You said you want to meet them sword in hand, well... It's not always easy to walk around with a sword (it's kinda cool though)
I've come across a nifty little thing it is a chinese "chien" sword that collapses and you can carry it in a small bag.
I haven't bought one yet and don't know how usable they are, but I intend to find out.
I am going to give you a link from a french site because that's where I found a good picture but I'm sure you can find one of those swords in any decent martial arts shop.
Now you want to think twice before you actually use that sword on someone, because last time you got away with a few bruises, imagine you had defended yourself with a sword and they came back next day with guns, dogs, whatever ...
Generally speaking I never use any weapon against anyone unless I have a reasonable belief that they are really attempting at my life, and if I ever do use a weapon in a real fight I'll do with the idea that either nobody can identify me andd get back to me for retaliation/escalation or no witness should walk out of that fight breathing.
One thing you might consider too is a very powerful whistle, it will deter most oponents.
sword in hand
I've come across a nifty little thing it is a chinese "chien" sword that collapses and you can carry it in a small bag.
I haven't bought one yet and don't know how usable they are, but I intend to find out.
I am going to give you a link from a french site because that's where I found a good picture but I'm sure you can find one of those swords in any decent martial arts shop.
http://www.dragonbleu.fr/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=6154&VisID=
Now you want to think twice before you actually use that sword on someone, because last time you got away with a few bruises, imagine you had defended yourself with a sword and they came back next day with guns, dogs, whatever ...
Generally speaking I never use any weapon against anyone unless I have a reasonable belief that they are really attempting at my life, and if I ever do use a weapon in a real fight I'll do with the idea that either nobody can identify me andd get back to me for retaliation/escalation or no witness should walk out of that fight breathing.
One thing you might consider too is a very powerful whistle, it will deter most oponents.
yours