Executive Protection Training
Course Description: You are the protective agent of your family, gaining the knowledge and skills of an armed and trained Protective Agent is critical. This training is your opportunity to develop protective services skills to solve difficult threat engagement problems while both armed and unarmed. Requiring no prior protection experience, this hands-on Protective Services Training, teaches you what it takes to move yourself and your protectee(s) immediately off that fateful “X” and to safety. Applicable to a home invasion, workplace violence, travel and on a corporate or school campus, this is an opportunity for you to take home field-derived techniques from today’s armed protection professionals.
Course Content: The Fundamentals of Protection, Protective Intelligence, Threat Assessment/ Response, Attack Recognition, Moving yourself and your protectee(s) with a gun out to and from controlled/ uncontrolled Areas, Direct action against threats in confined/ open-areas, How to control a multiple threat engagement, Vehicular approach and departure protective measures, Deployment of your weapon in an active protective movement (“Indexing”, “programming”, etc.,) managing the Injury/ distance liability gap, Cover and Evacuation.
To qualify for this class: You MUST be able to pass the Bill Wilson 5×5 Handgun Skill Test with a score of 40 or better. All registrants will be tested! No refunds will be issued so please don’t register if you can’t do it! If you do register and fail to pass, then you are welcome to attend the course using your blue gun only but you will not be allowed to shoot.
What to Bring: Your handgun, matching holster (IWB/ OWB) and a matching blue/ red (inert training pistol). three magazines (and mag pouches), eye and ear protection, ball cap, cover garment (if you wish to run from concealment), range kit and at least 400 rounds of ammunition.
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Additional Info: A bodyguard is often viewed as someone who reacts to threats. A protective service professional prevents them. A bodyguard is typically a large male with limited skills hired for their intimidating physical stature. A protective services professional is someone who has extensive background in proactive measures such as threat detection, attack recognition, operational planning, and active measures such as firearms response, protectee exfiltration, defensive tactics, and the like. There’s a world of difference between the two. The skills of a trained protective agent are what such agencies like the United States Secret Service rely on to protect their most valuable people. Why shouldn’t you have those same skills?
Whether your VIP is a corporate executive, elected official, dignitary, spouse, child, or loved one, the techniques taught in this course will teach you how to identify threat indicators, avoid unnecessary risk, and respond effectively when seconds matter. This course is specifically designed for protective services details seeking in-service training as well as those interested in acquiring the confidence and skills of these same professionals.
Meet Your Instructors
Steve Tarani
Steve Tarani is one of the nation’s leading authorities on protective operations, personal security, and combative skills training. For decades, he has trained military special operations personnel, federal agencies, law enforcement professionals, executive protection teams, and Fortune 500 corporate security organizations worldwide. His practical, performance-based instruction has made him a subject matter expert and sought after instructor for protective professionals across the globe.
Wayne Black
Wayne Black is an internationally recognized security expert, former law enforcement officer, author, and founder of Wayne Black & Associates. With more than 45 years of experience in protective services, he has led executive protection operations around the world, including serving for over a decade as Security Advisor and Protection Detail Lead for former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. His background includes work with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Again, this is not a basic training program. You will not learn “how to shoot.” In fact, you must qualify to get into the class. If you can score a 40 or less on the Wilson 5×5 drill, then you will be accepted. If you cannot pass the qualification you cannot participate.