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Personal Defense in the 19th Century

Sunday, April 19 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

A panel on the inventive ways to defend yourself in the industrial age. From hat pins and umbrellas, to daggers, canes and shillelaghs, to bladed hats and sundry other items and techniques.

Coach Kevin Houghton will walk you through the ways that men and women were taught or improvised in fighting for their lives on the streets of the big cities.

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  • Crystal Ballroom