The JBS Training Group Podcast
The JBS Training Group Podcast
Mark Smith
We are a collective group of people who love all things shooting. We find the martial art of marksmanship-at-speed fascinating and we intend to get better at it regularly. Your host, Mark Smith, is an avid competitive pistol and carbine shooter, who happens to be a USPSA Grand Master. Mark runs JBS Training Group, where he travels the country teaching others what he knows about being fast AND accurate. There truly is so much to learn about shooting and we hope to be an outlet for those of you who desire to constantly better yourselves as shooters, and as people. Join us on this adventure!
ShivWorks (Craig Douglas & Brian Frias)
Welcome back to the JBS Training Group Podcast. This week I got to sit down with Craig and Brian from ShivWorks. Craig and Brian are well equipped to teach you a few things about fighting for a gun in close quarters concepts, edged weapons training, and more. Enjoy the show and looking forward to seeing y'all on the range!Sign up to win aVelo 5 Tenicor HolsterCheck out BlackArc Munitions for some of my favorite SMK, TSX, and pistol roundsHost a class and bring JBS Training Group to your range!www.jbstraininggroup.com
Feb 11, 2025
1 hr 37 min
Ali Misaghi (San Francisco SWAT)
Welcome back to the JBS Training Group Podcast. This week I got to sit down with one of my homies from SF SWAT, Ali Misaghi. Ali and I have been friends for some years now and have trained a lot together. I wanted to ask him some questions I've always had about SWAT and life on the job. Enjoy the show and looking forward to seeing y'all on the range! Sign up to win a Velo 5 Tenicor Holster Check out BlackArc Munitions for some of my favorite SMK, TSX, and pistol rounds Host a class and bring JBS Training Group to your range! www.jbstraininggroup.com
Jan 29, 2025
1 hr 16 min
Shop Talk with Mark: Shivworks, Rifle Mounts, and Dry Fire 101
Happy New Year and welcome back to the JBS Training Group Podcast. Starting off the 2025 JBS Training Group Podcast season talking about my recent trip to Craig Douglas's Shivworks class, new JBS classes in 2025 with Scott Peterson, some questions about dry fire, pistol bills and mounting the rifle for better performance. Stayed tuned for new episodes dropping every other week. Sign up to win a Velo 5 ⁠Tenicor Holster⁠ Check out ⁠BlackArc Munitions⁠ for some of my favorite SMK, TSX, and pistol rounds Host a class and bring JBS Training Group to your range! www.jbstraininggroup.com
Jan 22, 2025
1 hr 16 min
Shop Talk with Mark: JBS Mobile HQ, Selecting Ammo, and Positional Shooting
Welcome back to the JBS Training Group Podcast. I'm on the road this week in California and out to Ridgeline next week for my pistol class. On this episode I sit down with my marketing guy, Ryder, who shot his first precision gas gun match. He had a lot of questions about his performance and we talk about strategies for success in positional shooting. I hope this info will help many others on the same journey. I also shared some plans for the JBS mobile headquarters which will be at many classes in 2025. Looking forward to seeing y'all on the range! Sign up to win a Velo 5 Tenicor Holster Check out BlackArc Munitions for some of my favorite SMK, TSX, and pistol rounds Host a class and bring JBS Training Group to your range! www.jbstraininggroup.com
Oct 21, 2024
2 hr 5 min
Mike Russo (Precision Gas Gun Competitor)
Welcome back to the show. It's been a heck of a week with Hurricane Helene y'all, but the family and I are doing well. On this episode of the JBS Training Group Podcast I got to sit down with Mike Russo and talk all things competitive gas gun! We discuss Mike's career as a headhunter, his new paint job on the Ridgeline Rifle, and how he thinks about training for and competing in precision gas gun matches. Sign up for the Tenicor Holster giveaway Check out BlackArc Munitions for some of my favorite SMK, TSX, and 9 mili rounds Host a class and bring JBS Training Group to your range! www.jbstraininggroup.com
Sep 30, 2024
1 hr 5 min
Jake Labhart (In Extremis Performance)
