Private Survival Class

 As a husband and father of two, I have a duty to protect and provide for my family in any and all situations. History shows that our world can be a hazardous place. Being able to survive and thrive in any situation, not just the current "comfortable" one, is important. I chose to take the Midwest Native Skills Institute's Survival 1 Class because it is one step towards security and self-reliance for my family.

I had a few years to think about how I wanted to proceed with the next step in learning survival and preparation skills for my family. I spent part of that time researching a number of schools, and the one that I kept coming back to was MNSI.

I liked the fact that MNSI was non-military, relaxed and no pressure. I got in touch with Tom (Laskowski, owner) at MNSI and, after talking with him for a while, he agreed that a private class was best for my situation.

I have been "studying" these skills through books and videos for a couple of years, trying out a few techniques here and there. I was always time-constrained - not able to get to a proficient level with any of them. Signing up for a private course for a weekend allowed me to move at my own pace and within my time constraints to learn the Survival 1 material. I now feel confident in the skills that I have learned and practiced, and can't wait to take it to the next level with a Survival 2 class.

Training with Tom was really amazing. Tom is a natural teacher and made sure that I grasped everything that I needed to in order to conquer the techniques he was teaching. I was totally comfortable learning all of these new skills, and felt at ease the whole time. The hardest part of the class for me was trying to keep my waistline slim...Tom is a great cook!

I wholeheartedly recommend MNSI and Tom Laskowski for learning survival skills. I've read a lot of books and watched a lot of documentary TV on survival (Ray Mears, Les Stroud, Dual Survival, etc.), and I can attest that Tom's skills and teaching abilities are top notch.

-- Chris C. (2011 Survival 1 Private Class Student)

 

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