#384 Henry Akins: How to have Jiu-Jitsu That Gets BETTER With Age

Henry Akins is 50 years old, and his jiu-jitsu is still getting better.

In this episode, Henry explains how older grapplers can keep improving without relying on speed, strength, or brutal training sessions that eventually break the body down.

We discuss why injuries are the biggest threat to long-term progress, how to remove unnecessary strength from your game, and why positional training and flow rolling may be the best ways to train after 40.

Henry also explains how he exhausted and beat me down me after barely training for nine months, and why your jiu-jitsu should become more effective as you age.

If you want to keep training, improving, and giving younger grapplers problems for decades, this episode is for you.

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00:00 Henry Akins beat me down

02:24 The biggest mistake grapplers make after 40

09:13 How to roll with less strength

15:01 Physicality versus technique

19:30 Start training like you are 80

24:32 The truth about Rickson Gracie

29:16 How Henry passed my guard

41:30 You only need to master 5% of jiu-jitsu

47:02 How to choose the right game for your body

59:26 The best training method for grapplers over 40

1:08:06 Roger Gracie’s positional training strategy

1:11:04 How to flow roll correctly

1:21:49 Techniques older grapplers should avoid

1:24:38 Recovery and training frequency after 40

1:25:00 Henry barely trained before beating me

1:31:05 The real reason people should train jiu-jitsu

1:32:16 Henry’s training schedule at 50

1:37:28 Where to learn more from Henry Akins