Grab your beverage of choice and throw on the latest episode of the JBS Training Group Podcast with my good friend, Jake Labhart.  Jake is a fantastic shooter, a master of movement, and has been running around the nation teaching optimal movement practices for some of the best shooters and military teams around.  Jake is a U.S. Army Veteran, with Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  We talk about his company, In Extremis Performance, which focus’s on athletic training for competition and defensive shooting and his unique curriculum that everyone wants to steal.  I always have a great time talking with Jake because we have a similar philosophy on training, and I’m looking forward to leading some joint classes with him in the near future.  Enjoy the show! More info on In Extremis Performance Sign up for the Tenicor Holster Giveaway Check out BlackArc Munitions for some of my favorite SMK, TSX, and 9 mili rounds Signup for Pistol Class at Ridgeline Defense Host a class and bring JBS Training Group to your range www.jbstraininggroup.com
Sep 16, 2024
1 hr 21 min
Scott Peterson (Veracity Solutions)
After a long break, we're back!! Schedules got tight and I needed to prioritize family, competing, and teaching classes. We have an exciting episode here with Scotty and we are going back to 2 episodes a month! Scott Peterson of Veracity Solutions is the homie, and a precision rifle/gas gun guru, so I wanted to bring him on to talk about life, competing, ammo selection, and the new Ridgeline LPR-15. It's always a good time talking to Scotty. Take a class with him in October and check out his site for other available courses in the future. Check the JBS website for info on upcoming classes and get signed up for the newsletter for the latest on upcoming shows, events, and swag drops. www.jbstraininggroup.com Get yourself some ⁠BlackArc Munitions!⁠ Sign up for the monthly Tenicor giveaway HERE! See y’all on the range!!
Sep 2, 2024
1 hr 20 min
Shop Talk with Mark: Shooting Matches, Classes, and Gear
Since y'all enjoy some shop talk, light you up a good stick, pour a glass of some of that syrup, and enjoy the episode! We talk about picking spots on targets, private lessons out on my home range, my time at The Proving Grounds matches, and some thoughts on my ZCO scope since I've had more time with it. Check out the JBS Training Group website for info on upcoming classes, downloadable targets, and some cool new items in my Pro Shop. You can also now access my real-time schedule and book a Dryfire Hangout session or a Private Lesson easily on the site. www.jbstraininggroup.com Subscribe to the JBS Training Group Newsletter to be entered into the ⁠Tenicor⁠ Holster Giveaway!! See y’all on the range!!
May 29, 2024
1 hr 40 min
Shop Talk with Mark: Performance Training, Optimal Gun Setup, and Upcoming Matches
Some DMR shop talk since Greg and many listeners are new to the sport and excited to learn. We talk about some movement training I'm doing, a new Proof barrel and ZCO optic I picked up, and I tackle some setup and gear questions. Check out the JBS Training Group website for info on upcoming classes as well as some cool new items in my Pro Shop. You can also now access my real-time schedule and book a Dryfire Hangout session or a Private Lesson easily on the site. www.jbstraininggroup.com Subscribe to the JBS Training Group Newsletter to have a chance at winning Tenicor Holster!! See y’all on the range!!
May 6, 2024
1 hr 27 min
Alex Hartmann (Ridgeline Defense)
This week on the JBS Training Group Podcast I got to host one of my good friends, Alex Hartmann of Ridgeline Defense. We talk about their new rifle and some of the bro-science involved in the design, DMR competition, and training at their amazing facility. Check out the NEW JBS Training Group website for info on upcoming classes as well as some cool new items in my Pro Shop. You can also now access my real-time schedule and book a Dryfire Hangout session or a Private Lesson easily on the site. www.jbstraininggroup.com Call the JBS Podcast Voicemail at (916) 932-8665 to leave me a message with a question, comment, idea, story, or solid joke. See y’all on the range!!
Apr 2, 2024
1 hr 9 min
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