Tag: female bodyguard
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Attempted Abduction of Shipowner in Athens, Greece
One of the cases when training and awareness can save your life. This person has been attending many security and driving courses. He managed to keep his calmness, react fast and escape from the ambush: ”On Thursday afternoon a group of men tried to abduct the Greek shipowner Ioannis Martinos. At least five men armed with…
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Athena Academy – Former Student´s Perspective
I am a graduate student of both CPO level 1in 2011 and CPO level 2 in 2012. Before enrolling at Athena I had done my research on several personal protection schools. I either found them to be too expensive or only 3 or 4 day course which just isn’t enough time to give someone the…
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Is the warrior mindset right for our profession?
We know what the Term “Warrior Mindset” is supposed to mean. It is having the emotional drive and mental preparedness to think through the problem, fight through the problem and then not stopping until you are satisfied with the solution. While this works well on the battlefield, can we assume that this “mindset” will…
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What Experienced Security Professionals are saying about women only courses
“ESI has been in the business of training Protection Specialists for 31 years. Fewer than one percent of our graduates are female agents. The ones that make it are very special women most of whom have extensive experience in the military, police or martial arts. I believe that there are many more competent women who…
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Section: Professional Advises from Experienced Close Protection Operatives around the world.
By Dan Toon CONFLICT AREA MANAGEMENT “PREVENTING BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO GOOD PEOPLE” OPS@CONFLICTAREAMANAGEMENT.COM DUNS Number: 797878209 CAGE Code: 4R8R9 The job search and application process can be a challenging, long and tedious one, consisting of many phases of recruitment, civil and criminal background checks, physical and psychological testing, and meeting each specific…
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Are you a woman interested to join security industry?
If you are a woman aspiring to become a certified Close Protection Operative, Nannyguard or join Security Industry and you have questions contact Athena Academy at http://athenaacademy.com/ and ask Charla! Charla Blomberg handles Athena’s Customer Relationship Management & Recruitment Consultation Services. Has been one of Athena Academy first graduated students. She is currently a Close…
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Simple tips someone can use when travelling.
The first thing that mostly came up in peoples mind when they hear ‘’Personal Safety’’ is martial arts or firearms training. By being a Close Protection Operative the last 10 years I had the chance to attend in many training courses available to improve my skills. The conclusion I came up with is that preparation…
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Close Protection Operatives aka Bodyguards, do you know who they are?
Many people seem to have a confusion about what a CPO is. Because is one of the professions that doesn’t have specific standards to follow, unfortunately there many non professionals who are giving the bad image in our industry. A Close Protection Operative is: – The person who is in charge to protect his/her client’s…
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Section: Professional Advices from Experienced Close Protection Operatives around the world.
So you want to be a bodyguard? Lets have a look on a 48hours detail of a close protection agent. By Dave Marris High Risk Security Contractor & Security Consultant I have been pounded recently by requests from Facebook, and a couple of other sources, by requests from various people wanting to know how they…
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Do you know who you are hiring?
Do we really know what the role of the Close Protection Agent is? Do we really know what characteristics they must have before we start hiring people? We have taken many times in the past analyzing what kind of training a CPO must have gone through, but this time, after the recent incident with Kate…
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