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Learning to defend themselves Seventeen people took advantage of a self-defense course taught by Steve Shelton, a trooper with the Thomson Post of the Georgia State Patrol. Merlinda D'Antignac prepares to disarm Trooper Shelton of a weapon. The two-hour course was conducted at Health Link Saturday. The trooper, who has been offering the courses for years, helped the students learn the basics of self-protection. During another exercise, Mattie Lowe delivers a punch to Trooper Shelton. Web posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2004