What are good exercises for bouncing?

[Becoming]

Oops, my post was misconstrued... my thoughts on wrestling were more for brawling in general...

IL- I totally agree with this in that you should assume all fights are unfair and to know where your help is. I know a few guys that were hot headed and got dragged into a corner or outside being toughguys and ended up in the hospital w/ or w/o puncture wounds.... We never had sprays (most of the places I worked at did not allow it) or headsets to call each other or anything, though (this was 4-5 years ago)

To add to the other guys comment, it helps to know who you have with you when your workig, once I got stuck working at the door with a new guy and 3 guys got into it with us...anyway, he froze up (literally- never seen anything like it, he was like catatonic) and I was facing 3 idiots by myself....

For the most part I agree with Scots, work on your people skills, and be consistent with people, nice but don't take crap.... And like I said, be quick enough to get out of the way....

Though some here have probably done the bar brawl thing, keep in mind most of the people that will go at it with bouncers are either wasted, stupid, or dangerous from any combination of those and other factors, so the less time you spend mixed up with them the better for you....

 

[jims]

Hmm..interesting comments.

People skills/communication is the best thing you can work on, if you are going to be a 'bouncer'. Talking people down from altercations is an art, in a sense. Also depends on who your nightclub caters too. Hells Angels, Viets, etc....pfftt...no amount of fighting skills gonna help you there, well not the next night at least .

Oh, my best advice for a new doorman, be a lazy doorman. Dont fight unless absolutely necessary. Do not be one of those bloody cowboy jerks trying to wind up every argument into a brawl so you can prove how tough you are.

I remember once when I first started there was this reknown doorman guy. You know 'Joe blow is the toughest son of a bitch out there.', blah blah. So this guy picks a fight with this pretty big dude. They square off, and Joe 'tough guy' slips on some ice (winter in canada), falls on the ground and gets kicked full in the neck, went into a coma for 3 months or so.

Takes just one bad move and you are done. Really get a bar tending job.

 

[louden_swain]

Whats a good size for a bouncer??

Whats the smallest you have seen?

 

[louden_swain]

Here is my common perception of a bouncer. . . .A 6'4" behemoth with a bald head, with 20 inch arms, who knows how to throw down.

I am being humurous. . . . . I wouldn't fuck with these guys.

 

[IronLion]

Really get a bar tending job.

Best Advice Yet

 

[JOKER47]

Being a successful bouncer is not about how well you can kick someones ass, it's about how well you can diffuse a potentially bad situation. The best bouncers don't HAVE to fight.



Joker

 

[IronLion]

someone's been watching roadhouse

 

[JOKER47]

someone's been watching roadhouse

....I thought you'd be bigger.......

 

[IronLion]

i'm a cooler man....i'm not a bouncer.....

 

[Tiervexx]

I remember reading and interview with Michael Clark Duncan. He said that when he was a bouncer he rarely fought anyone. he said that when some drunk gets pissed off you just lower your voice and he normally lowers his without even realizing what he is doing. Once you do that you can calm him down pretty easy.