What is the most pratcitcal and protective fighting style for a doorman to use?

Answer 1

sorry your not getting in ?

Answer 2

Honestly Judo is about as good as you can get.

You have certain laws protecting you to a degree, Krav Maga would be horrible from a litagation standpoint. With Judo or any grappling you can effectively deal with someone with many pluses.

Number one: The incidence of some stranger bleeding on you is greatly decreased when you don't have to punch on them.

Number two: Again, police are quite appreciative when the person they are picking it isn't bloody.

Number 3: From a litagation standpoint having to go to court to defend why you as a bouncer had to punch, kick, knee, cause permanent injury to someone when you had a phone for the police, and numbers on your side.

Number 4: You are going to be wrestling with people far more than anything else as you carry them from an establishment, knowing leverage, control positions, and adequate takedowns, not to mention chokes comes in INCREDIBLY handy.

Number 5: Choking doesn't leave marks, doesn't give people a vendetta, and is pretty much impossible to fight. They pass out, they are out of action for a good two to three minutes and don't really have an idea of what exactly happened to them.

Number 6: You can quietly and quickly take someone out without causing a scene. You get into a brawl, and soon the whole crowd will change, and you will have a long night of fights once that sort of violence fills in the air.

It is always better to be quick, quiet, and discrete when having to put someone out. Putting hands on someone is a last resort, but when you do it should be the least amount of force necessary. This protects you legally, and from a civil standpoint.

Keep in mind any striking art does not help you this situation, hence the reason Cops don't strike primarily. It opens you up for litagation, and has a greater increase for damage.

If you can have a guy neutralized, without a mark on him, while you are calm, able to tell the police what happened concisely, versus some screaming, drunk bufoon, you will develop a reputation as a principle, and on those times when the lines get a little blurred, the cops are more than likely to stick with what you say, and if you got a little heavy handed they will give you the benefit of the doubt that it was probably necessary.

However if everytime they deal with you, there is some bloodied beat up dude that 2 or 3 bouncers had wailed on, well then they will start looking towards the bouncers for wrong doing instead of the drunks.

Also keep in mind these people are customers, and potential customers. They may have a bad night, and you have to deal with them. Being heavy handed or overly violent is more than likely going to lose you customers, as well as possible get you shot or stabbed by someone looking for revenge.

But if you handle everyone with respect, and when you put a guy out and it has to get physical, and you dominate him with skill, and do so without having to bust him up, more than likely you will get an apology from the same guy the next week, instead of a vendetta. Ultimately it is about being professional.

It is absurd to go punching out anyone, it is dangerous, and unprofessional. Grappling, sometime choking or knowing proper come along techniques, and controlling a person without potentially injuring them are huge keys. Bars want professionals, not dickheaded bully @ssholes.

I think Judo, Sambo, Brazilian Juijitsu and even some Jujitsu will be of great help, with Judo pretty much being near the top.

In all my experience working bar security, I utlized far more Judo than I did anything else.

Good luck and stay safe.

Answer 3

i think judomofo has the best and most comprehensive answer. I've been doing doorwork and security for 7 years and was a prison officer before that. control and restraint techniques are very effective and knowing holds as well. striking is not easy in a lot of situations and can inflame the bystanders so makes your job more difficult.

Answer 4

stay sober and use your brain,and be nice to the customers.if push comes to shove then usually you are dealing with folk who have taken too many falling down waters and they are simple to sort with a little action.basically brain and a little brawn and courtesy go a long way..... if all else fails then a chair leg across the ear often realigns the thought process.

Answer 5

I train chito ryu but for a door man Akido would be ur best bet because its not aggresive But its affective. It is more about waiting for that person to attack you and u can take them out insteed of u trying to hurt them.

Answer 6

Wrestling and judo for removing people.

As well as doing a good naked choke.

Boxing for actually defending yourself against a few guys.

Answer 7

Desert Eagle .50 my first choice.

Or I would say some kind of wrestling or boxing, something clean and simple.
Ju jiutsu is nice and gentle.

Answer 8

The Glasgow doormen style, fists and strength.

Answer 9

Grab the nearest underage girl and use her as a club or you can grab her hair and use her as a mace. Maybe just kick them in the balls works everytime.

Answer 10

basic self-defence as taught to police and military. useing grab and hold combinations.

Answer 11

I would think a good one would be Krav-Maga.
Israeli military uses this.