Unarmed Training for Security & Close Protection Professionals

Unarmed and Self Defence Training for Security Professionals

Security and close protection operatives operate in environments where threats often develop at close range and with limited warning. In these situations, unarmed combat and self defence training are essential skills that support effective protective action when avoidance and distance management are no longer possible.

Unarmed training is particularly relevant in everyday operational contexts where the use of force must be proportionate, controlled, and legally defensible. It provides operatives with practical methods to manage physical interference, resist restraint, and maintain control while prioritising the safety of the principal.

The Role of Unarmed Skills in Protective Work

While firearms and defensive equipment may form part of some operational roles, many close protection tasks are conducted in environments where such options are restricted or inappropriate. Crowded venues, public events, corporate settings, and international travel often require operatives to rely on unarmed self defence skills as the primary means of responding to sudden physical threats.

Unarmed combat training enables operatives to deal with pushing, grabbing, striking, and close contact assaults, as well as attempts to obstruct movement or access to the principal. These skills help maintain balance, positioning, and situational awareness during rapidly evolving incidents.

Extraction Remains the Priority

The core objective of any close protection operation is to remove the principal from danger as quickly and safely as possible.

Self defence and unarmed combat techniques are therefore taught as short, efficient actions intended to create space and opportunity for movement. The aim is not prolonged engagement, but controlled disruption of a threat to allow extraction and regain control of the protective environment.

Realistic Expectations and Practical Training

Unarmed combat and self defence training does not seek to turn operatives into elite martial artists within a short period of time. Instead, the focus is on building a reliable and functional skill set that can be applied under stress.

Training prioritises simple, repeatable techniques that are effective when fine motor skills are reduced and decision making is under pressure. This approach reflects the realities faced by security professionals rather than sport or competition based systems.

Intensive Week Long Krav Maga and Self Defence Courses

We offer intensive week long courses in Krav Maga and applied self defence designed specifically for security and close protection operatives. These courses place strong emphasis on unarmed combat skills relevant to protective duties.

Training areas include:

• Unarmed close quarter combat
• Striking, clinch control, and ground survival
• Defence against grabs, holds, and common assaults
• Weapon awareness and retention principles
• Managing multiple threats in confined spaces
• Integration of unarmed skills with movement and extraction

Our week long intensive courses are delivered in Paris, providing a realistic urban training environment.

Private and Bespoke Unarmed Training

Private self defence and unarmed combat training is also available for individuals and teams requiring tailored instruction. This option allows training to be adapted to specific operational contexts, threat profiles, and experience levels.

Private training is well suited to executive protection teams, corporate security units, and independent operatives seeking focused development.

Medical Training

Although combat and unarmed training are the primary focus of training, a basic understanding of medical response remains relevant for any security operative.

Familiarity with trauma care, bleeding control, and casualty management supports survivability during incidents until extraction or handover to emergency medical services can occur.

Professional Training Partnerships

We partner with established combat training providers in Paris and London, ensuring training standards remain current and aligned with modern security and close protection requirements.