As way of an introduction to the current status of the services a protection bodyguard provides like bodyguarding, vip protection, executive protection services, security, close security and officer protection it is prudent to mention a few inside secrets. The very best 2 skills that a protection bodyguard can possess are not the primary skills that most people would associate with security bodyguarding or vip protection. They are the highly developed skills of human instinct and observation.  Read more...

Before any business executive or protective guard assigned to close protection bodyguarding duties commences a security operation, it is wise to understand the secret history of protective service operations.

It is equally important to understand and identify the very premise of close protection and bodyguarding. A protective guard or protective guards only exist because there is an actual or perceived threat levied against a human or other valuable asset. Generally human assets fear what they do not understand, in the case of hiring protective guards to supply close protection service the business executive asset typically does not understand professional security and hence they or their senior directors are fearful enough to engage protective guards to supply a close protection or bodyguarding protective service operations.  Read more...

Bodyguard Top 5 Professional Secrets #1

Know The Limitations of Bodyguarding & Your bodyguard company: 20 years involvement in all aspects of extremely high risk security, bodyguard services as a security bodyguard and adjunct instructor of body guard training for just about every joint venture bodyguard company in over 42 countries. I’ve acknowledged that one of the best kept vip security secrets is to know the limitations of bodyguarding and your bodyguard company. I cannot stress how important this is. I have repeatedly listened in to associate vip security instructors employed on a full time salaried basis for an individual bodyguard company informing vip security students about how their body guard training is the best in the world and how their bodyguarding teachers are the SAS equivalent of the security, bodyguard services industry.  Read more...

The increase in the number of terrorist attacks in different parts of the world and the continuing threats in many developed and developing countries is causing incessant damage to development and progress of the affected countries and the world as a whole. Not only has it affected lives of people in general, but has also had damaging impact on trade and commerce, industry, and all other developmental activities. However, the largest threat from terrorist activities still persists to lives of important dignitaries, political leaders, bureaucrats and heads of states. Hence close protection is seeing a continuous demand which apparently will only increase with time. Bodyguard training is therefore necessary to ensure a foolproof close security cover.  Read more...

There has been an unprecedented increase in demand for the close protection security professionals in the last few years. This is fuelled by the physical protection needs of celebrities, business executives and bureaucrats increased requirements for physical close protection. These important public figures constantly seek services of professional bodyguards for close protection security. The protection needs of these clients vary constantly as they keep pace with their lifestyles and professions which keep them on the move most of the time. Bodyguards are therefore required to provide close protection in varied conditions and situations like public meetings, while driving, on the streets and are also required to perform multiple functions.  Read more...