St. Louis Cardinals' Stephen Piscotty, right, scores past Milwaukee Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado on a double by Matt Holliday during the second inning of a baseball game on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in St. Louis.
Secret Service agents go through rigorous training to perform their job effectively. All agents must go through about 7 months worth of training when they are initially hired. Once an agent has gone through the initial training, if they want to be on a protection detail, they must work in a field office for six to eight years. After spending six to eight years in the field, agents will then be transferred to work on a protection detail for three to five years.
Then they maybe have 36 hours in their various Special Forces Qualifying courses and training. 36 hours is the equivalent of maybe 12 days of training for a martial artist enrolled in Tae Kwon Do (Which I myself practice), Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, etc.