of mark 0rmrod s fundraising year. the former royal marine and triple amputee was seriously injured in afghanistan, and is now raising money for the charity reorg, which uses this martial art, brazilianjujitsu, to help raise money to support members of the military, veterans, and the emergency services. people like police officer evie williams. we get self defence training, but it is maybe not enough if you are smaller or against someone who has got training themselves. recent months have seen him complete a five kilometre run, a sea swim off the coast of plymouth, and a 100 mile overnight hand bike ride. when he actually came to me, iwas like, mark, you ve peaked, the hand bike was your summit, | but what puts me in was the fact that he wanted to bring - the whole community together, you know what i mean? - so it it has done full circle, it started with jujitsu, - went on this epic adventure, i and it has come back tojujitsu. everyone on their maps together,
going. this year, we have seen mark ormrod put his mind and body through some awe inspiring challenges. on the track, in the sea, on his hand bike, and while fighting on the jujitsu mat. we know what my disadvantages are, so we re trying to find out what my advantages are. in terms of personal growth, this is insane. you know, it s great doing the run, and swimming, and landing on things, but this is nonstop, it never ends, no matter what you learn, there s always something to tweak and to refine, and to make it better. and it carries on into my life as well. mark, a former royal marine, rendered a tripled amputee after an explosion in afghanistan, is raising money for the charity reorg, which uses this martial art, brazilianjujitsu, to rehabilitate and support members of the military, veterans and now, emergency service personnel.
mentally, it s fantastic. in its first year, the charity has helped more than 120 people. we are notjust hearing from the individuals themselves, but theirfamilies, messaging us saying, thank you. they are a different person. and i think that s the reality of what we do, and that s why everyone is getting behind it and we ve got the success that we have. ben mitchell served with mark in afghanistan. he is now a firefighter in london and is one of those to benefit from the charity s support. there are those periods of your life where, you know, you are frustrated when you come out of the military, and you ve lost your way in life. and maybe you d react to things in a way that you shouldn t react. my wife, my children, i think they can see a massive change in what brazilianjujitsu has done for me. it makes you realise where you are in the big picture, when something that might have bothered you in a previous life, i can let it go above my head.
he fought and he survived. the years since have seen mark test himself repeatedly, physical and mental challenges that to outsiders seem impossible. this year he ran five kilometres. in training, famously, falling but getting back up. to him, a simple act, but one that speaks volumes. and next, a one kilometre swim in the sea off plymouth. it s all to raise money for reorg a charity that through brazilianjujitsu helps people from the military, emergency services and veterans. his target is three quarters of a million pounds. it s almost six hours in when mark and his team reach haverley. they have covered 45 miles, almost halfway. but the distance and the time are taking their toll.