[Elle Bee]

let someone drag you down about 60 feet in a darkened dive tower and then pull your mask and regulator off

just to get used to fighting without panic

puts a lot of everyday life into perspective

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[ansel12]

To him pulling the mask off was like the movies, when they kick a male in the nuts, routine, obvious, the opponent would instinctively know it.

To my friend the challenge was how to kill or disable your under water threat.

I assume they both are underwater fighters so they are starting at similar places.

[driftdiver]

Been there, the regulator isn’t such a big deal. I routinely take that out underwater. Have even puked through my regulator about 100 feet down.

Taking the mask off is also no big deal. Putting it back on and clearing it of water takes practice. You blow thru your nose to push out the water and it feels like what I imagine water boarding does.

Taking sips of air from the rising bubbles as your regulator free flows puts ya on edge.

Wearing that contraption is enough to inspire panic, those guys have guts.