First Shield Defense celebrates Independence Day with self-defense open mat

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Some people celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, cookouts, and parades.

First Shield Defense (FSD) celebrates by practicing and teaching self-defense.

On the morning of the Fourth, FSD members practiced their self-defense skills in an open-to-the-public event, celebrating independence “the responsibly violent way.”

In a Facebook post from FSD, community members were invited to “come get in some solid work before the cookouts begin,” by practicing with grappling, MMA, and weapons handling…

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