Martial Arts in Security?

[June1]

Hey, all!

Random question, but just wondering... are many people who are security guards or in a related profession trained in a martial art?

[italian_guy]

The two security guards I know, both they have training in kickboxing and one also in boxing.

[battousai16]

one of the instructors in my dojang is a security guard.

[monkeygirl]

I had a friend/isntructor who is a second degree (maybe higher now, it's been 2 years), she was a security guard at a Target and at a women's shelter.

I was thinking about working security at the local mall or something. Not sure if they'd hire a 5'2" 105 pound girl though, even if I have training.

[karatekid1975]

I was a security guard. That's one reason I started training. I am no longer in security, but it did get me going in MA

[Sabumnim]

A guy I train with is a security guard, it does seem a lot of security personel train in the martial arts.

[Master Jules]

Ive been training since Im 7 years old (1973). Ive been in the bar business for almost 21 years. I started bouncing when I was 18. Ive also been doing executive bodyguard work for the last 11 years. I can definetely say without a doubt that my martial arts training has been more than useful in many situations. Not only in the ability to physically handle a situation, but the mental focus to assess situations BEFORE they happen, and the confidence to DIFFUSE a situation before it gets carries away.

[scottnshelly]

My Instructor worked in security and in corrections for a while. I think that's how he knew which techniques worked to subdue an opponent and which ones didn't. I'm looking to get into Law Enforcement, so in a couple months/years I'll be able to add my name to this list too.

[Muaythaiboxer]

the four bouncers i know all train in the martial arts Two have a black belt in TKD and two have black belts in kempo.

[Master Jules]

For security personnel, especially bouncers....you definetely need to know how to "stand-up punch and kick", but grappling is a VERY big part of what youll wind up doing, so try to be well rounded in your knowledge base, because experience has shown me that ALL bar fights inevitably end up in a grappling situation. This does of course exclude the BANG !!!...one punch knockout kinda thing....which does happen, although not that frequently.