From David Rotter, Scheck & Siress prosthetist: In July, I had the opportunity to watch one of my patients, Ron Mann, at an event called the Extremity Games.
A motorcycle crash in 1996, when Ron was 24, resulted in an amputation of his left leg below the knee.
Ron was a key organizer of the event, and the exhibition he put on there was truly amazing. He arranged for mixed martial arts fighters from all around the country to converge on a town called Waterford, Michigan, between Detroit and Lansing.
So there they were, with the cage they’d put up for the bouts, and Ron and the other competitors had the crowd completely riveted with the action.
It’s another example of amputees that are very much not held back by their disability but rather focused on what they are able to do.
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David I will never forget and honor the time when ours paths became one. Years of training and master ability, you made the leg that I was able to compete in the first mma tournament for martial warriors with amputations. Together we built a moment that which had never been done. We made history together my friend, our names writen for all time that we overcame.
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