Defensive Mindset Training began as Sealed Mindset Training, building upon the experience of US Navy SEALs to bring elite warrior-level training to citizen defenders. Beau Doboszenski, one of Sealed Mindset Training’s founders, dug deeper into the training methods and realized that the harsh methods that develop special operations soldiers for battle had bled into the citizen defender space and were not the same things that citizen defenders needed to defend their families. Citizen defenders must aim to protect instead of attack and must operate within a specific legal environment without the same specialized rules of engagement as military or law enforcement officers. To be safe and effective, citizen defenders needed the security mentality of a sentinel, and the ability to perfectly execute their duties like a SEAL when lives depend on it.
As a former Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery, Beau knows what it means to defend. And he spent two years living the Sentinel’s Creed: “My standard will remain perfection.” With that mindset, he set out to develop the perfect method for firearms training — the perfect technique and the perfect training methodology to get perfect results.
Defensive Mindset Training offers the outcome of this work and methodology, providing the best firearms training available anywhere. Period.
DMT offers training to anyone looking to be the best: citizens who want to defend themselves and their families, law enforcement officers or military striving to do their duty, competitive shooters wanting to leave the competition in the dust, or future warriors preparing to serve the nation. We focus on the whole spectrum of defense, helping you perfect shooting fundamentals and range safety before you advance to elite skills, along with an emphasis on the pre-fight to avoid or deter dangerous encounters, and the post-fight to prepare for medical or legal ramifications. Our training methods are based on neuroscience to ensure optimal learning. And defenders who perfect the fundamentals can advance to serious tactical skills like room clearing, protective responses, low light, or team operations.
At Defensive Mindset Training, you get the best possible training to achieve perfect results. And you have fun the entire time. Come check us out in person or online through our Defender University system.
Defensive Mindset Training teaches with the motto: "No Ego." Unlike most firearms trainers, we don’t try to wow you with how cool and tactical we are. Instead, we’re continually looking for the most efficient and effective training methods and defensive skills possible. We teach in a calm, careful, and professional matter. You'll never hear us yell or intimidate anyone in a session… unless you’re signed up for a full scenario where we need to simulate a real-life encounter, that is. (And yes, this is the sort of training our regular students get to do!)
Defensive Mindset Training is based on the extreme mastery of the fundamentals and human neural pathway development. Only with perfect practice can you achieve permanent perfection. Only with hard work and dedication will we be able to protect ourselves and our loved ones. And only DMT has the methods to get you there.
Defensive Mindset Training was previously known as Sealed Mindset Training and founded by US Navy SEAL Larry Yatch. Lt Cmdr. Yatch, as leader of SEAL Team 3, served multiple combat tours of the middle east and the Philippines, but it was his deep cover operations in places like Lebanon, as well as a deep study of human neuroscience and adult learning, that helped to reshape DMT's view of how concealed carry training was conducted in the United States. DMT's methodology has expanded over time and is unique among firearms training schools, giving students the opportunity for true mastery.
