Training bodyguards in China
A student aims a replica 95 semi-automatic rifle during training at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 11, 2013.
Former Chinese soldier Chen Yongqing has big ambitions for his bodyguard training school Tianjiao, which he says is China's first professional academy to train former soldiers and others as personal security guards.
Chen charges 500,000 yuan ($82,400) a year for each protector as China's rich and famous look to bolster their safety and sense of importance.
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An instructor hits a trainee with a replica 95 semi-automatic rifle during training at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 11, 2013.
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Trainees practice helping their employer escape into a car at a shooting training field managed by the military during the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp Dec. 14, 2013.
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Students run over the bodies of fellow trainees at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp Dec. 11, 2013.
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Students holding replica 95 semi-automatic rifles practice protecting their employers at a shooting training field managed by the military during the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp Dec. 14, 2013.
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Chen Yongqing, the owner of the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp, gestures during a group dinner with his students, Dec. 14, 2013.
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Students carry a tree trunk over their heads during high intensity training at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp Dec. 1, 2013.
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Student Ding Kun stands guard in a villa during field training for the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 12, 2013.
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Bodyguard Han, who was hired from the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp, helps his employers prepare dinner on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 12, 2013.
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Students at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp sing during a group dinner on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 14, 2013.
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Bodyguards Han and Wang, who were hired from the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp, watch their employer Zhang and his wife play with their 3-year-old son as they guard the family on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 14, 2013.
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Bodyguard Han, who was hired from the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp, checks his earphone as his employer Zhang prepares to leave home on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 15, 2013.
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A female trainee lies on the ground after being drenched with water during the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 1, 2013.
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A student reacts as he crawls on the ground during the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 1, 2013.
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Blood drips from a student's nose as he takes part in a long-distance run during the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp on the outskirts of Beijing Dec. 1, 2013.
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Students carry a female trainee who has fallen into a stupor during high-intensity training at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp Dec. 1, 2013.
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Instructors kick a trainee because he wants to give up during high-intensity training at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp Dec. 1, 2013.
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Students hold each other for warmth as they sleep during a break in between high-intensity training at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp Dec. 1, 2013.
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A female student opens her cufflinks with her teeth after crawling through mud at the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant training camp Dec. 12, 2013.
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