We'll let Mark Healey and Matt Meola answer that question: 

"To me this course is for everybody from a beginning surfer to a really advance surfer who wants to push into bigger surf," says Mark Healey. "It's all variations on a theme. You can take these lessons and apply them to a shoulder-high day if you're a beginner all the way to a 20-foot day if you're advanced and want to get into bigger surf. My goal is to give you the tools to be able to go on to do this on your own."

If you've got the basics of surfing covered, and you're curious about life above the lip, this course is for you. Or, if you're already regularly landing airs, Matt Meola wants to help you continue to elevate your air game. "I've dedicated my entire life and career to the progression of surfing, mostly in the air," says Matt. "So, I'm excited to teach you a few things that I've learned in my life, and hopefully, it helps you become a better surfer and accomplish your dreams of doing airs. I want to be able to help new surfers do airs. I'd also like to help surfers who are starting to do airs, do better airs or get more tweaked out, or just teach certain things that can help you progress."

In this course, iconic big wave surfer and waterman Mark Healey shares his lifetime of insights and expertise on: big wave psychology, managing fear, maintaining composure, calculating risk, reading the ocean, Mark's nutrition and fitness philosophy, how to safely return to shore when you're in over your head, game-changing tube-riding tips on your forehand and backhand, the importance of breathing and breathing warm-ups, and war stories from the field. The lessons are scalable and have application to any skill level – from beginners to experts. 

The course includes a downloadable .pdf so you can print it out, take notes, and bring Mark's main ideas with you and concludes with a quiz to test your knowledge.

In his course, iconic aerial surfer Matt Meola shares his lifetime of insights and expertise on: knowing when you're ready for airs, preventing injury, judging conditions, in-flight pointers, landing mantras, and war stories from the field. 

Matt also walks through his approach to five specific airs step-by-step, including:

- Straight Air
- Air Reverse
- Full Rotation
- Alley Oop
- Backflip

The course includes detailed video breakdowns on each type of air so you can take notes and apply Matt's suggestions to your next session.

The full, time-stamped curriculum can be viewed on Matt's course page so you know exactly what to expect. 

Just an internet connection. (And some fundamental surf skills are a pre-requisite for Matt's course). Per Mark's safety guidelines, you should always have a buddy and cushions present when engaging in Mark's breathing warm-up exercise. You'll also need a fistful of courage and commitment to consistently land airs and innovate above the lip.

This is not a breath-holding course. You will not learn how to attain a five-minute breath-hold. Mark covers the necessities of breathing and shares an essential breathing exercise, but he does not explicitly teach how to achieve long breath holds.

This course does not cover the basics of surfing and surfing fundamentals. If you're interested in learning to surf, Kassia Meador's Definitive Guide to Longboarding 2.0 is a great place to start. Matt says that in order to avoid injury, surfing should be second-nature to anyone trying airs. If you're still figuring out your bottom turn, wait to make a little progress before taking Matt's course.

Prices are in USD.

For life, brah. If you ever want to reference a lesson from Mark Healey or Matt Meola, just fire it up!

We really hope you love it! And we feel confident you will. There are no instructors on earth better qualified to teach you how to land airs and keep calm in heavy surf than Matt Meola and Mark Healey. And they're both highly entertaining in how they share their knowledge. Unfortunately, we’re not able to offer refunds. If you’re on the fence, we strongly recommend that you watch the preview videos to get a sense of what the class is like before you buy.