Entries by Oli

The Master Student

“Your freediving doesn’t matter anymore – it simply must be top-notch!” I made a short video about this statement and why I think it describes nicely one of the main differences between instructors and other freedivers.

Know your Ropes

Text, Photos and Animations by Freedive Flow Master Instructor MJ Kühn When I see people tying or using knots incorrectly, I get a subtle urge to slap their hand. Like you would when seeing a toddler putting his finger in the wall socket. Rope work is definitely undervalued in freedive education. Simply put: That rope that you […]

Bi-Fin Technique for Freediving

Text and Photos by AIDA Master Instructor Yoshua Surjo In this article I would like to convey my personal thoughts on the most efficient technique to use with bi-fins. Fin kicks can make a huge different in our diving: An efficient fin kick propels us further in shorter time with minimized effort. The more efficient […]

Feel the Silence

Text by Oli Christen, video by Adrienne Gittus Why do I freedive? I can say for sure that it is not for the fame, not for the money and not for the numbers. We will have to dig a little deeper to find the answer to this frequent question. I freedive to feel the silence. I […]

Jamboree DAY 3 ..blew the other two right out of the water!

William Trubridge is a clever guy. While his intense sessions with Freedive Flow on Gili Air he likes keeping the training plan a secret until just before the participants get in the water. Maybe this way, no one has time to worry about trying something they’ve never done before. No warm-up dives and deep training tables […]

DAY1 @ Jamboree Gili Air 2016

Miguel Lozano trained here before his Free Immersion world record attempt in May. Less than a month ago, Alexey Molchanov set an unofficial Constant Weight Record here. William Trubridge is currently visiting Freedive Flow on Gili Air. What is it about Indonesian waters that draws the big names in freediving? Depth, perfect water conditions and […]