First Freediving School in the Philippines
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Photo courtesy Boy Ramon Siojo |
Freediving is simply said: diving with a single breath of air. If you go into more detail for some, freediving is a way to enjoy the depths of the ocean without the need of heavy, clumsy and uncomfortable scuba diving equipment. Others see freediving as an extreme sport, with the uniqueness of requiring deep relaxation and peace in contrast to most other adrenaline pumping extreme sports. Some others also see freediving as an discipline for hunting underwater. Regardless of what draws one into the practice of Freediving, it is a form of meditation and relaxation that very often leads to a positive change in one’s awareness of oneself and the surrounding environment.
Many now will say: "But I cannot hold my breath for a long time!"; you can! Within only two days you can learn the basic techniques of freediving. After this basic training you will be amazed by your new learned skills. You will be able to hold their breath for more than 2 ½ minutes and dive down deeper than 15m. Some students even reach three or more minutes and 20m.
The first Freediving School in the Philippines was recently set up near Moalboal, Cebu, by Wolfgang Dafert from Austria. He is a patient instructor and experienced Freediver, able to dive down to 70m (230ft), only with fins, and hold his breath for more than seven minutes.
If you are lucky you maybe even meet the deepest Freediver on this planet – Herbert Nitsch – in person. He can dive down to 214m (700ft) on a single breath of air, in the discipline of "No Limits". Also from Austria, Herbert visits the Philippines very frequently to dive together with Wolfgang in the Visayas.
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Join the next two-day beginner’s courses (starting 9th or 23rd of January) and Get Wet in the sport of Freediving, visit Wolfgang’s homepage freediving-philippines.com for info’s, pictures, freediving videos and more
The picture above was taken at the Kasai dive site, off Moalboal, Cebu. Watch the video.