MDFI Training

Michigan Defensive Firearms Institute (MDFI) has been teaching real-world defensive firearms skills since 2007. Their approach is straightforward: life is tactics—a series of choices from one situation to the next. They train you to make better choices through solid fundamentals and decision-making skills, not tactical cosplay.

MDFI bases everything around the "Whole Person Concept," building defensive foundation across four areas:

• •Firearms skills and handling
• •Less-lethal tools and options
• •Medical response and trauma care
• •Decision-making in everyday scenarios

This means you leave knowing not just how to shoot, but when to shoot and what alternatives exist.

• •Foundation Courses (where most people start):
• •Foundation Handgun
• •Foundation Carbine
• •Foundation Shotgun

• •Core/Signature Courses:
• •You Suck! It's Not the Gun!® (the flagship course, taken repeatedly by alumni)
• •When A Gun Is / Is Not An Option
• •Carbine Basics

• •Advanced Training:
• •Low Light Handgun and Long Gun
• •Cover + Movement
• •When Things Go Bad
• •The Dot Life (optics-focused)
• •Beyond A Door
• •The Human Element

"Safety briefing is the best in the industry." — Chip, alumni

Their four core principles shape every class:

1. Safe – Highest firearms handling standards; detailed safety briefings before every course 2. Fun – Team environment, no peacocking allowed 3. Educational – Cadre are professional educators who continuously update their own training 4. Ego-Free – All skill levels welcome; experience gaps never get you treated poorly

Classes run across Michigan at multiple locations: - Albion - Ann Arbor (Grass Lake) - Baldwin (Chase) - Grand Rapids - Greenville - Holland (West Olive) - Mt. Pleasant

Also hosts courses from Dark Angel Medical and Modern Samurai Project.

• •Alumni Central with exclusive discounts and networking
• •Gift certificates available
• •Industry discount codes for alumni
• •Instructor mentorship program
• •Full Tour Black Card for repeat students