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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.

Phil, Andrew, and Trek sit down behind the mic for one more “Use of Force” chat in response to the multiple good and awful examples court cases and media have shown us of firearm use in recent years. Trek makes the case for why some of these high profile cases illustrate good takeaways and poor decision making.

Phil, Andrew, and Trek tear into the events pertaining to the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the rules and laws governing appropriate use of force, and other considerations that influence how we deal with violent, potentially lethal, threats. How do we stay on the right side of the law?

Phil and Andrew (MOF Podcast) sit down with Trek from MDFI and Northern Woods Training to talk about the apparent disparity in treatment between Kyle Rittenhouse and Timothy Simpkins, then pivot to the vaccine mandates and their possible effect on the ranks of severely understaffed police departments and other first responders around the country.

Announcement of the 2022 winner for our Tom McNaughton Shooting Scholarship – the recipient will carry the torch in honor of the of the great Tom McNaughton by continuing on the path they have started to be the very definition of a responsibly-armed citizen.

The guys from MOF and Trek discuss the Northern Woods Training Facility. With a more diverse focus than just firearms, Northern Woods hosts top tier instructors in the disciplines of tracking, emergency medical, counter custody, and primitive bushcraft.