Nightclub & Bar Security

At the very start nightclubs were associated with the idea of booze drinking, dancing and smoking. The outcomes of those activities will most likely be a clash and fights among the customers.

Nightclub concessionaires found a solution for those problems, Bouncers.
A doorman or a bouncer is an informal term for a Security guard employed at venues such as nightclubs to supply the security needs of the place.

The bouncer duty is to see and check lawful age, and to denied entry into the nightclub, on the basis of prerequisite such as aggressive behavior, drunkenness or other standards.

A bouncer primary job is to keep underage, intoxicated, aggressive,or otherwise disqualified individuals from getting inside the bar. In addition a bouncer or a doorman function is to screen patrons based on race or cultural group, also bouncer use metal detectors to denied clients from selling potentially hazardous and illegal items, such as weapons and drugs, into the venue. A secondary role often includes the monitoring behavior of patrons to ensure that the bar rules and alcohol regulations are adhered to the nightclub rules. AlsoBouncers ensure that clients do not destroy| the nightclub or the furnishings. In addition, doormans must resolve fights within the nightclub zone, which may involve verbal warnings to troublemakers, physically separating individuals and set, or verifying that {troublemakers|perpetrator leave the bar.

Doorman or a bouncer are also responsible for collecting an entry fee, and checking identification (especially in regard to the legal age of patrons for entry and alcohol consumption). In some venues, bouncers may have the subjective job of separating the crowd inside the nightclub area from the crowd that is found on the other side of the fence (not inside the nightclub zone) based on the clients style of dress and grooming (a bar that most of his customers are a hip-hop fans, wont like to see someone that has a different dressing style or anything unique from their original set. Bouncers in addition escort and acts as a bodyguard for VIP, employees, or female staff around the nightclub.

Today there is a huge selection of affordable and trustworthy security and safety devices has created something new in the occupation over the decades. Bouncers have made an increasing use of new device such as FRS radio, PMR446, TETRA all known as walki-talky equipment. Some bar equip their staff with in "Agent Radio Earpiece" to stay in contact.

How should a bouncer should act??

A bouncer is the first person that creates contact with the client.

The client first impression of the nightclub is formed then. The bouncer can be informative and inviting, which will create a friendly ambience and an enjoyable evening, or he can create a bad first impression of the bar by being robotic or terse

The bouncers are supposed to find trouble before trouble starts. They have to stop the problem before it becomes a big problem. Boucners and doormans have to be alert and make sure their presence is well known.

A most important thing is projecting your voice and making eye contact. Most people would like not to to participate in a brawl with an over sized doorman. The doorman only has to remind them of his presence, and they will back down.

There are other things beside size and strength and a vital thing is to possess the knowledge of the best technique. A bouncer has to know how to take someone (taking the client outside the bar borders) without killing, beating or injuring the patron.

There are many martial arts technique, however most of them don’t fit the job, such as karata, kong-fu, taekwondo-all those martial arts technique lack the knowledge of dragging or escorting the client outside). Judo-lack the ability to fight with several enemies at once, ninjitsu-lack the ability to defend a VIP (most ninja technique based on evading, thus making the bouncer leave his primary duty of defending the VIP, except from Koga Ryu Ninjitsu).

The best three useful and reliable technique that a doorman should use is:

Skornik-Israel combat, a very reliable technique that used Judo, Karata and Krav-maga (IDF use this one as well). Suitable for any situation, inside or outside the bar Skornik-Israel combat will ensure the safety of the venue owner and patrons.

The second one is Koga Ryu Ninjitsu developed by Grand Master David Haliva.

The Koga Ryu Ninjitsu is very useful martial art technique.

The last one is the Krav-maga that is very useful but is only good for killing the target and not detaining it, thus making a krav-maga doorman an executer and failing in his main job of protecting the client (usually the Krav-maga only teach the user to injure badly or to kill his target).

A bouncer should know that a lot brawls generate from a mixture of testosterone and alcohol, thus making the patron very emotional and crippling his sense of logic.

The best way to stop those troublemakers is to isolate the perpetrator from his friends. The doorman will normally pull the perpetrator aside into a one on one situation and clarify the patron, with a lucid voice accompanied by fear, that he will have no more troubles from the selected customer. This makes the situation safer for the bouncer and spares the person from embarrassment in front of companions.

Bouncer equipment
Licensed security guards (guards that belong to a certain security company, such as Skornik-Security) usually carry handcuffs (in order to hold the perpetrator until the police arrive), pepper sprays or gas guns, or expandable cudgel (baton), electrical Paralyzer. All of this is usually the equipment that is carried in a tactical vest. Some of nightclub security guards also wear bullet proof vests