Dean Chaouche | Functional Freediving Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com Use the discount code 1234567890 to get 10% off any orders from BESTDIVE! Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Photo Credit: Alex St. Jean Dean Chaouche began his relationship with the ocean at a very young age on the beaches of the Gower just off Swansea, Wales.He began surfing at a young age and from that I developed a strong desire to travel and surf all over the world.On his travels he decided to take a surf trip to Indonesia, while looking for a yoga school to practice, he stumbled across “Freedive Gili & Yoga” run by UK record holder Mike Board. There he stayed for around a year and a half, both training and teaching under SSI. While there he developed a taste for deep diving and decided to follow this avenue of freediving with more fervor. This is where he began the next phase of his life, competitive freediving.Dean is a 9x British Record Holder and Molchanovs Instructor Trainer. Photo Credit: Alfred Minnaar In this episode we discuss:Dean is from Swansea, Wales and his name is of Algerian origin.Dean also started his freediving journey at Freedive Gili in Indonesia.Dean was led to freediving through surfing.Dean took to freediving quite quickly.The curse of easy equalisation.Dean spent about 3 years working and training at Dean's Blue Hole.A history of lung injury and what may help in overcoming the issue.The joys of living in The Bahamas.What does Dean consider the highlights of his career so far?What attracts Dean to no fins so much?What impact is Corona having on Dean's plans?How Dean is structuring his training at the moment in Stockholm.Does training static cross over into depth?Does he use hyperventilation in any disciplines?What is Dean's preferred method of complementary training? (Movement, gymnastics, calisthenics).Parallels between rock climbing and freediving.What are the key points to bear in mind when training CNF?Nutrition and supplementation.Dean's online training tutorials and coaching. (functionalfreediving.com)Does Dean wish to continue diving deeper?What interests Dean outside of freediving?Dean's morning routine.Shout outs to Mike Board and William Trubridge.Dean's recommended book is 10% Happier by Dan Harris.Dean is keeping his plans and dreams a secret!Why does Dean freedive? Dean's Links:Functional Freediving WebsiteInstagram Photo Credit: Alex St. Jean Become a supporter of the show and get access to exclusive episodes and other content!Visit Patreon DONATE through PAYPAL SEND TO:domhnallus@googlemail.com
Nays Baghai | Descent Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com Use the discount code 1234567890 to get 10% off any orders from BESTDIVE! Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Nays Baghai is an independent filmmaker and underwater cameraman based in Sydney, Australia.Nays became fascinated with the worlds of film and diving when he saw The Blue Planet at age seven, and has gone on to win over 20 awards for his short films across various international festivals. His first feature film, Descent, is a psychological documentary about ice freediver Kiki Bosch, and won the Best Australian Documentary award at the Academy Award-qualifying Sydney Film Festival.He is currently expanding Descent into a larger documentary series. As an underwater cinematographer and photographer, Nays’ work has been showcased by numerous dive brands, including DeeperBlue, Molchanovs Freediving, Rodney Fox Shark ...
Yoram Zekri | Ocean Prana Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com Use the discount code 1234567890 to get 10% off any orders from BESTDIVE! Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Photo Credit: Smartshot Yoram Zekri is today's guest. With more than 30 years experience in the freediving life, more than 22 years as a freediving educator and a long history of competitive diving and development of the sport as we know it today, Yoram is thoroughly embedded in freediving culture. His freediving centre in Amed, Bali, Ocean Prana, is a wonderful place, with a village of bungalows for accommodation, decks and rooms for yoga, working out and classrooms, a healthy food restaurant and a beautiful 25m long, dedicated freediving pool, all a stone's throw from the waters of Jemeluk Bay in Bali's tranquil and remote north-eastern coast. Photo Credit: Smartshot In this episode we discuss: How is Yoram...
Pascal Berger Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 20% OFF ALL ONLINE COURSES AT IMMERSIONFREEDIVING.COMUSE DISCOUNT CODE FREEDIVECAFE Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Photo Credit: Robert Strix Pascal Berger was born and bred in Switzerland on a diet of cheese and chocolate. He grew to become half-competitive freediver, and half-designer.After graduating from the University of Art and Design of Geneva, Pascal built a successful career as a designer since 2001, with yearly shows in Milan and mentoring of young design students.In 2010 Pascal discovered freediving, which quickly became a real passion, especially for the depth disciplines where he enjoys the peaceful and quiet sensations of the deep blue. With clear strong abilities from the start, he progressed very fast and in a matter of years became the Swiss national record holder for all depth disciplines. His deepest reco...
