Please take a minute to read an important update from Trek and Lead Instructor Tim Nelson plus a "sneak peak" of the 2025 MDFI Class Schedule.

Aside from being the previous owner and lead instructor of MDFI for 15 years, Trek also writes for MDFI, Breach Bang Clear, RECOIL Web, RECOIL Concealment Magazine and Moderno regarding American rights and second amendment issues.

Trek from MDFI and the MoF hooligans sit down to talk about the current happennings at U.S. Universities and use of force as the boys muse about the probability for a second “Summer of Love”.

Trek and Mark Smith from JBS Training Group discuss a bunch of stuff from self-reliance to firearms training at MDFI. Also a really interesting conversation about firearm and range safety.

A groundbreaking innovation designed by MDFI's owner Trek and produced by Shield Arms – you no longer need to purchase a new revolver to mount an optic. The ROC allows you to convert your existing revolver into an optics-ready design.

Self Defense Training and the Competition World Discussion

We have a fellow Michigander and one of our Alumni students in need. Please read this article and help out if you can, even $5 – $10 adds up. Or just share the heck out of this story! This could happen to any one of us.

We are incredibly excited to announce our new partnership with Black Creek Range in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan! The crew at BCR are dedicated to building the best training facility and shooting range possible and we are honored to call it home!

Andrew invites fellow Michigander Trek from MDFI to come talk about the tragedy at MSU and what has the anti-gunners frothing at the mouth now. 

In relation to Church Security Teams looking for training. There is a huge difference between a church that allows members of its congregation to lawfully carry and being a member of a "Church Security Team."

We have all heard the acronyms ALICE (“Run, Hide, Fight”) or ALERT (“Escape, Evade, Attack”) Training when it comes to often referenced business and school “Safety/Active […]

Trek from MDFI Training joins the MoF boys to talk about low light techniques and Andrew's recent low light class.

Phil and Andrew sit down with Trek to talk about the recent ups and downs with the MDFI family, then round out with some horror stories from public ranges and what is prompting Trek to try something different.

No matter which role you may fill in a firearms training class, this episode is valuable to students and instructors alike. Today’s guest is Erik Utrecht from Michigan Defensive Firearms Institute and between the two of us, we cover all kinds of issues pertaining to firearms training.