1) Backsword 2) European martial art 3) Fencing stick 4) Stick 1) Backsword 
• (n.) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword. • (n.) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first brings blood from his adversary`s head is pronounced victor; backsword; cudgeling.
a slender, round stick of wood about 34 inches (slightly less than 1 m) long, thicker at one end than at the other, and used for attack and defense ...
A singlestick is a three foot long length of ash dowel with a leather or wicker basket to cover the hands. It was used as a training weapon for backsword and later sabre, although it also developed into a sporting and defence tool in its own right.
Sin'gle·stick` noun (a) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword. (b) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first brings blood from his adversary's head is pronounced victor; backsword; cudgeling. 
[n] - a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
fencing stick noun a stick used instead of a sword for fencing