AIDA license course in English
◉AIDA 1◉
INTRODUCTION TO FREEDIVING
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, duck dives and equalization.
Prerequisites:
＊Be healthy physically and mentally
＊Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
＊Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop or 200m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
Requirements:
None
Before going to the water:
＊self study
AIDA1 does not have a test but I ask you you understand AIDA1 theory.
My questions are easy if you do self study.
Going to the water:
＊Freediving stretching and meditation
＊breathing cycle
＊dry STA session
＊1 pool/open water session
＊about 4-5 hours
Fee:
28,000 yen
Active duty military members and spouses are eligible for military rate with proof of Military ID/Dependent Card.
Military Rate: 27,000 yen
Things to bring:
Mask, Snorkel, Fns and Wetsuit(not required)
drinks, towel and clothes (have swim suit on before arriving)
Rental Gear Available:
Mask, Snorkel, Fins/ 550yen each
Wetsuit/ 1100yen
◉AIDA 2◉
FREEDIVER
The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply skills learned in the pool / confined water sessions combining them with basic open water freediving skills such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.
The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, and Freediving Disciplines.
Prerequisites:
＊Be healthy physically and mentally
＊Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
＊Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
*NOTE*
Freediving is for everyone and there is no specific diving background needed.
You can take AIDA2 even if you've never dove.
BUT I recommend AIDA2 for people who can dive between 8-10 meters. If you can't, I recommend starting with AIDA1.
Requirements:
2 minutes STA; 40 meters DYN, 12 meters CWT, online theoretical exam75%
Before going to the water:
＊self study and online test75%
Going to the water(2 days):
＊Freediving stretching and meditation
＊breathing cycle
＊2 pool/confined water sessions
＊3 open water sessions
Fee:
57,000 yen
Active duty military members and spouses are eligible for military rate with proof of Military ID/Dependent Card.
Military Rate: 55,000 yen
Things to bring:
Mask, Snorkel, Fns and Wetsuit(not required)
drinks, towel and clothes (have swim suit on before arriving)
Rental Gear Available:
Mask, Snorkel, Fins/ 550yen each
Wetsuit/ 1100yen
◉AIDA 3◉
ADVANCED FREEDIVER
The course is designed to further develop skills from previous levels, to acquire new skills and gain a higher knowledge of safety procedures and techniques. The new techniques that are introduced are free-fall, Frenzel Equalizing, the use of training tables, the risks of increasing and decreasing pressure and also how to minimize these risks. Students will train these skills in the most common disciplines of freediving: Static Apnea, Dynamic Apnea, Free Immersion and Constant Weight.
The theory will include: Physiology, Equalization, Barotrauma, Lungs at Depth, Buoyancy, Shallow Water Blackout, Training Concepts, The Mammalian Dive Response, Decompression Sickness , Surface Intervals and the Freediver's Code of Conduct.
Prerequisites:
＊Be healthy physically and mentally
＊Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
＊Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
＊Have completed the AIDA2 course or have completed the AIDA2 Crossover Evaluation if crossing over from another freediving agency
Requirements:
2:45 minutes STA; 55 meters DYN, 24 meters CWT(using frenzel equalization), online theoretical exam75%
Before going to the water:
＊self study and online test75%
Going to the water(3 days):
＊Freediving stretching and meditation
＊2 pool/confined water sessions
＊4 open water sessions
Fee:
63,000 yen
Active duty military members and spouses are eligible for military rate with proof of Military ID/Dependent Card.
Military Rate: 60,000 yen
Things to bring:
Mask, Snorkel, Fns and Wetsuit(not required)
drinks, towel and clothes (have swim suits on before arriving)
Rental Gear Available:
Mask, Snorkel, Fins/ 550yen each
Wetsuit/ 1100yen
◉AIDA 4◉
MASTER FREEDIVER/ASSISTANT INSTROUCTOR
This course familiarizes students with techniques, knowledge and safety procedures for deep freediving that go beyond recreational freediving. The new techniques will include FRC diving, mouth-fill equalization and packing. The skills are developed within these categories of freediving: Static Apnea, Dynamic Apnea, Constant Weight, Free Immersion and Variable Weight. In addition to the in-water skills this course introduces full body warm-ups and stretching, specific stretching of breathing muscles, training concepts and diet that benefits the freediver and help shape their development as a diver. You will also be, acquainted with packing and reverse packing, mainly within vital capacity as a part of the dry lessons.
An important set of skills concerns managing open water equipment. The use of appropriate knots and braiding techniques, setting the depth on the dive line, constructing a safe bottom weight from a weight belt and diving leads, safe handling of other additional equipment (bottom plate, torches, lanyards, etc.).
One of the purposes of this course is to prepare successful candidates for the role of "Assistant Instructor". This new role will include leading an appropriate warm-up session for confined and open water freediving and supervising students of all course levels during their confined or open water sessions.
The theory sessions will include: Physics - Dalton's Law, Boyle's Law, Henry's law, Decompression Sickness, Nitrogen Narcosis, Failure Depth and how to increase VC and decrease RV, FRC Diving, Mouth-Fill, Packing, Fitness and Training,
Prerequisites:
＊Be healthy physically and mentally
＊Be 18 years of age or older
＊Have completed the AIDA 3 course or have completed the AIDA 3 Crossover Evaluation if crossing over from another freediving agency
＊Have completed a course in First Aid with CPR within the last two years
Requirements:
3:30 minutes STA; 70 meters DYN, 32 meters CWT(using mouth-fill), theoretical exam80％
*NOTE*
It needs 5 days. Please let me know, if you wanna take AIDA4.