They were outstanding.

The courses of fire and instruction are always different, and anything that is repeated from previous lessons is ALWAYS helpful.

My step-son was also able to attend his first training courses recently, and has sharpened his skill level dramatically! He has also improved his speed and understanding of dynamic action using firearms. I am pleased his level of daily awareness regarding his surroundings is up as well, with many thanks to Chad, Richard and Brandon!

The MDT Staff is totally commited to safety and professionalism, and throughout the day were a great group of people to learn from.

I hope to attend another class of this sort with MDT, and would like to bring our 18-year old for his first Tactical course…these skills/lessons/exercises are so much better for real-world shooting and home defense considerations then just sitting at a bench at the rifle range.

We all need to train with our firearms…and MDT is a great group to do so with. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone, no matter their skill level.

I had another GREAT day training with MDT yesterday! Big thanks to Chad, Richard and Brandon yet again!

As in my recent Tactical Carbine course with MDT, range and firearm safety is well-reviewed and the priority throughout the day. Instructions throughout the day were clear and concise, with well-done demonstrations of each course of fire provided in advance of the students active participation.

Yesterday was their “Skillbuilder” day, which is (imho) a totally awesome value and well-worth our time, money and drive up from San Diego to Burro Canyon. I appreciated the explanations and hands on approach given to the students, and learned so much nearly every minute that these guys are talking and demonstrating proper use of their firearms. Even after course was “officialy over”…watching Richard practice some strong/weak side transitions with his AK was awesome, as was Chad and Brandon joining up in an covering fire/movement barricade shoot (or whatever those U.S. Marines might call it). I always enjoy watching people that are highly proficient in their field.

From what I understand, the Skillbuilder day is a bit more free-form, so students can learn new procedures and/or practice previous lessons. This worked VERY well in my case, as I had much to learn regarding my presentation and grip for pistol (among other items), and later in day enjoyed carbine practice using techniques and methods trained in their 1 day Tac Carbine course.

I have come away from this day with even more cool items in my toolbox and look forward to heading back up to Burro next month to run a full day of Tactical Pistol training.

I’ve greatly enjoyed training in the dynamic manner that I simply cannot get at my local pistol and rifle ranges, as well as having a highly professional level of instruction with fantastic feedback on what I am (or am not) doing with my firearms.

THANKS MODERN DEFENSE TRAINING!

One great thing was that there were only 2 instructors and 2 students. This was basically private training with a 1:1 student to instructor ratio so I learned a ton! The weather was warm, windy, and dusty!

I plan on signing up again for the next rifle/carbine or skill builder course or even arrange private training.

The one great thing was that there were only 2 instructors and 2 students. This is basically a private training with a 1:1 student to instructor ratio so I learned a ton! The weather was warm, windy, and dusty!

Started out by doing introductions, safety brief, talking about gear, then started to zero our rifles. I got my zeroing done quickly so while the other student was zeroing his Mini-14, Chad was showing me additional positioning and transitioning my rifle from firing side to reaction side.

After lunch we started doing more drills like shooting on the move. Shooting while kneeling, prone, doing urban prone, low squat, and supine. My favorite 2 parts of the class was the malfunction drill and doing a run and gun drill behind barricades at different shooting positions.

At the end of the day I learned a lot about my rifle and how to shoot it. My rifle was also very dirty at the end of the day and my right elbow was bruised up (next time bring elbow pads).

I hope MDT can schedule another carbine course in the next few months so that I can go again.

If you have any questions give me a call.

Peace