My mother, Susan Casson, was my rock, my biggest supporter, the one who encouraged me in every way, even in my pursuit of physically demanding hobbies I enjoyed despite my dyspraxia making coordination difficult for me, such as martial arts. Martial arts has been a massive part of my life since I was young, but I gravitated towards Judo as time went on after being in multiple disciplines over the years. My mother was always there to watch, to pick me up from sessions, spectating at competitions.

In 2019, my family suffered a devastating loss as my mother was hospitalized and died of a brain tumour. She was 53 at the time, barely past her birthday when she fell ill.

I took time to reflect and pause, grieve. In the following year, when Covid hit and I couldn't train, I decided to think of what I could do to honour her memory, and after returning to Judo once social distancing changes meant we could actually grapple again, I decided to make that how I would honour her memory, and with your help as a community, we can raise money to help those who suffered like my mother did, and get that much closer to a cure and save more lives.

I will be fighting 100 opponents in rounds of 1 minute and 15 seconds over a period of approximately 2 hours in August on the 30th. Modelled on the 100 man kumite fights of Japanese karate, this will be Blackpool's first and only 100 man grappling event where I alone have to endure a challenge unlike any seen before.

Any donation would be greatly appreciated, feel free to get involved and watch on the day. I look forward to your support.

Rox