Photo by Mighty Oaks founder Chad RobichaPhoto courtesy Gracie Barra
Photo by Tamra SantanaMatthew Wald teaches at the studio, which gives its profits to Mighty Oaks.
Photo by Tamra SantanaGracie Barra offers a variety of martial arts classes for ages 5 to adult.
After eight deployments to Afghanistan and suffering post-traumatic stress disorder, Chad Robichaux has learned to cope and heal from the emotional wounds of war.
Now he is working to help others deal with those wounds through profit made at his martial arts studio in Magnolia, Gracie Barra. The studio offers martial arts classes for ages 5 and up, including kick boxing, self-defense and jiu-jitsu.
All the profits from the studio go to a nonprofit Robichaux started two years ago, Mighty Oaks Warrior Training Division, which helps veterans and active duty soldiers deal with the emotional wounds of war through spiritual healing at retreats.
Robichaux has teamed with the Roever Foundation, which has a similar mission, to help servicemen through retreats at its four ranches—in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and California. Mighty Oaks is the faith part of the program.
