i returned from Sweden earlier today... having attending Sebastien Murat's clinic.
the journey there and back was gruelling to say the least. it took me 25 hours to get there and had been awake for 40 hours by the end of the first day. it took me "only" 12 hours to get back. it's only the other side of the North Sea! i travelled by nearly all forms of transport!:
foot
car
taxi
bus
train
plane
tube
ferry
tram
seriously! i only needed hovercraft, jetski and helicopter to complete the set!
anyway, the clinic was excellent and i learned a lot. i would definitely recommend it to any freediver - it will really open your eyes. however, i would add that this form of freediving is probably not everyone's cup of tea... simply because it involves essentially unlearning a lot of things and totally changing the way you dive. inevitably you also have to take a couple of steps back before progressing in the long term. not everyone would have the patience for it.
the theory and experimental results indicate that exhale performance can exceed inhale performance. this is great, but what i like most of all is that it just seems to make more sense than inhale diving. it seems more natural. i'm beginning to think i'll turn my back on inhale diving for good...
the only problem i have is adapting it to cold water because it's best suited to warmer waters where you dont need neoprene and weight.
alun
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