How to get a better breath hold
To help achieve your personal goals we offer an intermediate breath hold course to help you improve and better understand breath hold.Our Freediving course caters for everyone from beginner snorkeler through to the experienced spearfisher person wishing to learn new skills, improve your breath hold techniques, increase your comfort levels, bottom time and gain further confidence above and below the water.
We offer a range of tips and techniques to help you improve, to book Click Here or contact us on 09 377 0896.
For those or you that are outside of Auckland we can come to you or your dive club, contact us on 09 377 0896.
We have many great testimonials contact us now to see how we can help you!
In 2014 a new law was passed that all adventurer activities become part of the Outdoors Mark certification process. Ocean Hunter is pleased to have passed all there audits and is now part of this nation wide safety standard. This means our systems and process are of a very high standard and we put safety first at all times.
COURSE COST & INFORMATION
Our Intermediate Breath Hold Course is $555.00 (includes meal on the Friday night)COURSE DEPOSIT AND CANCELLATION POLICY
A deposit is required of $100 to confirm your place on any course. If you need to cancel or change your course date please notify us ASAP. We understand circumstance may change and we will re-book you onto another course. Course cancellations within 7 days of course starting are non refundable.
If a course is cancelled due to any reason by Ocean Hunter, Ocean Hunter is not liable for any costs incurred by any person club or group. All course deposits paid will be transferred or refunded.
Important Note: To complete a course you must down load and complete these forms "Click Here"
If you say "yes" to anything on the medical form you will need a doctors certificate to be able to complete the course. If you are unsure please contact us.
Please bring all paperwork with you.
This course is also a great gift idea.
Please click on this link to book your course or order vouchers.
Next intermediate breath hold course dates
Whangarei
December 2nd/3rd/4th 2022
March 3rd/4th/5th 2023
Auckland
October 7th/8th/9th 2022 FULLY BOOKED
November 4th/5th/6th 2022
February 24th/25th/26th 2023
Wellington
November 18th/19th/20th 2022
February 3rd/4th/5th 2023
Blenheim
November 25th/26th/27th 2022
February 17th/18th/19th 2023
Nelson
October 14th/15th/16th Pending private booking confirmation
Christchurch
February 10th/11th/12th 2023
We can offer you a private course for your club or school in any location around New Zealand.
Please call the course director Mike on 021-778-633
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With all of our courses we collect data on current and performance over the course. The last 100 people we have taught on average we increased their static breath hold by 328% and we increased their current depth by 173%. Join us and see what we can do for you!
Weekend Intermediate Course Schedule
Friday night: Classroom session (5:30pm – 9pm)
Location: Ocean Hunter, Unit 12/2 Tawa Drive, Albany ph 09 377 0896 Or your hosting club or dive shop.
Content: The Human Body in Water: physiological and psychological aspects of breath holding, Safe Diving Practices, Freediving Equipment, Diet & Hydration, Breathing Exercises
Saturday: 8am – 5pm
Location: Pool location to be advised (9am – 12pm)
Lake or open water (Location to be advised) (1.30pm – 5pm)
Pool: Stretching, breathing exercises, pre & post dive breathing, static apnea oxygen table, static apnea training & safety techniques.
Pool Equipment: Mask, snorkel, togs, wetsuit 5mm – 7mm, water to drink
Lake/Open water: Stretching and breathing preparation, weighting, entry technique, equalisation, deep water techniques performed to your comfort levels concentrating on building up time spent at depth.
Lake/Open water Equipment: Mask, snorkel, wetsuit, weight belt, booties & fins
Sunday: 8am – 4pm
Location: Pool location to be advised (9am – 12pm)
Lake or Open water (Location to be advised) (1.30pm – 4pm)
Pool: Preparation techniques (stretching and breathing), warm up statics, max attempt static/s, fining technique, long dynamics, CO2 dynamics, buddy rescue.
Pool Equipment: Mask, snorkel, togs, wetsuit 5mm – 7mm, booties & fins, water to drink
Lake: Stretching & breathing preparation, diving warm up’s, deeper dives, debrief.
Lake Equipment: Mask, snorkel, wetsuit, weight belt, booties & fins
If your keen to find out more, send us a message here
Testimonials
Mike,I have done quite a lot of intensive operational and field training during my 7 year career as a flight doctor and as a United States Army forward deployed emergency physician and I can say confidently that your Intermediate Breath Hold course meets or exceeds the standards of the very best military training now available. I found your course to be both rigorous and challenging, while at the same time maintaining a very supportive and encouraging environment. The professionalism and attention to safety demonstrated by you and your entire staff from Ocean Hunter really inspired and encouraged all of us students.
As you know I have extensively reviewed the world medical literature on the sport of free diving and can say with confidence that if practiced in the method that you teach, not only is it quite safe, but can also provide significant benefits of improved health and general athletic capacity.
As you know I have extensively reviewed the world medical literature on the sport of free diving and can say with confidence that if practiced in the method that you teach, not only is it quite safe, but can also provide significant benefits of improved health and general athletic capacity.
Plus it's just a lot of fun! I really enjoyed the camaraderie and teamwork that you promoted amongst the students as we tackled some of the challenges together. It was nothing short of amazing to me the huge improvements in performance that I was able to make in just three days of training with your method. Now I pretty well live to dive every chance I get! You have provided me with a valuable and unique skill, some awesome new friends, and a whole new way of experiencing the ocean.
Thank you and keep up the great work!
David Grundy, M.D., FACEM
Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Middlemore Hospital
Director of Disaster Management, Middlemore Hospital and CMDHB
Medical Director, Surf Life Saving, New Zealand
Former Major and Battalion Surgeon, U.S. Army MEDCOM
Hi Mike
All the boys at Westpac Rescue have attended many a course over the years both nationally and internationally, and I can definitely say, that if someone asked me if I knew of a professionally run course that would push them mentally, with enormous rewards as far as achieving a worthwhile outcome, yours would be my first recommendation.
The guys that couldn't make it are jealous and already we are talking about trying to keep up with the disciplines you taught us, by repeating the course again sometime.
Please thank Fran for us, her professional and well informed manner in which she conducted the course demonstrated her wealth of experience in this field which was very comforting when she was asking us to do some of the things we did.
Once again thank you for inviting us to participate in the No Bubbles Free Diving course and we are all sure that it is going to be of a huge benefit to us in our job.
Regards
Herby Barnes
Crew Chief/Q.A.Manager
Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
P: +64 9 309 6893 F: +64 9 309 2122 M: 021 412 477
http://www.rescuehelicopter.org.nz
Mission
“To ensure that the communities of the greater Auckland region have the security of a professional, efficient emergency air ambulance, search and rescue service available to them anytime”
Dear Mike,
On behalf of the Operational Dive Team (ODT)I would like to thank you for the breath hold course you conducted recently for all the members of the ODT. All the boys that attended were blown away with the amount of skills they managed to attain in such a short period. This can definitely be put down to the high level and professional instruction and well structured lessons you offered during the course.
Once again, A big thanks to Mike and the team.
The ODT already plans to do another course at the end of the year for all those who could not partake and for those that wish to hone their skills further.
All ODT members that attended this course would not hesitate to recommend the course to not only divers but sportsmen alike due to the strong mental components and increased lung volume potential attained on the course.
The course was both mentally and physically challenging with the ODT members all exceeding their initial expectations of individual performance by the end of our day with you.
ADR LEEROY COLEMAN
Viper Maintainer
Operational Dive Team
Devonport Naval Base
Auckland
(09)4455525
EXT: 7525
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