Less than 10% of female practitioners in the bodyguard industry, Zhang Meili performing missions, the video became popular, a reporter from this newspaper talked to the client on the Internet
"Post-00" female bodyguards only need a pen to defend themselves
Since the "Regulations on the Administration of Security Services" was officially implemented, "private bodyguards" have been legalized for more than ten years.
Under the temptation of high salaries, many people signed up for relevant training, but the completion rate of veterans and professional athletes after training is still less than 30%.
The bodyguard industry is dominated by men, with less than 10% female practitioners.
Recently, the "post-00" beauty bodyguard Zhang Meili's mission video became popular on the Internet, and a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily talked to the parties to unveil the growth path of Chinese female bodyguards.
Sister Chuan wants to be a "superhero"
Chuan sister Zhang Meili is 1.65 meters tall and weighs about 60 kilograms. She doesn't look very eye-catching, but her neat ponytail and sharp eyes give people the first impression that she is "not easy to mess with."
Netizens called her "the most sassy female bodyguard" and "the girlfriend who dare not mess with."
Zhang Meili, 21 years old, was born in Zigong City, Sichuan Province. His parents worked outside all year round.
The once-popular movie "Shaolin Temple" and her lively personality made her have the idea of martial arts since she was a child. In the fourth grade of elementary school, she developed the ideal of "strengthen oneself and save others from danger".
She spends more time practicing martial arts every day, and even keeps fit while doing farm work.
Soon, Zhang Meili, who was excellent in physique, was attracted by the coach of the school team. She was not afraid of hardship and desperate to make her a famous local sports student, and she is still the long jump record holder in the county.
Not only did she have outstanding results in sports, Zhang Meili's academic performance was also very good, and she was admitted to a key high school in the county with a score of more than 630 in the high school entrance examination.
In 2017, she was successfully admitted to the Sanda major of Chengdu Sport University.
In four years of Sanda learning, Zhang Meili won the top three places in the 60kg women's Sanda competition many times.
In 2020, after graduating from university, she chose the profession of bodyguard as her development direction.
While listening to Maga (special military fighting technology developed by Israel) and special reconnaissance skills, Zhang Meili met Chen Yongqing, the founder of Beijing Tianjiao College.
Chen Yongqing suggested that Zhang Meili, if you really want to work in this industry, you can come to Beijing to try.
Early the next morning, she made up her mind to come to Beijing to study and work, and see the work of higher-level bodyguards.
When faced with opposition from his parents, Zhang Meili said with tears that he did not want to regret the cowardice of his youth when he was old.
Her words touched the hearts of parents.
The only female student in the Devil Training Class
Before the interview, the application fee of tens of thousands of yuan made Zhang Meili discouraged.
Chen Yongqing knew that her family situation was not good, so she specially waived her tuition.
Zhang Meili became a member of the bodyguard training class. At that time, she was the only girl in the class of more than 30 people.
Among the students in the same period, there are fitness coaches, recent graduates, veterans, and even corporate bosses, ranging in age from 18 to 40.
The training intensity of the Devil Training Class is very high, starting physical training at 5 o’clock every day, and then learning key personnel protection courses, special driving, American FBI mind-reading, special reconnaissance techniques, anti-terrorism training courses, Maga, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and grappling. Various courses such as fighting skills and business etiquette and communication.
Perhaps it is because the number of male practitioners accounts for an absolute proportion, and the training content is almost designed based on the strength of men.
But the coach never treats her specially because she is a female.
The calluses on the palms of the palms were worn off several times, and the skins on the shoulders were worn away several times. Zhang Meili, who refused to admit defeat, clenched his teeth and persisted without taking a day of rest.
"Not only physical fitness, but the real'devil' aspect is actually psychological pressure." Chen Yongqing told a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily that the most important quality of bodyguards is to learn to control emotions and have absolute resistance to stress.
Therefore, every training involves more or less anti-stress training.
After two months, Zhang Meili felt that her physical fitness had improved, and her endurance, speed, strength, and coordination had improved significantly.
After that, she stayed at Beijing Tianjiao to work.
Female bodyguards have their own unique advantages
"Bodyguards are for the purpose of defense. Professional bodyguards must use skills and wisdom to arm themselves and protect others, avoid all possible dangers, put possible risks in front of them, and take precautions." Zhang Meili said, as a bodyguard. Practitioners, she will inevitably have to bear some stereotyped misunderstandings.
"People have some misunderstandings about bodyguards. They think that bodyguards are good at fisting and fighting when danger comes to protect the lives of important personnel." She said that in the true sense of bodyguards, force is only the basis. When the employer is in danger while the bodyguard is resting, it means that the job of the bodyguard is a failure.
She said that in addition to showing “murderous aura” when on alert and frightening potential threats, bodyguards also need intelligence and keen observation to know people and be able to detect potential dangers and stop and deal with them in time to eliminate hidden dangers.
When working on tasks, colleagues often wear communication equipment and various testing instruments, and self-defense often requires only a pen.
"The real important thing about bodyguards is brain and intuition." Chen Yongqing commented on Zhang Meili, "As a woman, she has a particularly strong sixth sense."
Zhang Meili told the Beijing Youth Daily that with the popularization of the bodyguard industry, more and more employers hire personal bodyguards, especially women becoming employers.
Under normal circumstances, such employers are low-key and do not want to go to the stage. They need more personal bodyguards. At this time, male bodyguards have many inconveniences, and female bodyguards have their own unique advantages.
Although there is a sense of accomplishment, the most difficult of several different bodyguard jobs is personal bodyguards. There are few teammates, heavy workload, nervousness, and the time of bodyguards is the employer’s, so personal physiological needs must be compressed and rationally arranged. .
"Professional instinct has always reminded us that we must not underestimate ourselves, our opponents, and our work. We must not let go of suspicious details and predictable dangers." Zhang Meili said.
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Being willing to be an unsung hero is a necessary quality for professional bodyguards
Chen Yongqing said that since he recruited more than 70 retired special forces to form a security company in 2008, he has trained tens of thousands of professional bodyguards. The training camps he opens every year will receive trainees from all over the country, and more than half are occupied by veterans and athletes. Most of them are fresh graduates and rebellious children sent by their parents.
Regarding the completion rate, Chen Yongqing told a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily that 50% of the trainees came to the training camp for on-the-job training and advanced studies, and the rest were newcomers who might be included in the industry. In the end, less than 30% of the trainees obtained the certificate.
Among them, female employees account for less than 10%.
"When I first started in the industry, in the impression of many people, bodyguards represented evil forces and professional thugs." Chen Yongqing said that because of these negative perceptions, he has been ensuring industry self-discipline for many years, first of all by carefully selecting customers.
"You just need to be able to fight with your mouth open. I won't accept this kind of client."
Since its development, Chen Yongqing's team has mainly focused on security work for private visits or business contacts between Fortune 500 companies and foreign companies.
The bodyguard industry comes with a professional label.
Every mission, the bodyguard company must sign a confidentiality agreement.
Unlike other industries, they cannot rely on customer popularity for publicity, which has become a common dilemma in the industry.
Under these conditions, continuously increasing good reputation, improving professionalism, and optimizing professional skills have become the only criteria for evaluating bodyguards.
Being willing to be an unsung hero, with a correct mentality, is also a necessary professionalism as a professional bodyguard.
This edition article/Reporter Wang Haoxiong Coordinating/Ye Wan