No BCD diving technique

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I was following a thread on no BCD diving, but since the thread opener had a specific and slightly different question in mind I thought it is better to open a new thread

I found a series of videos I would like to share with you. The link below is a very interesting paper (only Italian) written by two divers expert in no BCD diving. It is only in Italian, but it has links to videos on Vimeo that I will report below. Some of you might understand also the paper if you are Spanish or French speakers. The videos are in sequence, they explain how to plan and execute a dive without BCD step by step. Unfortunately the videos are meant to show the steps explained in Italian in the text, but I think an expert diver could understand the sequence of movements and their purpose just by watching the videos

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Videos

1) Ruota ("wheel") - exercise

2) Capovolta in squadra ("set square backflip") - movement to start the dive

3) Assetto e rana ("buoyancy and frog kick") - scuba position and type of kicking suggested for no bcd diving

4) Assetto iniziale ("starting position")

5) Assetto e sforbiciata ("position and <<scissor kicking>>)

6) Pinne in deco ("fins usage during decompression time")
Panfilo e Vito 2011 Grotta Gamberi Portofino 40mt - pinne in deco

7) Anelli ("rings")

8) Assetto neutro ("neutral buoyancy")
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9) Salvataggio da 40 m ("rescue from 40 m")
Panfilo e Vito 2011 Grotta Gamberi Portofino 40mt - SALVATAGGIO DA 40MT 1

10) Salvataaggio da 40 m 2 ("rescue from 40 m video number 2")
Panfilo e Vito 2011 Grotta Gamberi Portofino 40mt - SALVATAGGIO DA 40MT 2

11) Assetto iniziale immersione 2 ("starting position video number 2")
Panfilo e Vito 2011 Grotta Gamberi Portofino 40mt - ASSETTO INIZ IMMERS 2

12) Pinne in deco ("usage of fins in deco")
Repeated - see video n 6

13) 40m vite ("40m screw")
Panfilo e Vito 2011 Grotta Gamberi Portofino 40mt - VITE

14) Assetto e sforbiciata ("position and <<scissor kicking>>)
Repeated - see video number 5

15) Affiancati inizio immersione 1 ("2 buddies at dive start" video number 1)
Panfilo e Vito 2011 Grotta Gamberi Portofino 40mt - AFFIANCATI INIZ IMMERS 1

16) Capovolta 2 ("backflip 2")
Panfilo e Vito 2011 Grotta Gamberi Portofino 40mt - AFFIANCATI INIZ IMMERS 1

17) Punta Pizzaco Capovolta 1 ("Cape Pizzaco - backflip video number 1)
Vito 2003 Punta Pizzaco - CAPOVOLTA1

18) Punta Pizzaco DECO ("Cape Pizzaco - DECO")
Vito 2003 Punta Pizzaco - DECO

19) Assetti e DECO ("Buoyancy and DECO")
Panfilo e Vito 2011 Grotta Gamberi Portofino 40mt - ASSETTI E DECO

20) Pinne in DECO ("fins usage during decompression time")
Repeated see video number 6

21) Affiancati inizio immersione 1 ("2 buddies at dive start" video number 1)
Repeated - see video number 15