Blue Belt for Chichester man with muscle wasting disease

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jul 2018, 12:05 BST
Updated 16th Jul 2018, 17:09 BST
Luis Coward, 27, has achieved his blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu.Luis Coward, 27, has achieved his blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Luis Coward, 27, has achieved his blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
A gym team cheered on their teammate as a man with a muscle wasting disease achieved his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Luis Coward, 27, has been wheelchair bound since birth and started training with the jiu-jitsu group, led by Jack Magee at Grit Gym, Chichester, four years ago.

Although not expected to live into his teenage years, Luis is now a national competitor in the martial art and his hard work paid off at special grading competition on Saturday.

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Luis said: “I was very shocked and happy to be given my blue belt by Jack Magee.”