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Student of the Gun Radio

Polar Bear Attack & Do You Need a New Trigger? | SOTG 1320

Student of the Gun Radio

Jarrad Markel

Politics, Sports, Wilderness, News

5.0 • 2 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Training Analysis and Methodology Discussion

Louis discussed his new YouTube channel with Sonny Pazikas and Josh DeWalt, which focuses on analyzing the state of the training industry and providing reaction videos to violent encounters from a different perspective. They aim to discuss training methods without promoting their own companies, and recently defended a mutual friend's drill video against internet criticism.

The group discussed the importance of understanding the "why" behind training methods, contrasting with the internet audience's focus on immediate results. Professor shared the concept of "The Four Pillars of Fighting" (mindset, tactics, skill, and gear) as a framework for understanding different approaches to self-defense training.

Firearms Training Mindset Evolution

The group discussed the disconnect between people's stated priorities and their actual actions, using the example of Jerry's transition from firearms training to diving instruction and subsequent return to firearms training due to controversy.

They explored the concept of mindset in firearms training, contrasting the approach of those who focus on tactical skills and split times with those who emphasize practical, real-world applications like cover and movement.

The conversation concluded with a discussion about military-style qualification processes and their relevance to firearms training, highlighting the differences between institutional approaches and practical, skills-based training methods.

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0:00.0

All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another fun-filled, exciting episode of Student of the Gun Radio.

0:06.0

Got a lot of stuff to talk about today.

0:08.0

Polar Bear Attack.

0:09.4

What?

0:10.2

Is that true?

0:11.2

Yeah.

0:11.9

Do you need a new trigger?

0:15.1

Will that gun be more accurate if you get a new trigger?

0:18.8

I don't know.

0:19.4

Maybe.

0:20.5

I don't know. We. I don't know.

0:21.0

We've worked on our split times.

0:22.6

We've got our buddy Lewis Karris.

0:25.3

It's going to be joining us.

0:27.3

And we're going to talk about, well, several things.

0:31.9

One of his new ventures, we're going to talk about a new venture with him and about triggers

0:36.1

and about training.

0:39.0

So you want to be here for that. in the meantime i would love it if you would stick around let zach play the music and we're

0:45.1

to jump into it welcome to student of the gun radio planting freedom seeds since 2013 here we don't

0:51.1

just talk about guns in gear we also discuss current current events in politics, because guns are politics.

0:56.0

Now, sit back, relax, and allow today's episode to drip ever so gently into your earring.

1:01.0

Please welcome your co-hosts, founder, mastermind, media, and consultant group, Jared Markle, and the shipping over, Zach Markle.

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