Do bouncers need to have any specific martial arts skills?
It certainly wouldn’t hurt.
The above question popped up on Quora and since I used to do concert security and was a bouncer in my younger days, I chimed in
Times have changed since I frequented places that needed bouncers or have been requested to work as one, but generally, it seems you just need to be big.
I know there are a lot of trained people that have done that type of security, myself included. I think a good business owner would want someone trained in something where they can keep the peace, in a way where they cannot be held liable for injury.
When I did concert security, we all had training sessions where we just alerted team members to situations, and getting physical was only the last option. People reference the movie “Road House” a lot when they think about bouncers now, but the meeting they have in the Double Duece has the best instruction for that type of work.
It comes down to three simple rules:
“All you have to do is…
