Who: Pyzik
What: MDFI 2 Day Shoot House/Home Defense Class
When: June 25-26, 2016
Where: Alliance Police Training, Alliance, OH
Weather: HOT. 90°+ Sunny

My training background: Handgun 1&2, Carbine 1, YSINTG, Blade Def., Ground Def., NRA RSO

What I learned:
Day 1:
The first half of the first day was very slow instruction (which was GOOD). Trek and Brad were sure to explain all the additional safety precautions that come with shooting in a 360° environment. We watched the instructors do dry runs and did several dry runs ourselves before live runs.

The runs in the house started simple with entering a single room. From there it was two rooms, then learning hallways & intersections along with multiple rooms and working our way to low light in the house.
The end of Day 1 was a low light force on no-force with a live opponent (using sim rounds). The entire house (save one room) was in play.
Roll play was students received an emergency call from spouse that someone was in the house and then the call ended.
Students came home to an open door and needed to enter the home to protect family. Trek used a different scenario for each student. Some where the students needed to use lethal force and some where the intruder complied and no lethal force was needed.
Trek did a great job of pushing each student into a scenario where thinking and using judgment was required.

Day 2:
The second day was team day. Utilizing all the skills learned from the previous day and learning how to do all these things with another student. This is the day I was most nervous about. Having another student with me in a 360° environment and shooting live.
Turns out I was worried for nothing. Everyone was extremely safe and each day went without a hitch.
Entering a room or clearing multiple rooms really is easier with another competent person.

What my next steps are: Next steps are simply more training. I’d like to take several other classes with MDFI, especially non-shooting classes. I’d also like to take a Sentinel Concepts class in the near future (vehicle CQB).
I’d also like to try and get involved with other guys and do more dry force on force.

Any other comments/critiques: Take the shoothouse class in the fall or spring…. Not in the dead of summer. Haha. Seriously though, being my first time through I have a hard time finding something that I would critique. Really was a superb class.

Gear: M&P9, Sreamlight HL-1, Infinity light bearing holster, T-Rex Arms SideCar holster, Alpha Concealment Mag Carriers, Streamlight ProTac, Condor Sentry Lightweight Plate Carrier, Semper Fi AR500 Shooter’s Cut Plates, Oakley Eye Pro, Howard Leight Ear Pro, Slip2000 CLP, Mixed Ammo.

No issues with any gear.

Gear changes after class: I would love to get lighter plates at some point. Also a more comfortable carrier but both are low priority. I would also like to get a brighter EDC light, but honestly the ProTac worked very well.


Alliance by Damage Photos, on Flickr


At MDFI Shoothouse by Damage Photos, on Flickr