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After a spate of anti-Asian attacks nationwide, local community organized a set of free self-defense classes at the Rail Park.

Grandmaster Art Eng (left), owner of Philadelphia Wing Chun Kung Fu, practices a wrist grab escape with Tanya Agullo during one of the Philly Fighting Asian Hate self-defense classes at the Rail Park in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 22, 2021. About 150 people registered to attend one of six free self-defense classes on Saturday and Sunday, organized by several community organizations and taught by members of the Philadelphia Wing Chun Kung Fu school, in response to a nationwide spate of anti-Asian attacks.
Grandmaster Art Eng (left), owner of Philadelphia Wing Chun Kung Fu, practices a wrist grab escape with Tanya Agullo during one of the Philly Fighting Asian Hate self-defense classes at the Rail Park in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 22, 2021. About 150 people registered to attend one of six free self-defense classes on Saturday and Sunday, organized by several community organizations and taught by members of the Philadelphia Wing Chun Kung Fu school, in response to a nationwide spate of anti-Asian attacks.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
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