Situational awareness and avoidance are the keys. Once that fails, it's up to you to do what you have to do with what you have at hand.

Just remember, when the defecation hits the oscillation, you won't "rise to the occasion," but will instead fall to the level of your training.

There are no magic talisman that ward off evil and make you a superhero. A handgun may as well be a rock if you don't know how to use it, don't train with it, and don't have it available. Actually, it's probably easier to throw the rock accurately.....