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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: A Tool For Veteran Reassimilation, Gino L. Collura
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: A Tool For Veteran Reassimilation, Gino L. Collura
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation evaluates veteran participation in the martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) as a tool of reassimilation for veterans suffering from anxiety, stress and/or combat PTSD associated with military deployment. From the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn, challenges associated with U.S. Veteran assimilation and reintegration have been increasing. Coping with long term displacement, trauma, loss, and making sense of identity shifts between being an active duty service member and civilian can often present challenges when navigating back into civilian life.
By utilizing a neuroanthropological lens, ethnographic inquiry, surveys, semi-structured interviews, and …