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A Free Self-Defense Camp in Durham Empowers LGBTQ Youth to Stand Up to Oppression

FIGHTING BACK 2:30–4:30 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 4, free (ages 13–18) Squad! Self Defense @ United Thai Boxing and MMA, Durham Martial arts and political resistance have a long, complicated relationship. Slaves in Brazil, forbidden from training in any style of combat, masked powerful kicks in the dance-like movements of capoeira. British suffragettes employed jiu-jitsu […]