International Bodyguard Association
Encyclopedia
The International Bodyguard Association (I.B.A.) is an organization established by Lucien Ott in Paris in December 1957. The Association's primary objective is to train customers in bodyguard techniques. The IBA is run by the James Shortt
, also known as James Shortt of Castleshort, or The Baron Castleshort, who was accused 2009 by a British tabloid newspaper as passing himself off as a much-decorated SAS
and Parachute Regiment veteran.
James Shortt
James Gerard Richard Shortt, also known as Jim Shortt, Jimbo, Seamus Shortt, Colonel The Chevalier James Shortt, James Shortt of Castleshort, or The Baron Castleshort, is an English born Director General of the International Bodyguard Association...
, also known as James Shortt of Castleshort, or The Baron Castleshort, who was accused 2009 by a British tabloid newspaper as passing himself off as a much-decorated SAS
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
and Parachute Regiment veteran.