Former Bodyguard To Kin Jong Il Talks About His Experiences With The Former North Korean Leader

North Korean Defector: 'I Was Kim Jong Il's Bodyguard' -- CNN

Seoul (CNN) -- Head butting stacked tiles, smashing a slab of granite on your chest with a mallet, breaking light bulbs with one finger. All vital qualifications if you want a job protecting the elite of North Korea.



Propaganda footage from North Korean TV shows a staggering array of physical feats, using taekwondo and other martial arts. Visually impressive -- although it's not certain how the skills would keep an armed assassin at bay.



Lee Young-guk was bodyguard to the late Kim Jong Il for 10 years until just before he took control of North Korea. He says he went through very similar training before he was considered fit to protect a leader.



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Update: Former bodyguard to Kim Jong-il reveals how staff constantly feared being decapitated, one advisor was jailed for life for using his ash tray… and why Jong-un is even MORE dangerous -- Daily Mail



My Comment:He is lucky to be alive.