ABOUT THE FIRST LEVEL PFI FREEDIVER CLASS:  Learn to freedive!  This is our 'level 1' class.  Whether your focus is spearfishing, underwater photography, stunts, fitness, or simply fun, the PFI Freediver course is a perfect place to start.  Students at the Freediver level will dive up to 66 feet (20M) and do breathholds of up to 4 minutes.  The two day course consists of classroom instruction with an emphasis in 'sport' freediving safety and techniques, swimming pool drills, and at least two sessions of ocean diving.  We emphasize safety and performance techniques applicable to seasoned veterans and new divers, aimed at increasing bottom times and comfort in the water.  We will also cover fundamentals of apnea physiology/training, as well as local Southern California dive conditions and best practices. 

Even brand new divers, who prior to the class thought 'I could never do that', typically finish the first level class with static breathholds of 2+ mins and dives to 30' and deeper, all the way up to our max depth of 66'.  Because of the amount of individual attention we give--your instructor will shadow you on every dive to keep you safe and also to watch your technique--more experienced divers will still be challenged.  We provide tips and feedback appropriate to your own individual level.  Student/teacher ratios are very low, with never than 4 - 6 students per instructor when in the ocean.  We typically conduct the open water portion of this class at Veteran's Park Beach, with our training spot being a relaxed 5 - 7 minute kick in long fins from the beach.  If you're able to swim but intimidated by swimming off the beach into deeper water, we recommend you start with the DISCOVER FREEDIVING class, which provides a gentler introduction and the opportunity to earn a basic level freediving certification.

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ABOUT THE INTERMEDIATE FREEDIVING CLASS:  This is a 40M (133') course.  I'm reallly excited to be offering this class; most of my favorite 'untouched' southern California dive and hunting spots fall into this range, and divers who travel to hunt or work in other locales where prime diving starts deeper--or who perform stunts for film/tv or work professionally in the water--will also benefit.  Students will dive up to 40M (133'), and we put no time limit on length of your pool static.  I shadow you within arms reach on all your ocean dives, same I do for our first level divers.  Safely diving deeper in our waters takes application, focus, and development of new skills.  This is a four day class.  Class prerequisites are PFI level 1 or equivalent experience--if you are an experienced spearo with no formal training, this may be the course for you.  The skills taught in this class are roughly equivalent to an AIDA 3/Molchanov Wave 3.  I also offer this class in a 'camp' type setting in various prime locations throughout the world.  Continue reading or contact me for more information.

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ABOUT THE SPECIALTY CLASSES:   We added these classes in response to students who want further education that specializes in pursuits beyond typical 'sport freediving' such as spearfishing or surf hold-downs, or for competitive divers/instructors.  The PFI Freediver class is the prerequisite for most of these classes.  Stay tuned as we'll be adding more of these!