This is the fifth app in the 'How to Defeat the Bigger Stronger Opponent' app series. In the other apps Emily Kwok and Stephan Kesting shared the secrets to defeating bigger, stronger opponents on the ground using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

This app approaches the same problem - how to handle much larger opponents on the ground - from quite a different perspective.

Martial arts is a contact sport. And increasing your strength is an asset in just about any martial art, because it makes your techniques more powerful and more effective.

If you're facing bigger opponents on a regular basis then becoming just a little bit stronger yourself really helps level the playing field.

But the continuous physical contact in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Grappling and MMA means that the potential for injury is always there.

If you're injured then you can't train, and if you can't train then you can't get better.

Furthermore the sad fact is that many of our favorite techniques tend to overdevelop certain parts of our body. And these imbalances ultimately make us much more vulnerable to injury.

Fortunately increasing your functional strength with proper training makes your body much more resilient to injury. If you the right exercises in the right way you can i1) ncrease your strength, 2) protect your joints, 3) correct physical imbalances created by practicing your martial art, and 4) get rid of many of the aches and pains that many grapplers take for granted.

Most longtime martial artists eventually come to the conclusion that a sensible strength and conditioning program is essential to achieving longevity in their chosen art.

This app contains a Total Body Stability workout developed by master trainer Roy Duquette. He presents a series of exercises designed to strengthen and stabilise your body. Not only will you develop a rock-solid core that will greatly increase your functional strength on the mats, you'll also protect the joints and muscles of your body that are most susceptible to getting hurt.

Helping Roy demonstrate the exercises is Emily Kwok who is a BJJ black belt and multiple time world champion. Roy was Emily's first conditioning coach and the person who initially introduced her to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Total Body Stability training may just be your ace in a hole, for the simple reason that being strong and uninjured allows you to train harder in class and walk around without feeling crippled all the time!

Volume five, 'An Introduction to Total Body Stability' comes with detailed instructions for each exercise. The emphasis on the back, abs, core and shoulders, and the specific ways in which these exercises are done, ensures that these sequences are total body strengtheners.

CHAPTERS
1) Standing Active Posture Series
2) Standing Front Raises
3) Standing L-Flyes
4) StandingDumbbell Shrug
5) StandingDumbbell Overhead Press
6) StandingUpper Body Stability Bicep Curl
7) Sequential Roll-Up Series
8) Sequential Roll-Up
9) Roll-Up with Alternating Leg Raises
10) Roll-Up with Double Leg Raises
11) Superman Series
12) Superman: Double Arm and Leg Extension
13) Superman: Overhead Flyes
14) Superman: Leg Curls
15) Superman: Simultaneous Flyes and Leg Curls
16) Standard Plank Series
16) Sequential Plank
17) Plank Push-Up
18) Plank with Alternating Leg Raises
19) Swiss-Ball Bridge Series
20) Swiss-Ball: Straight-Leg Bridge
21) Swiss-Ball: Leg Curls
22) Swiss-Ball: Bent-Knee Bridging
23) Swiss-Ball: Alternating Leg Raises
24) Summary

FEATURES
~ 1 hour of solid, filler-free, video instruction
~ Professionally filmed and edited
~ Complete menus for easy navigation
~ Create a list of your favourite techniques and drills using the one-click 'favourite' button
~ Download the entire app to your phone or iPad; an internet connection is NOT required to view the videos
~ BONUS: 'The Roadmap for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu' book for free!