
Five practical principles to help you recover better, avoid unnecessary injuries and continue progressing long after everyone else slows down.
Train Smarter Every Week.
New articles on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, longevity, recovery, strength, nutrition and mindset—written specifically for grapplers over forty.