"A knifeless man is a lifeless man" Faroes saying

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Claudio U. Lingua is the owner and chief instructor of Kolonok Bushcraft School in Zurich Switzerland.

His journey into wilderness skills began at a very young age in Switzerland as a boy scout. Some of his earliest memories are of the cool green woods and high mountains in the Swiss Alps.

In 1991, Claudio became interested in Bushcraft techniques and Native American ways and ended up training with different courses in different schools in and around Switzerland.

 

A majority of Claudio’s experience comes from practical application – going out into the wilderness for Fly fishing and Bushcraft training in every season throughout the year and putting his skills to the test by applying them, refining them, and testing them again and again.

 

Claudio believes theory is a good foundation, but practical application is the true test of survival knowledge.

 

Some of Claudio's training includes:

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• Finding/Making Shelter

• Making Fire in every situation

• Water purification

• Edible plants

• Emergency First Aid

• Primitive Nature Medicine

• Martial Arts (Judo, Wing Tsun, Taekwondo, Krav Maga)

• Sharpshooter Qualification Swiss Army

• Expert Rifle & Pistol Qualification

• Rifle & Pistol Instructor

• Chief of a S.A.C. Hut (Schweizer Alpen Club) in the Swiss Alps for 7 years