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Used to carry a tactical pen disguised as a ballpoint pen.
Like people said, the best answers are the boring ones.
Best defense is being deescalating and avoiding dangerous situations, second is fast legs, third best is going to the gym, fourth best is probably pepper spray, and I would say the fifth best is a knife if legal. But most fights are over in under a second and there are no winners but only survivors with less severe injuries, and then it's almost always weapon > muscles > luck > technique > stamina.
Oh yeah and don't forget fighting is never cool. Everyone looks dumb, everything hurts and you will almost always regret it if you are sane.
I've also heard one of the best home defenses is a good dog. Just the act of it barking, I hear, scares people away because the house is now alerted.
Well that plus nobody wants to fuck with a big ass dog. Little one, maybe, the barking and even a little dog nippin at you isnβt pleasant but I can promise you nobody is breaking into a place with a shepherd staring right at em.