Bodyguards will typically become a major liability to the client for reasons of indiscretion, unwarranted use of force or incompetency in the area of risk management.

A personal protection officer, on the other hand may carry a gun; but they understand that their most important and most lethal weapon is their mind. A PPO will recognize pre incident indicators to violence, they will reduce your risk by identifying vulnerabilities and threats before they materialize. True specialists are trained not only in physical defense techniques, but in a host of other de-escalation methods as well.