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Manual of Freediving

From theory to practise, this is the first entirely illustrated and complete guide to freediving. A manual that should not be missing from the itinerary of any diver who wishes to improve their techniques of respiration, swimming and diving whilst broadening their knowledge and theory.

Manual

by Umberto Pelazzari and Stefano Tovahlieri
From theory to practise, this is the first entirely illustrated and complete guide to freediving. A manual that should not be missing from the itinerary of any diver who wishes to improve their techniques of respiration, swimming and diving whilst broadening their knowledge and theory. Dozens of exercises and illustrations, from the experience of two sportsmen who have years of experience. Extract from the Foreword by the writer: 'One evening several years ago, in the swimming pool of a village in the Milanese hinterland where an apnea course was being held, it befell us to see the following scene. An instructorwasrepeatedly telling his student to 'relax'. The aspiring apneist, standing in the shallow end of the pool, stretched his arms downwards and lowered his shoulders (... as if this is the way to relax!) with a perplexed expression that became truly dejected when the instrructor gave him the command: 'Don't hyperventilate!'. The student looked at him with an air of demoralisation that seemed to say 'Well, what can I do then?' This small episodedemonstrates the educatinal gaps of modern apnea. On one side an instructor attempting to transfer a new approach to apnea that favours relaxation over physical force, but who doesn't know how to teach this technique; on the other side a student, impregnated with old ideas, who thinks it is sufficient to 'fill up with air' before diving. The two weren't able to understand each other becaduse, in spite of their good intentions, they both lackededucatinal tools; for teaching and for learning. This manual was created to cover such a gap and to become a tool of communication between student and teacher. In these pages we have tried to gather together all the knowledge that in recent years has contributed to the changing methodology of apnea. .... Soft cover, black and white, 368 pages, 17x24.

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