June is PTSD awareness month: Returning from a deployment does not mean the battle is over. A new fight begins for the veterans and his family. Coping with traumatic physical and mental injuries. Today, the pandemic added an extra layer of traumatic injuries, victims are sleep deprived, anxious, have nightmares and depressed. Aikido is an avenue that can be chosen to help with anxiety and depression, and to have a sense of community. Aikido is a martial art that includes: wood Jo and wood sword (bokuto) and Taijutsu (Empty-hand skills).
"The Art of Peace is medicine for a sick world. There is evil and disorder in the world, because people have forgotten that all things emanate from one source. Return to that source and leave behind all self-centered thoughts, petty desires, and anger. Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything." (Morihei Ueshiba)