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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 1018137" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>I'd imagine that if a training facility founded by Col. Rex Applegate and William Fairbairn were around today, someone would be panning them as antiquated and out of touch.</p><p></p><p>This seems to be a common theme in dynamic firearms/defense training. What was new yesterday is old and outdated today. Founders get bought out or forced out and people don't like the new direction. Competent trainers leave for greener pastures and less competent trainers succeed them. Better trainers succeed them and remain saddled with the reputation of the previous bunch. Trainers with good material rely on it for too long and become grizzled has beens. Infighting and overbearing personalities overshadow the quality of instruction.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of reasons training facilities and groups fall out of favor. Some are good reasons, some aren't. There's no magic crystal ball that will tell you where the best place to go is. Student reviews are all over the spectrum. Unless you know what their experience level is and how many comparative courses they've been to, they shouldn't be relied upon. But a good indicator is how they are viewed by the bulk of their peers. If other well respected trainers agree that attending their courses is worthwhile, you'll have a greater likelihood that it's a quality class.</p><p></p><p>In truth the only worthwhile indicator is the class currently being taught. The dozens or hundreds of previous classes mean nothing to the guy who lays out hundreds of dollars for a class starting tomorrow. All that matters is what you can teach them and how well it can be retained. Everything else is just marketing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 1018137, member: 1132"] I'd imagine that if a training facility founded by Col. Rex Applegate and William Fairbairn were around today, someone would be panning them as antiquated and out of touch. This seems to be a common theme in dynamic firearms/defense training. What was new yesterday is old and outdated today. Founders get bought out or forced out and people don't like the new direction. Competent trainers leave for greener pastures and less competent trainers succeed them. Better trainers succeed them and remain saddled with the reputation of the previous bunch. Trainers with good material rely on it for too long and become grizzled has beens. Infighting and overbearing personalities overshadow the quality of instruction. There are a lot of reasons training facilities and groups fall out of favor. Some are good reasons, some aren't. There's no magic crystal ball that will tell you where the best place to go is. Student reviews are all over the spectrum. Unless you know what their experience level is and how many comparative courses they've been to, they shouldn't be relied upon. But a good indicator is how they are viewed by the bulk of their peers. If other well respected trainers agree that attending their courses is worthwhile, you'll have a greater likelihood that it's a quality class. In truth the only worthwhile indicator is the class currently being taught. The dozens or hundreds of previous classes mean nothing to the guy who lays out hundreds of dollars for a class starting tomorrow. All that matters is what you can teach them and how well it can be retained. Everything else is just marketing. [/QUOTE]
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