SINCE 2018
Freediving Masters Course
An intensive course in which you go through a real process, training and learning for 4–5 weeks to unlock your full potential as a freediver.
You take a break from everyday life and focus purely on freediving: training right, eating right and sleeping right. All of this improves your comfort and technique and takes you from enthusiast to professional in everything freediving.
Along the way, you will discover and break new personal bests.
The course is divided into "wet" days and "dry" days
Each week there are 4 wet days, when we dive and work in the water on technique, the different freediving disciplines, equalization, rescue and more.
Dry days are for theory classes and dry training, and one day each week is a day off. On top of that, every morning the Masters start the day with a morning routine designed to build their abilities.
The Masters Course is a unique program, the only one of its kind in Israel. With close guidance from the Masters instructors at Freedive Israel, each freediver gets a specific training program tailored to them, taking them to the highest level their personal abilities allow.
You will master a range of techniques and every freediving discipline (except No Limits), and gain broad, in-depth knowledge of freediving as a way of life.
The course suits any diver who has completed the Advanced Freediver course (or an equivalent course from another international freediving organization) – whether you want to go on to the instructor course and work in the field, join the competitive side of the sport, or, like most of our students, you have simply fallen in love with the sea and want to become more skilled, experience every dive site to the fullest without any heavy gear, and live the freediving world on every level: training, nutrition, breathing and physical fitness.
When you complete the Master Freediver course, you will receive an international certification and a personal email with online access to all the course material, so you can keep your knowledge fresh.
Course structure:
Course structure
The course is divided into "wet" days and "dry" days. Each week there are 4 wet days, when we dive and work in the water on technique, the different freediving disciplines, equalization, rescue and more.
Dry days are for theory classes and dry training, and one day each week is a day off. On top of that, every morning the Masters start the day with a morning routine designed to build their abilities.
Daily morning training:
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A daily routine, upgraded once a week according to each diver's progress, which includes:
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Stretching
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Breathing exercises / pranayama
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Exercises to increase lung capacity
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Chest flexibility exercises
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Equalization training
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CO2 tolerance
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Lactic acid tolerance
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Meditation
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VTO (voluntary tubal opening) exercises
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Mental training
Water sessions and special workshops designed specifically for the Master Freediver program:
Week 1
Dry workshop 1 – Orientation: your first morning routine and VTO exercises, alkaline/acidic nutrition basics, choosing a dive site and running a dive setup in the water, getting to know the gear store and the club, procedures, and most importantly – tying knots correctly (for lines and equipment).
Water sessions: adaptation, refining technique, extending dive times.
Week 2
Dry workshop 2 – Dry training: the phases of a breath-hold, CO2 tables, O2 tables, glottis control exercises, apnea walks, apnea squats, apnea push-ups, maximum breath-holds (STA), relaxation exercises.
Water sessions: optimal descent speed, correct turns, mini freefall, advanced equalization technique.
Week 3
Dry workshop 3: advanced equalization techniques, EQ Tool, mouthfill.
Water sessions: optimal descent speed, freefall, correct turns, dynamic dives (DYN), depth dives, FRC dives.
Week 4
Dry workshop 4 – Advanced safety and rescue: in-depth study of every aspect of freediving safety, hypoxia, and emergency drills, both solo and as a team.
Water sessions: practical advanced safety and rescue, rescue from 20 meters, variable weight practice, static apnea coaching, dynamic dives, FRC dives, depth dives.
Week 5
Dry workshop 5 – Movement and breathing: yoga, pranayama and advanced chest flexibility, Wim Hof workshop.
Water sessions: maximum depth dives, CNF (constant no fins), mouthfill practice, RV dives.
Maximum depth:
The bottom of the Red Sea.
Course duration:
4–5 weeks.
Price:
6,500 NIS
*The price includes: close personal coaching from the school's founders, Adam and Ariel, insurance, certification, learning materials, a T-shirt, an EQ Tool, transport to the dive sites, and photos and video of you from the course!
*Each Master needs to bring their own personal equipment.
*There are no fixed start dates – you can begin the course at any time. You can also do the first two weeks now and complete the course later (half course).
Prerequisites:
Apnea Total Advanced Freediver certification, or an equivalent certification from another freediving organization.
What do you get with us?
A training standard you will only find with us:
Small diving groups!
No more than 3 students per instructor, so every dive is high quality and every participant gets full attention.
Eilat's only professional freediving boat of its kind
The only boat in Eilat that is approved and meets every freediving safety standard, taking you to new and varied freediving sites.
Top-quality professional learning materials
Access to professional learning materials in Hebrew and English to deepen your knowledge and skills.
Close guidance in the water
A professional instructor stays with you throughout every dive, whatever the depth or dive time.
Videos of your dives, plus the option of professional still photos, so you can keep those beautiful underwater moments.
Instruction of the highest standard
A professional, experienced team of instructors delivering the highest quality of learning.
A premium gear set including: gear bag, fins, mask and snorkel, a well-fitted freediving wetsuit (women's and men's cuts), a silicone weight belt and a cozy poncho.
International certification
A prestigious certification from the Apnea Total freediving organization.
A unique experience and a warm home for freedivers
A place to grow as a freediver and join a warm, supportive community, with a special atmosphere and amazing people who love to dive and hang out together, in the water and out of it.