I discovered Charles Colten in 2012 if memory serves me correctly. He was already active in the domain of Aikido in the schools. His project, named “Aikido in the schools” has a solid reputation in the USA (East Coast).
Charles explains on his website:
Aikido educates the physical, intellectual and emotional intelligences at the same time. As a pedagogical path and a physical art, Aikido helps students improve:
- Confidence
- mental focus & academic performance
- balance, strength & flexibility
- connection with others
- anger management
- conflict resolution
- midline control & cross-midline activation