About this Course:
This course is primarily designed to equip students with advanced protection skills, focusing on keeping family and loved ones safe from danger. Students will learn third party protection tactics and how to apply them during everyday situations. Participants will familiarize themselves with close quarters combat and principal evacuation techniques and perform them in live fire. Finally, the course will finish with a series of full contact Force on Force scenario simulations where they will be tested in fast paced dynamic threat environments, giving them an opportunity to validate their knowledge and skills as Third Party Protectors.
Your Instructor:
With over 15 years of operational experience, Bernardo is a subject matter expert (SME) in the field of Counter Terrorism (CT) and security best practices. His expertise covers high-risk police tactics, special operations (SOF), dignitary protection (CP) and close quarters battle (CQB).
Bernardo recently retired from active duty in a Special Operations unit of the Border Patrol, focusing on direct action and low visibility operations. Previously, he has served as a Federal Air Marshal, Personal Bodyguard to the Chief of Staff (IDF), Combat instructor and Counter Assault Team member to the Israeli Security Agency.
Skill Level:
Students must have completed a Pistol fundamentals course or equivalent