Get a stout wooden cane and learn how to use it. A cane would be legal in all of those countries, as well as in the airports, on the airplanes, etc.drjoker wrote:This is a really big problem for me as I travel a lot. Many countries in Europe and Asia, such as Britain, China or Japan, have laws that ban pepper spray, stun guns, knives of any length carried on the person, nunchucks, clubs, etc. Virtually anything that can be used as a weapon is banned in most countries in Asia and Europe. Switzerland, Panama and Argentina are about the only countries I know of where civilian gun ownership is allowed by law.
If you spent even 5 hours in private instruction with a martial arts studio that can show you both defensive and offensive moves with a cane, and then periodically practiced with the cane, it would provide a formidable defense.