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Originally Posted by luked
ive been reading in books and websites that people who want to freedive often end up with bad habits from self teaching themselves and often dont like to change their ways. so im keeping an open mind about all the info im finding and will always remain open to new or old technics..
i am very excited 2day as my book has arrived in the mail "manual of freediving by stefano t. and umberto p. " cant wait to read it
well i reckon by october i will be very keen for your wise teachings 
in 2 weeks i leave for thailand for a month , i heard in krabi they have freediving courses. dont think ill travel that far tho.
thx again |
Luke that is a very good observation and a healthy attitude. Unfortunately the internet is the easiest and almost always the first place people go to learn to freedive. Whilst there is a ton of good info around, the problem is that there's a load of rubbish too and you don't know what order to learn things. I'm very guilty of this - for example I learnt to pack very very early into my freediving, when I was doing less than 4min statics and depths of 20m - packing is an advanced technique and just isn't necessary for beginners.
The Manual of Freediving is the closest thing to a freedive bible, it's great. That said, it can read a little bit like a textbook and can be hard to follow in areas, so don't think of it as the answer to all your problems.
If you're heading to Thailand there are a couple of courses available over there, Apnea Total is one that springs to mind. Other AIDA Instructors sometime base themselves there for part of the year around Koh Tao.
Or, you could sit on the beach and drink beer for a month - holidays are holidays after all
Cheers,
Ben
