Bodyguard Course

Lesson 1 • Protective Agent Mindset

Builds the vigilance, discipline, and service orientation required for the role. Connects mental conditioning to consistent professional performance.

Lesson 2 • Legal and Ethical Framework

Examines use-of-force law, licensing requirements, and professional ethics. Provides the legal baseline every subsequent tactical decision must respect.

Lesson 3 • The Bodyguard Profession Defined

Covers the history, evolution, and modern scope of executive protection. Anchors the chapter by distinguishing professional protection from security guarding.

Lesson 1 • Threat Assessment Fundamentals

Defines threat, risk, and vulnerability and explains how they interact. Provides the analytical vocabulary used throughout the course.

Lesson 2 • Threat Rating and Prioritisation

Applies structured rating matrices to rank threats by likelihood and impact. Enables agents to allocate protective resources proportionally.

Lesson 3 • Intelligence Collection Methods

Covers open-source intelligence, social media monitoring, and human source development. Links collection discipline to accurate threat pictures.

Lesson 4 • Threat Assessment Documentation

Teaches structured report writing and briefing formats for threat findings. Ensures intelligence is actionable and shareable across the protective team.

Lesson 1 • Route Planning and Selection

Teaches primary, alternate, and emergency route development for all movements. Integrates threat assessment data to select the lowest-risk travel corridors.

Lesson 2 • Advance Work Principles

Defines the advance agent role and the planning cycle preceding any movement. Establishes why advance work is the primary risk-reduction tool in protection.

Lesson 3 • Site Security Plan Writing

Guides students through producing a complete written site security plan. Synthesises survey, route, and coordination data into an operational document.

Lesson 4 • Venue Security Coordination

Addresses working with venue security, event staff, and local law enforcement. Builds the coordination skills required to integrate external assets into the detail.

Lesson 1 • Movement Drills and Evaluation

Integrates all formation skills into timed, scenario-based movement exercises. Provides performance benchmarks for advancement to tactical chapters.

Lesson 2 • Choke Point and Crowd Navigation

Trains agents to move principals safely through high-density and confined spaces. Applies formation adaptation skills to the highest-risk movement scenarios.

Lesson 3 • Vehicle Movement Procedures

Covers motorcade composition, spacing, and communication protocols. Builds on foot movement principles applied to convoy operations.

Lesson 4 • Protective Formation Principles

Explains standoff distance, coverage angles, and formation geometry. Provides the spatial logic underlying every formation taught in this chapter.

Lesson 1 • Attack Response Procedures

Covers immediate actions for armed assault, ambush, and explosive events. Trains the cover-and-evacuate sequence as the primary protective response.

Lesson 2 • Evacuation Route Execution

Drills primary and alternate evacuation routes under time pressure and stress. Builds on route planning skills to produce reliable, rehearsed escape corridors.

Lesson 3 • Emergency Action Plan Design

Defines EAP components: triggers, actions, rally points, and communication trees. Establishes the planning framework all subsequent drills will execute.

Lesson 4 • EAP Rehearsal and Stress Testing

Subjects EAPs to force-on-force and scenario-based stress tests. Identifies plan gaps and builds agent confidence through repetition under pressure.

Lesson 1 • Motorcade Driving Procedures

Trains lead, principal, and follow vehicle roles within a moving motorcade. Integrates vehicle operations with the motorcade protocols from Chapter 4.

Lesson 2 • High-Performance Driving Fundamentals

Develops threshold braking, weight transfer, and vehicle control at speed. Provides the physical skill base for all evasive manoeuvres taught in this chapter.

Lesson 3 • Evasive Manoeuvre Techniques

Drills J-turns, bootleg turns, and ramming escape procedures on a closed course. Applies high-performance fundamentals to realistic attack and ambush scenarios.

Lesson 4 • Protective Vehicle Selection

Covers armouring levels, vehicle profiles, and selection criteria for principal transport. Connects vehicle capability to threat level and operational environment.

Lesson 1 • Weapon Threat Defence

Trains defences against edged weapons, impact weapons, and firearm threats. Integrates principal extraction as the primary goal of every defence.

Lesson 2 • Control and Restraint Techniques

Covers wrist locks, escort holds, and takedown methods for threat control. Emphasises minimal force sufficient to neutralise the threat.

Lesson 3 • Stance, Movement, and Positioning

Builds the athletic base: protective stance, footwork, and principal-relative positioning. Provides the physical foundation for all contact techniques.

Lesson 4 • Scenario-Based Defensive Drills

Applies all physical skills in role-player scenarios with live principals. Evaluates decision-making speed, technique accuracy, and principal safety outcomes.

Lesson 1 • Professional Certification Preparation

Reviews competency standards, written exam content, and practical assessment criteria. Prepares students for industry certification and professional employment.

Lesson 2 • After-Action Review and Debrief

Applies structured AAR methodology to identify lessons from capstone operations. Converts operational experience into documented professional development.

Lesson 3 • Multi-Day Detail Execution

Runs students through a 48-hour simulated protective assignment with rotating roles. Tests endurance, adaptability, and leadership under sustained operational pressure.

Lesson 4 • Operations Planning Integration

Combines threat assessment, advance work, and EAP into a unified operations order. Demonstrates how all prior chapters feed a single coherent protective plan.