File photo shows female and male bodyguard trainees moving car tyres during stamina and endurance training at the Tianjiao Special Guard and Security school in Sanya, Hainan Province, China.
COURSE
Some 36 female trainees are participating in the one-month bodyguard course at the school that includes stamina training, martial arts and combat, special driving, etiquette and event simulations. Amongst China’s growing wealthy elite, female bodyguards are seen as better escorts for female clients, while men are also increasingly hiring their services for their wives and children.