Security of Nightclubs - Management

From the beginning nightclubs were associated withbecomes a big problem. Bouncers have to be ready
the idea of tobacco smoking, alcohol consuming andand make sure their presence is well known. A most
dancing. The outcomes of those activities will mostimportant 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 aagain of their actions.
Security guard employed at the nightclub to supply theThere are other things beside size and strength and a
security needs of the place. The doorman function isvital thing is to have the knowledge of the right
to verified the legal age, and to refuse entry into thetechnique. A doorman has to know how to dispatch of
nightclub, based on condition such as aggressivesomeone (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 unacceptableof them don't fit the job, such as kong-fu, karata,
individuals from entering to the venue. Also a bouncertaekwondo-all those martial arts technique doesn't
or a doorman duty is to screen patrons based on racehave the knowledge of dragging or escorting the
or cultural group, also doorman or a bouncer use metaltarget outside). Judo-lack the ability to fight with several
detectors to denied clients from selling potentially riskyenemies at once, ninjitsu-lack the ability to defend a
and illegal objects, such as drugs and weapons, intoVIP (most ninja technique based on evading, thus
the nightclub. A secondary task often includes themaking the bouncer leave his primary task of
monitoring behavior of patrons to ensure that the barprotecting the VIP, except from Koga Ryu Ninjitsu).
rules and alcohol regulations are implemented to theThe best three practical and reliable technique that a
nightclub regulations. In addition, doormans make suredoorman should use is:
that clients do not destroy the bar or the furnishings. InSkornik-Israel combat, a very practical technique that
addition, bouncers are oblige to resolve conflicts insideused Judo, Karata and Krav-maga (IDF use this one
the nightclub field, which may involve verbal warningsas well). Suitable for any situation, inside or outside the
to rule-breakers, physically separating individuals andbar Skornik-Israel combat will ensure the safety of the
groups, or making sure that troublemakers orvenue owner and patrons.
perpetrators leave the venue.The second one is Koga Ryu Ninjitsu developed by
A doorman or a bouncer are also responsible forGrand Master David Haliva.
collecting an entry fee, and seeing and checkingThe Koga Ryu Ninjitsu is very reliable martial art
identification (especially in regard to the legal age oftechnique.
patrons for entry and alcohol consumption). On specialThe last one is the Krav-maga that is very useful but
occasion, the nightclubs, bouncers may have theis only good for killing the target and not detaining it,
subjective duty of separating the audience inside thethus making a krav-maga bouncer an executer and
nightclub territory from the audience that is found onfailing in his main duty of protecting the client (usually
the other side of the barrier (not inside the nightclubthe Krav-maga only teach the user to injure badly or
domain) based on the patrons style of clothing (a barto kill his target).
that most of his customers are a hip-hop fans, wontA doorman must know that most fights generate from
like to see someone that has a dressing style ora mixture of alcohol and testosterone, thus making the
anything unique from their original set. Bouncers alsocustomer 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 andtroublemaker from his friends. The bouncer will
reliable security and safety devices has created somenormally 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 technologyaccompanied by fear, that he will have no more
such as PMR446, FRS, TETRA all known astroubles from the selected customer. This makes the
walki-talky equipment. Some nightclubs equip theirsituation safer for the doorman and spares the person
security team with in "Agent Radio Earpiece" to stay infrom 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 contactcertain security company, such as Skornik-Security )
with the customer. The patron first impression of theusually carry handcuffs (in order to hold the
bar is formed then. The bouncer can be informativeperpetrator until the police arrive), pepper sprays or
and inviting, which will generate an inviting atmospheregas guns, or expandable cudgel (baton), electrical
and an fun night, or he can create a bad firstParalyzer. All of this is usually the equipment that is
impression of the bar by being robotic or tersecarried in a tactical vest. Some of nightclub security
The bouncers duty is to find trouble before troubleguards also wear bullet proof vests.
appear. They have to stop the problem before it