Boy who lost limbs to meningitis takes up martial arts
A young boy who lost four limbs to meningitis has shocked his family by taking up – MARTIAL ARTS. Inspirational Marshall Janson had his legs and hands amputated as a baby and was once described as the sickest child a doctor had ever seen. But he has refused to let his disability hold him back. And just months after being filmed playing football with Tottenham Hotspur stars using his prosthetic legs, he has now been excelling at his new-found sporting hobby - Jiu-Jitsu. The eight-year-old from Perranporth, Cornwall, watched some martial arts with his dad Moss and became hooked - and has now been attending classes with Peter Maher at Mahers Martial Arts Academy for more than a month. He was given the chance to go backstage at the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) 204 – at the Manchester Arena he met Ultimate Fighting champion Michael Bisping.