Help Blind Grappler Get to World Masters!

My name is Clinton Davies.

I am a 35 year old athlete and I compete in Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

I am also 95% blind.

When I was two years old, I was treated for chicken pox with penicillin. Although it was a life-saving treatment, it caused a severe allergic reaction that led to me developing Stevens Johnson Syndrome. The reaction caused permanent damage to my lung tissue, blistered my body and diminished my sight to 1-metre visibility, although I can only perceive shapes and changes in light.

I have always believed there's nothing I can't do that other sighted athletes can.

Although I am eligible to compete in the Paralympics, I choose to test myself against sighted athletes. Why wouldn't I?

My recent achievements include:

- Top 16 at World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017

- Silver at Pan Pacific Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2017

- New Zealand lightweight gi and no-gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion

- Former ten-time New Zealand Wresting champion

My goal is to win a medal at the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in August this year, so I am raising funds to help cover travel, accommodation, training and competition costs.

For more info about my sporting achievements, feel free to visit the links below:

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/08/blind-jiu-jitsu-champion-clinton-davies-ready-to-conquer-the-world.html

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11560498

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11742184

https://fujimae.co.nz/pages/clinton-davies