Defense against melee implements with a sword in modern day?

I was being snarky. I'm guilty of all of the above.

I’ve reposted the video below to save the reader the inconvenience of going back through this thread. The subject of this post is at mark 42:38 and it being duplicated again at 45:17, so no fluke. Include sticks as you will also find in the video in the approximate location, there is more than one. I call it the ‘nunchakuer’s secret’. It is something you see rarely, make it non-existent, with the “experts” you see on YouTube. I place their videos at the same level as the bo experts doing the same. Using the purpose built bos for twirling will do so showing off their skill. I must ask, who won a fight twirling their stick behind their back. I carried telescoping nunchakus in my pocket until I learned their nasty habit, and that is they will kick back on you, make no mistake about it. When it happened to me, I thought that I had broken my thumb. That is when I switched to a manrikigusari. I have both homemade and commercial models. In fact, they fit the pocket better. But alternately I chose a stick. A cane is legal to carry anywhere. My combat canes are about 1⅛” in diameter and mostly made of oak, but do have some hickory and other woods. I don’t have the evidence of the result that Shad has but can say that bouncing that stick off someone’s head sounds like someone hitting a home run in the ball park, but in the street somewhat sickening. OK, in all my classes it was emphasized and MP baton training too to use caution there if not to avoid the head altogether. We were taking a quick break after a few seconds of dancing feeling each other out and I saw an opening and reflex took over from there with a British no. 6. Targeting the back of hand is not so dramatic but will also end the discussion immediately. I find the one MAJOR advantage of a cane is that it is already in the hand and ready for use.

As for Shad jumping with glee because his machete like gladius is capable of cutting a coconut, all of mine will. As Gabe Humphries would say, if a machete won’t cut a coconut, it isn’t worth the name of a machete [paraphrased].

Honestly, if we are discussing other weapons, you are much better off with a gel pepper spray than either a sword or a stick as a first line defense. More range, damage over time bonus and less legal issues for the most part. If someone can power through pepper spray, he won't be dissuaded by hits from a stick. Like pepper spray staff weapons are more pain complience than deadly. Only if you go for the head it's deadly for sure. You can go for liver or hip shots, which will drop the opponent, but you need to hit just right. And in a confined space swinging a stick or bat is probably pretty restricted.
If you walk with a stick, sure go for it, but all accounts I have read and heard, pepper spray is worse than anything you could do with a weapon, except killing someone.

Thats why I say use the gel version, not the spray. There is almost no backdraft with my spray at least. There are 2 forms, no 3, a spray, that makes a cone of small droplets, a gel, that makes a stream of gel, like a water pistol. And then there is CS gas, this will go everywhere, I hate this version, this will get everyone in a radius of 10metres, yuck. CS is a different chemical than OC aka pepper spray.

It depends on the cane, some canes can be classified as weapons and could be illegal to use in some countries. Also normal run of the mill canes probably won't survive the first impact. Something you can get everywhere I mean. Security might prevent a cane too if they find it suspect. I have seen them taking a cold steel walking stick from someone in a weapons free zone. Be careful if you don't need a stick for walking.

During the covid lock-downs, I took to walking a lot, ranging far and wide from my house and often through some pretty tough neighborhoods. It's a habit I've kept up. Through all of it, I've never felt threatened by any person, but I have felt threatened by dogs, particularly pit-bulls. At first I started carrying pepper spray, but the potential rapidity of a dog attack seemed problematic in terms of deploying it effectively.

When sorting through old junk, I found in my tackle box a fish whacker, a weighted truncheon about 9.5 inches long. Perfect! Fits easily in a jacket or coat pocket, or, when it's warm, in a water-bottle carrier I take with me. I've never had to use it, but one day, some kind of pit-bull mix ran at me and started barking at my heels. It had a shock collar on and obviously had broken through its barrier. I reached for the fish whacker. Before the club even cleared my pocket, the dog bolted and disappeared between houses. It was strange, like it knew immediately the tables had been turned.

I remember the comment.  Did you try opening and closing the umbrella repeatedly while advancing?

mrstabby . I see a lot of ifs in your post, many being totally irrelevant, such as the laws in countries where the poster does not live. Such statements would be valid if planning a visit. You can make any statement true by using if. In my first MA class I learned for every move there is a counter move. In other words nothing is supreme or foolproof. I see no point in bringing in a premise that did not occur at the time of the incident. I have experienced what I have written.  What any arm chair theory purposes who has not been there telling me that what I’ve done would not or should not work in my book is worthless. Admittedly I’ve been lucky. Will it work the next time? I hope so but there are no guarantees. I also know when to retreat or stay clear.