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...

Around the world, close protection is gaining significance due to the increase in risks to the lives of important public figures. The close protection industry is set to grow exponentially with increased demand for professional and certified bodyguards. Professional training and certification in close protection is therefore much sought after by governments, businesses, industry and individuals. The Job of bodyguards is also becoming more and more challenging and complex. As bodyguards are exposed to different life threatening situations and risks, there is an urgent need for them to acquire multiple skills and this is where expert training from Bodyguard Training Consultants comes in useful. Bodyguards often have backgrounds in armed forces, police or security services and the level of training they undergo depends on their specific job profiles in these services. Most of this trainings focusses on the physical aspects. However, in the rapidly changing social scenario, bodyguards are required to demonstrate abilities which are much beyond the regular activities like reacting to specific life threatening situation.  Read more...

Top 5 Executive Protection Secrets #1 Know The Limitations of Executive Protection bodyguard companies

I’ve spent close to 20 years actively involved in all aspects of extremely high risk executive protection services as a professional bodyguard and adjunct instructor of executive protection training for hundreds of bodyguard companies in 42 different countries. One of the best kept executive protection security secrets is to know the limitations of executive protection bodyguard companies. I cannot emphasise how important this is. I have frequently listened in to fellow executive protection instructors working full time direct for various bodyguard companies informing executive protection students about how their executive protection training is the best in the world and how their bodyguards are the special forces of the executive protection services industry.
In many of these bodyguard companies the poor level of executive protection training delivered to these aspiring bodyguards was woefully inadequate to prepare them for anything above low risk bodyguard jobs within the domestic executive protection services industry.  Read more...

Bodyguards are becoming an integral part of the business workforce as more and more business executives and business leaders seek close protection for themselves and their business assets. Professional bodyguards are increasingly being sought after by the industry as well as political leaders and bureaucrats. However, bodyguard jobs have undergone a great change during the past several years as the nature of risks and threats has changed. Militants and attackers are changing their tactics with time, from suicide bombings to grenade attacks, hijackings, kidnapping for ransom etc. Bodyguards therefore need to be continuously trained on new techniques and the latest in the close protection security industry especially if they are looking for bodyguard jobs.  Read more...

The close protection security sector  is one of the fastest growing areas in the security industry and it provides an enormous amount of career opportunities for bodyguards and close protection security professionals. Close Protection No Pain No Gain is a theme which has caught attention of a large number of security professionals. As more and more important public figures look out for expert and professional bodyguards, professionals in the close protection security industry are realizing the hard truth of Close Protection No Pain No Gain which simply demonstrates the pains which a bodyguard has to go through during training as well as on the job.  Read more...