Oh yes, a scarf is very, very good. Years ago I had a white silk scarf, about 6' long, very urbane. I folded it back on itself at each end, and stitched in four ounces of lead split shot held in cheese cloth inside each pocket. From five feet, it just looked like the ends were decoratively quilted.

If you can fight with a chain, you're set. And I don't mean biker style, I mean like a manriki-gusari. All the blocks, swings, snaps and traps work just fine, and it makes a better bolo. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> And it's a wonderful fist pack.

If you aren't sure, dress to kill.

Oh, and ben, aren't you in the greater NYC area? Are you sure you want to be wearing a shemaugh?