Martin Štěpánek PLUS Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 20% OFF ALL ONLINE COURSES AT IMMERSIONFREEDIVING.COMUSE DISCOUNT CODE FREEDIVECAFE Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Martin Stepanek is originally from The Czech Republic. He is a multi-world record holder, holding 13 of them, and a true legend in the sport, diving up to 122m in CWT.He is also the founder of the Freediving Instructors International organisation and is based on the beautiful island of Kona, Hawaii when he isn't travelling around the world teaching and coaching athletes.This episode was originally released as Freedive Cafe PLUS episode #12, exclusively for Patreon supporters.For Martin's first interview on the show, see HERE!For more PLUS episodes, click HERE! Become a supporter of the show and get access to exclusive episodes and other content!Visit Patreon DONATE through PAYPAL SEND TO:domhnallus@go...
Marcin Baranowski Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 20% OFF ALL ONLINE COURSES AT IMMERSIONFREEDIVING.COMUSE DISCOUNT CODE FREEDIVECAFE Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Marcin Baranowski is a Professor of Physiology at the Medical University of Bialystok, Poland. His research focuses on lipid metabolism. He's also a passionate freediver, competing both in pool and depth since 2012. Marcin uses his experience as a scientist to find new ways of improving diving performance. He shares his knowledge by organizing workshops on freediving physiology, giving talks, and writing articles for the official website of AIDA Poland. In this episode we discuss: How is the lockdown situation in Poland due to the Coronavirus?Marcin is from Poland. He is a Professor or Human Physiology.Marcin is also a competitive freediver himself.Marcin's definition of the Mammalian Diving Response (MDR)W...
Linda Paganelli Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 20% OFF ALL ONLINE COURSES AT IMMERSIONFREEDIVING.COMUSE DISCOUNT CODE FREEDIVECAFE Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Linda Paganelli is originally from Rimini, Italy and is now based on the Canary Islands. She was an early pioneer on the freediving scene in Dahab, co-founder of Freedive Dahab, co-owner of Blue Immersion in Thailand and owner of Atlantis Freediving in Tenerife. She's had an enormous influence on a huge number of divers and was a pretty deep diver herself back in the day, diving up to 83m in CWT. Photo Credit: Jacques de Vos In this episode we discuss: Shout out to Per Jennische, Episode #3How is Linda coping in the Canary Islands with Coronavirus Lockdown?Linda has a centre, Atlantis Freediving in Tenerife.Linda is from Rimini, Italy.Arriving in Dahab and establishing freediving there.Linda overcame equalisa...
Adam Sellars Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 20% OFF ALL ONLINE COURSES AT IMMERSIONFREEDIVING.COMUSE DISCOUNT CODE FREEDIVECAFE Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Adam Sellars has been on what could be described as a spiritual journey these past 5 years that has culminated in the colliding of two worlds that have shaped the person he is today. As an athlete Adam has always grappled with the pressure that is part and parcel of the sporting experience and the other is his own battles with the pressures in life which at one point threatened to cripple and derail his life. Adam wishes to share the principles of meditation, power of breath and breath hold with teams, organisations and individuals alike. Adam’s Pressure Project aims to release people from self-defeating thought patterns so they can live a full and happy life and achieve goals through unlocking the potential of...
Samo Jeranko Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 20% OFF ALL ONLINE COURSES AT IMMERSIONFREEDIVING.COMUSE DISCOUNT CODE FREEDIVECAFE Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Samo Jeranko is from Slovenia. He is a freediving vice-world champion with more than a decade in the elite-level freediving community. He dives to 110m in Constant Weight and has overcome serious obstacles to reach the top levels in the sport. Together with Matt Malina he runs freedive-training.com, an online freediving training platform. In this episode we discuss: The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana.Samo has a background in swimming.Samo got big into spearfishing at a young age.Slovenia DOES have a coastline... about 43km worth.The progression from spearfishing to 'pure' freediving.An early and positive influence from Natalia Molchanova.The movement from pool into depth disciplines.First trip to Dahab to lear...
Mateusz Malina #2 Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 20% OFF ALL ONLINE COURSES AT IMMERSIONFREEDIVING.COMUSE DISCOUNT CODE FREEDIVECAFE Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Mateusz Malina started diving in late 2008, but already knew that it would become his destiny seven years earlier after trying it in a pool with his friends.His achievements are too numerous to list them all, he has set multiple world records in dynamic with fins (DYN) and without fins (DNF). In his own words, he loves training more than competition, the process of bettering himself, discovering his limits and his weakest spots and overcoming them. Curiosity of the potential of the human body is his driving force.His motto is 'limits are only in our heads'. This is Matt's second interview, the first can be heard in Episode #38 and Episode #39. In this episode we discuss: Matt first appeared on a double epis...