• I would like to thank you again for the thorough and extensive training yesterday we made it back to Cleveland safe and sound with more knowledge than when we began with. It’s a pleasure working with people who truly are trying to help with firearms and self defense training and love what they do. I look forward to doing more training with you. You are more thorough than other Trainers I have encountered so I would like to commend you for a superior product, TR Cleveland
  I just wanted to tell you again how much I enjoyed your class yesterday. It was outstanding. I learned a great deal from it and am anxious to learn more.
  Perhaps the greatest compliment I can give you is that I spent 12 hours with you and didn’t have even one minute of boredom. The time flew by for me very quickly.
  Thank you. LB Cincinnati
  I have taken two Ohio CCW courses I’d like to give you a comparison of the two. I had taken my Ohio CCW Course from ****** *****, the guy is NRA & OPOTA,
  and I had a very negative experience.The class was taught by an LEO who seemed to be more interested in keeping us there for the required time rather than imparting knowledge.
  This class's content was strictly limited to the Attorney General's pamphlet, and almost no discussion about mindset was offered. Furthermore, the time taken to process paperwork for both the OH and FL non-resident CCW was well beyond what should have been necessary, even for a class that size.
  John Farquhar’s class was perfect in size to allow interaction and discussion, while the other course was so big (115 people!) that there was NO opportunity to discuss issues, interact about situations or add to the
  class. The ****** ***** class seemed more focused on processing paperwork and collecting money than John was. He is obviously deeply committed to training
  people properly so that when we are carrying, we are prepared to carry with the instruction, mindset and hands-on experience to have a good foundation for a lifetime of training and concealed carry
  To be frank, I am more concerned that there are now 115 more people licensed to carry that probably have little or no qualification other than sitting in a crowded room for 12 hours on a Saturday.
  One person on the range at this other course had a jammed pistol, and this person turned around and started sweeping the rest of us with their weapon. For a course entitled "****** *****", I didn't feel safety was a priority at
  all. My overall feel for the difference between the 2 courses can best be summed up as: The other course is run by a person who seemed to be focused on cashing in
  quickly on the political situation, while it's obvious that John is more concerned with actually teaching students what it means to responsibly carry a weapon, from both a skills and a mental perspective.
  John's customer service was outstanding: student-focused and interested in us and the reasons we were taking the course, while the other course felt like we were an interruption to the instructors' day, like the students were an inconvenience.
  Every time I've discussed CCW Class with someone, I've always, 100% without fail highly recommended John Farquhar & Mad Duck Training. I don't know that I've sent him any business, but I will continue to be thankful for what he taught us.
  Lastly, this past weekend, I found myself going to a situation that could potentially have turned ugly.
  If I had only been through the ****** ***** course, and not John's Mad Duck course, I would NOT have been prepared. Obviously everything was fine, but I felt confident that, should the situation turned nasty, I had a better-than-average chance to go home to my family that night.
  My lady and I are planning to attend the personal protection in/outside the home, probably in the spring. But that training will be with John. To have taken one class that was so negative, & then turn around & take John’s course was like two different worlds.
  
  PN Hamilton
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  Keep up the fire, my brother warrior-trainer!
  LT Col (ret) Dave Grossman

Hello,
I was in the Saturday CCL class on 2/9/13 with the two couples that
worked at Mason and the other gentleman. Using the mental visualization of the puppy dog and the Shepard and
being able to continually weave them throughout the training was an
effective tool in explaining and getting your points across. The
triangles are concrete images easy to remember as well.
Several of the things that you discussed confirmed that my
instincts in visualizing scenarios previous to the class have been
correct. I gleaned some things that I will take into consideration in
future imaginings. Simple commands instead of full sentences- this
could be compared to dog training in that you give the dog one word
and expect the compliance. (I do have to admit here, sometimes my dog
waits to comply. I need to work on him following directions in my
time, not his)
I appreciate that most of the times you stated your views, then
went on to explain and explain why. On the few times I asked for
clarification, or the reasoning, the question was immediately,
respectfully, and fully resolved.
A friend of ours said there was over 30 people in his class. I am
incredibly grateful for the class size and individualized attention
you were able to provide. I believe that I received more information,
care, insights and quality due to your style of running the class.
Thank you for what I feel was a valuable use of my time,
J.D. Mason Ohio