| From the beginning nightclubs were associated with | | | | becomes a big problem. Bouncers have to be ready |
| the idea of tobacco smoking, alcohol consuming and | | | | and make sure their presence is well known. A most |
| dancing. The outcomes of those activities will most | | | | important thing is uttering your voice and making eye |
| likely be a fight and brawls among the customers. | | | | contact. Most people would like not to to participate in |
| Nightclub mangers found a solution for those problems, | | | | a brawl with a huge doorman. The doorman only has |
| Bouncers. | | | | to remind them of his presence, and they will think |
| A doorman or a bouncer is an informal term for a | | | | again of their actions. |
| Security guard employed at the nightclub to supply the | | | | There are other things beside size and strength and a |
| security needs of the place. The doorman function is | | | | vital thing is to have the knowledge of the right |
| to verified the legal age, and to refuse entry into the | | | | technique. A doorman has to know how to dispatch of |
| nightclub, based on condition such as aggressive | | | | someone (taking the client outside the nightclub |
| behavior, intoxication or other standards. | | | | borders) without beating, injuring or killing the client. |
| A doorman primary duty is to keep underage, | | | | There are many martial arts technique, however a lot |
| intoxicated, aggressive,or otherwise unacceptable | | | | of them don't fit the job, such as kong-fu, karata, |
| individuals from entering to the venue. Also a bouncer | | | | taekwondo-all those martial arts technique doesn't |
| or a doorman duty is to screen patrons based on race | | | | have the knowledge of dragging or escorting the |
| or cultural group, also doorman or a bouncer use metal | | | | target outside). Judo-lack the ability to fight with several |
| detectors to denied clients from selling potentially risky | | | | enemies at once, ninjitsu-lack the ability to defend a |
| and illegal objects, such as drugs and weapons, into | | | | VIP (most ninja technique based on evading, thus |
| the nightclub. A secondary task often includes the | | | | making the bouncer leave his primary task of |
| monitoring behavior of patrons to ensure that the bar | | | | protecting the VIP, except from Koga Ryu Ninjitsu). |
| rules and alcohol regulations are implemented to the | | | | The best three practical and reliable technique that a |
| nightclub regulations. In addition, doormans make sure | | | | doorman should use is: |
| that clients do not destroy the bar or the furnishings. In | | | | Skornik-Israel combat, a very practical technique that |
| addition, bouncers are oblige to resolve conflicts inside | | | | used Judo, Karata and Krav-maga (IDF use this one |
| the nightclub field, which may involve verbal warnings | | | | as well). Suitable for any situation, inside or outside the |
| to rule-breakers, physically separating individuals and | | | | bar Skornik-Israel combat will ensure the safety of the |
| groups, or making sure that troublemakers or | | | | venue owner and patrons. |
| perpetrators leave the venue. | | | | The second one is Koga Ryu Ninjitsu developed by |
| A doorman or a bouncer are also responsible for | | | | Grand Master David Haliva. |
| collecting an entry fee, and seeing and checking | | | | The Koga Ryu Ninjitsu is very reliable martial art |
| identification (especially in regard to the legal age of | | | | technique. |
| patrons for entry and alcohol consumption). On special | | | | The last one is the Krav-maga that is very useful but |
| occasion, the nightclubs, bouncers may have the | | | | is only good for killing the target and not detaining it, |
| subjective duty of separating the audience inside the | | | | thus making a krav-maga bouncer an executer and |
| nightclub territory from the audience that is found on | | | | failing in his main duty of protecting the client (usually |
| the other side of the barrier (not inside the nightclub | | | | the Krav-maga only teach the user to injure badly or |
| domain) based on the patrons style of clothing (a bar | | | | to kill his target). |
| that most of his customers are a hip-hop fans, wont | | | | A doorman must know that most fights generate from |
| like to see someone that has a dressing style or | | | | a mixture of alcohol and testosterone, thus making the |
| anything unique from their original set. Bouncers also | | | | customer very emotional and crippling his sense of |
| escort and acts as a bodyguard for VIP, employees, | | | | logic. |
| or female staff around the bar. | | | | One way to stop those problems is to isolate the |
| Today there is a huge selection of affordable and | | | | troublemaker from his friends. The bouncer will |
| reliable security and safety devices has created some | | | | normally pull the perpetrator aside into a one on one |
| changes in the occupation over the decades. | | | | situation and clarify the client, with a lucid voice |
| Bouncers have made an increasing use of technology | | | | accompanied by fear, that he will have no more |
| such as PMR446, FRS, TETRA all known as | | | | troubles from the selected customer. This makes the |
| walki-talky equipment. Some nightclubs equip their | | | | situation safer for the doorman and spares the person |
| security team with in "Agent Radio Earpiece" to stay in | | | | from embarrassment in front of his friends. |
| touch. | | | | Bouncer equipment |
| How should a bouncer should act?? | | | | Licensed security guards (guards that belong to a |
| A doorman is the first person that creates contact | | | | certain security company, such as Skornik-Security ) |
| with the customer. The patron first impression of the | | | | usually carry handcuffs (in order to hold the |
| bar is formed then. The bouncer can be informative | | | | perpetrator until the police arrive), pepper sprays or |
| and inviting, which will generate an inviting atmosphere | | | | gas guns, or expandable cudgel (baton), electrical |
| and an fun night, or he can create a bad first | | | | Paralyzer. All of this is usually the equipment that is |
| impression of the bar by being robotic or terse | | | | carried in a tactical vest. Some of nightclub security |
| The bouncers duty is to find trouble before trouble | | | | guards also wear bullet proof vests. |
| appear. They have to stop the problem before it | | | | |