PFI Freediving Courses
with Lance Lee Davis
The Performance Freediving International program is one of the most comprehensive in the world. It's no accident that PFI training is used exclusively by the US Naval Special Warfare Group, Red Bull pro athletes, spearfishermen, and a majority of US National Freediving record holders....
ABOUT THE FIRST LEVEL PFI FREEDIVER CLASS: Learn to freedive! Whether your focus is spearfishing, underwater photography, stunts, fitness, or simply fun, the PFI Freediver course is a perfect place to start. Students at the Freediver level will dive up to 66 feet (20M) and do breathholds of up to 4 minutes. The two day course consists of classroom instruction with an emphasis in 'sport' freediving safety and techniques, swimming pool drills, and at least two sessions of ocean diving. We emphasize safety and performance techniques applicable to seasoned veterans and new divers, aimed at increasing bottom times and comfort in the water. We will also cover fundamentals of apnea physiology/training, as well as local Southern California dive conditions and best practices.
Even brand new divers, who prior to the class thought 'I could never do that', typically finish the first level class with static breathholds of 2+ mins and dives to 30' and deeper, all the way up to our max depth of 66'. Because of the amount of individual attention I give--I am shadowing you on every dive to keep you safe and also to watch your technique--more experienced divers will still be challenged; I provide tips and feedback appropriate to your own individual level. I keep student/teacher ratios very low, I will never be in the ocean with more than 6 students at a time. You must be able to swim in the ocean to take this class. If you're able to swim but uncomfortable with swimming in the ocean, we recommend you start with the PFI BASIC FREEDIVER class.
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ABOUT THE INTERMEDIATE FREEDIVING CLASS: This is a 40M (133') course. I'm reallly excited to be offering this class; most of my favorite 'untouched' southern California dive and hunting spots fall into this range, and divers who travel to hunt or work in other locales where prime diving starts deeper--or who perform stunts for film/tv or work professionally in the water--will also benefit. Students will dive up to 40M (133'), and we put no time limit on length of your pool static. I shadow you within arms reach on all your ocean dives, same I do for our first level divers. Safely diving deeper in our waters takes application, focus, and development of new skills. This is a four day class. Class prerequisites are PFI level 1 or equivalent experience--if you are an experienced spearo with no formal training, this may be the course for you. The skills taught in this class are roughly equivalent to an AIDA 3/Molchanov Wave 3. I also offer this class in a 'camp' type setting in various prime locations throughout the world. Continue reading or contact me for more information.
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ABOUT THE SPECIALTY CLASSES: We added these classes in response to students who want further education that specializes in pursuits beyond typical 'sport freediving' such as spearfishing or surf hold-downs, or for competitive divers/instructors. The PFI Freediver class is the prerequisite for most of these classes. Stay tuned as we'll be adding more of these!
PRICES: The first level, 'Freediver' class price is $500. Intermediate classes are $850. One day specialty classes are in the neighborhood of $350. My private rate is $1000/day, inquire for more details on private packages, certification classes, or trips and what that includes. Once you have registered for a class, any change of date is subject to availability and a $100 fee, and no change of date is allowed within 72 hours of class start; registration deposit is forfeit.
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CLASS SCHEDULE AND LOCATIONS: For details, click on the class in the shop page. At the bottom of the description will be a detailed schedule breakdown as well as locations for classroom, swimming pool, and open water.
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Quick-links to register for an upcoming class:​
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PFI Freediver course (Los Angeles), April 27 - 28
PFI Freediver course (Los Angeles), April 29 - 30 ** MIDWEEK **
PFI Freediver course (Los Angeles), May 11 - 12
SoCal Surf Breathwork (Los Angeles), May 16
PFI Freediver course (Los Angeles), May 20 - 21 ** MIDWEEK **
PFI Freediver course (Los Angeles), May 25 - 26
PFI Intermediate Freediver course (Los Angeles), June 6 - 9
SoCal Spear-It Apnea Hunter (Los Angeles), June 15 - 16
SAVE THE DATE: PFI Intermediate and Deep Spearing Camp (Dominica), December 2024
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*** I usually post my class schedule a few months out, teach year round, and typically offer at least two to four classes per month. If the link to the class in the shop page shows 'OUT OF STOCK' the class is sold out. Contact me if you want to be notified as soon as new classes are live, or to be added to the first come first served wait list of sold out classes. ***
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​IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING CORONAVIRUS: By registering and participating in this class you hereby acknowledge that strict social distancing or mask wearing procedures may be impossible to follow during a normal freediving certification class such as this, and despite best efforts of instructors and vendors you assume any and all risk of contracting a communicable disease such as Covid - 19.
Your instructor, Lance Lee Davis: "I have been swimming in the ocean since infancy and swam competitively for 11 years. While I do hold recreational SCUBA and nitrox certifications, my passion has always been freediving. My deepest freedives to date are 250' (76M), constant weight without fins, as well as 85M done constant weight with bi-fins. Official records I currently hold include the US National Record in CNF at 76M, as well as one apnea related Guinness World Record. I love seafood and have many thousands of hours hunting southern California waters, year round, day and night. I've had the good fortune to train alongside Olympians and world record holders, been featured as a diver/swimmer in advertising for numerous international brands, and I look forward to sharing the proven techniques of the PFI program with you!"
