About Spartan Mode

Adam brings nearly two decades of professional training and tactical experience to every class. His background includes nearly seven years as an assaulter and sniper on a Special Response Team (SRT), followed by more than a decade as a full-time trainer and training developer.

Adam is an authorized instructor of Martial Blade Concepts and one of only a handful of fully certified MBC instructors in the world who travel to teach seminars. He is also a defensive tactics, firearms, and advanced weapons systems instructor, as well as a knife designer. In addition, Adam has years of experience training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts, holds a Bachelor of Science in Training and Development from Idaho State University with an emphasis in adult learning, and is fluent in Spanish.

A perpetual student of self-defense, Adam continually studies, tests, and refines the most effective methods and practices available. In recent years, he has attended more than 60 courses taught by some of the top instructors in the world, in addition to the training required to maintain his professional instructor certifications.

Adam believes the best instructors are those who continue to learn. Throughout the year, he can be found not only teaching others, but also attending seminars taught by respected instructors across the training community. His career experience makes him especially well suited to training law enforcement and military professionals, but his true passion is helping people of all ages, sizes, and physical abilities gain the skills and confidence to defend themselves and protect the people they love. As an instructor, he follows Martial Blade Concepts philosophy: “You don’t have to fight like me; you just have to fight well.” To book Adam for a seminar, email adam@spartanmode.com.