Chinese School Teaches In-Flight, Hand-to-Hand Combat

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Inspired by the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, an academy for bodyguards is emphasizing aviation combat skills and evacuation procedures.

Image: An instructor holds a student by his neck during a special course on flight safety on the outskirts of Beijing

An instructor from the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant bodyguard training camp holds a student by his neck as trainees watch him demonstrate close-quarter combat skills during a special course on flight safety.JASON LEE / Reuters

March 18, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT

Inspired by the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the Tianjiao International Security Academy, a training camp for bodyguards, is emphasizing the importance of combat skills and evacuation procedures as part of aviation safety.

In the photo above, an instructor grips a student by the neck as trainees watch him demonstrate close-quarter combat skills aboard a scale model of a passenger jet in Beijing on Tuesday.

At least six theories are under investigation after the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 vanished on March 8 — but all remain unsubstantiated.

Image: An instructor pushes a student's jaw during a special course on flight safety on the outskirts of Beijing — An instructor at the Tianjiao International Security Academy demonstrates a close-quarters combat move to trainees.JASON LEE / Reuters

Image: Trainees practice emergency evacuation on the outskirts of Beijing — Trainees at the Tianjiao International Security Academy practice emergency evacuation from a scale model of a passenger jet.JASON LEE / Reuters

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