I don’t think that would have helped him. His reflexes don’t look that good.
> His reflexes don’t look that good. <
Yep. It’s not enough to just have access to a shillelagh. One should also have some idea on how to use it. In this regard, YouTube has quite a few videos on defensive cane maneuvers.
A shillelagh in trained hands will most certainly get an attacker’s attention.