Transforming Trauma with Jiu-Jitsu: A Guide for Survivors, Therapists, and Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners to Facilitate Embodied Recovery

Heal from trauma and PTSD with the martial art of jiu-jitsu—written for survivors, mental health therapists, and trauma-informed martial arts instructors.


This groundbreaking book introduces jiu-jitsu as a powerful embodied modality for trauma survivors in recovery, and includes 10 grounding practices, self-defense techniques, and 30 instructional photos.

Unhealed trauma—from “little t” traumas to complex PTSD—leaves a lasting imprint on the bodies and minds of survivors. And in the aftermat...