a nice tire iron or a small aluminum bat
some thing light but sturdy, a sword can easily be turned against you with a slow stabing motion, but a bat on the other hand you can swing once and disable their entire arm, elbow, knee or leg causing more pain and discomfort once that is done you are free to nail them in the face/teeth and disable them perminently
some thing light but sturdy, a sword can easily be turned against you with a slow stabing motion, but a bat on the other hand you can swing once and disable their entire arm, elbow, knee or leg causing more pain and discomfort once that is done you are free to nail them in the face/teeth and disable them perminently