Meet Chinese bikini bodyguards who undergo harsh training

New Delhi: The Gaddafi era might have ended but the demand for female bodyguards hasn't. Chinese media sites have reported that demands for female bodyguards have surged and that a security firm has even announced a competition among the candidates for the challenging position.According to Daily Mail and AsiaOne, each trainee will develop their skills in reconnaissance, anti-terrorism training, martial arts and business etiquette in these ten months.The graduates of bodyguard courses can look forward to a well-paid career if they are recruited by wealthy businessmen.Here we present some pics of their training session: Trainees dressed in swimming suits follow the instructions of a trainer from Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant Ltd. Co. during a training session in Sanya, Hainan province Trainees, mostly college graduates, dressed in swimming suits carry a log on their shoulders. Trainees dressed in swimming suits carry a log on their shoulders as they walk through the sea under the instructions of a trainer. A trainee dressed in a swimming suit steps on the stomachs of other trainees with the help of a trainer. Trainees gather at the beach as they wait for the beginning of a training session for female bodyguards. Two bikini-clad trainees are kicked and hit with pads as they crawl on the beach during a bodyguard training session in Sanya, China The trainees grab on to each others' ankles during an exercise supervised by an expert from Tianjiao Special Guard Consultant Ltd Splashing through the surf, the trainees are driven hard by their instructors An instructor smashes a bottle over a female recruit's head during a training session for China's first female bodyguards in Beijing Expect the unexpected: Female recruits use rubber knives to practise disarming an armed attacker