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Freediving Instructor advice – patience is a virtue
Patience is a virtue for a freediving instructor. I readily admit I am not a patient person, not even a little bit, yet I am an extremely patient instructor. That is really odd when you think about it. I believe utmost patience is absolutely necessary if you want to...
My latest freediving nightmare
Just had a very vidid and intense freediving nightmare..I've had some good ones in the past, but this might be the "best." First scene is a bunch of freedivers very overweighted wearing mask, snorkel, no fins and wetsuits, walking on the bottom level of a...
Learn more about the mammalian dive reflex
Here is a video discussing the mammalian dive reflex I made to go along with an article I wrote for www.SpearingMagzine.com In the article, I discussed why spearfishermen should consider holding their breath on the couch if they have been out of the water for a...
Blackout while spearfishing – I know my limits, I’m in tune with my body
The fallacy behind I don’t push myself and I’m in tune with my body. As the sport of freediving and spearfishing continue to grow unfortunately the fatalities from blackout will continue to grow as long as divers continue to ignore basic safety protocols. Most divers...
Past student Jose Vegas dives at Deja Blue and gives his review of Immersion
Jose Vega is a neurologist and past student of mine. He took his course to get over being uncomfortable in the open ocean. He has clearly overcome and now travels the world freediving in exotic locations and has worked with instructors all over the world. He...
Read Conner’s Impression of his course with Immersion Freediving
I've been fishing ever since I was a child and coming to south Florida to do so for the past 10 years. I got the opportunity to move here upon graduation of college and did so immediately. After a few years of fishing on my buddies boats I got a turn to get in the...
Long time Spearfisherman William Larbie describes how Immersion will help you improve your spearfishing
https://youtu.be/YNCoXPg1HgY William Laribee has been spearfishing for 12 years. He has taken the 3 freediving courses over the years. He explains how this course was this best course he has taken and how it directly translates to helping him become...
December Discount on all 2017 Immersion Freediving courses
Sign up and pay for any 2017 3 day PFI Freeidver course with Immersion Freediving before Jan 1, 2017 and get $50 off your course. Sign up and pay for for any 2017 4 day PFI Intermediate Freedviving course with Immersion freediving before Jan 1,...
PREPARE BODY & MIND FOR A DIVE
Every time you make a dive there is a period of time in-between your actual dives that has a large impact on what happens during your dive. There are two main components of that time that I want to address. How you are breathing and what’s going on in your head....
WHY AND HOW TO HUNT IN TEAMS
If you are reading this, you probably know you should be diving in teams, with your buddy close enough to grab you when you surface. You probably know that most fatalities in our sport occur by not following this basic rule. Since the whole not-dying thing is oddly...