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It\u2019s always available because skydivers are always looking to get better.\r\n\r\nWho\u2019s it for?\r\nYou may disagree, but we think Kr\u0101v is great for everyone. Skydivers are a rare breed, we like to push ourselves and see how far we can progress our skills. We all want to get better and that\u2019s who Kr\u0101v is for, anyone who wants to get better; plain and simple. \r\n\r\nKr\u0101v is a wellspring of knowledge; a gold mine of world-class instruction and coaching that you can watch over and over again until you know it by heart. Over the past two decades, the tunnel has revolutionized the way we progress and the speed at which we are able to improve\r\nour skills. Our hope is that Kr\u0101v will provide a similar opportunity.\r\n\r\nWhat is Kr\u0101v?\r\nKr\u0101v is a collection of expert instruction taught by the best flyers and canopy pilots in the world. Each course covers a different discipline of skydiving and is taught by a master. To be honest, Kr\u0101v was started out of a somewhat selfish ambition, we look up to these instructors\r\nand wanted to learn from them ourselves. We imagined what it would be like to have all of that knowledge, expertise and skill available in one place and couldn\u2019t help ourselves; the dream had to become a reality. So we made some calls, grabbed a camera and started filming. Well, it\r\nwas a little more complicated than that, but you get the idea.\r\n\r\nWhere are we headed?\r\nWe don\u2019t know everything that\u2019s in store for the future but we do know that learning from the people at the top is one of the most effective and productive ways of improving your skills.\r\n\r\nRight now we have courses on Angle Flying, Big Way Skydiving, Canopy Piloting, Camera Flying, Wingsuiting, Strength &amp; Mobility, and Vertical Flying. 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