AN INTERVIEW ABOUT CLOSE PROTECTION WITH RONIN SA FOUNDER, TIMM SMITH
Close Protection, Close Personal Protection, Body guarding or Executive Protection, call it what you will, there is an art to providing a professional service. With a global network of graduates who started as students searching for that level of professionalism, Ronin SA is cited as one of the most renowned civilian training academies for protection training. Located in Cape Town South Africa, the academy has an unmatched environment that covers all aspects of protection training from firearm competency training to experiencing frontline ambulance shifts, all in the heart of South Africa and its unpredictable climate.
"It's a permissive environment to do real world training, rather than being curtailed by perhaps occupational health & safety and the cottonwool in the first world. "
Listen to the Wheels Up Podcast where you’ll hear from the founder of Ronin SA, Timm Smith, who has an unprecedented CV within the personal protection arena. Timm discusses his journey, the creation of Ronin SA and it's high standards and what it takes to be a Ronin student and graduate.
This Wheels Up Podcast episode content includes:
- Differences between the UK and the US for close protection training
- The evolution of close protection training
- Battles within a unified war
- Bringing the medical aspect into the protection space
- Despite Ronin SA strict application process, their high standards mean 25% of students do not make it to graduation
- What makes a great Ronin student
- How do highly qualified doctors hold up against Ronin’s standards
- What’s next for Ronin SA?
Ronin SA offers advanced world class expert training throughout the year. There are several courses on offer including their close protection training as well as their emergency care and medical training packages.
Training details are outlined on the Ronin SA website. There is even a pop up where you can talk direct to the staff.
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