BEGINNER CLASS (complete)
A foundation in rope (all day).
A day of learning designed to give a strong, safe foundation in rope bondage that will provide all attendees with the knowledge they need to bind their partners in a safe and effective manner.
The day will include information on the history, practice and use of bondage as well as extensive safety information.
The class is of deliberately limited size to ensure that all attendees will receive individual attention as well as group learning.
It is the aim of the session that all attendees should thoroughly retain all that is taught. Therefore each student will be able to learn at the pace that is most effective for them.
Attendees are advised to wear loose comfortable clothing. If you do not have your own rope there will be high quality bondage rope available to purchase on the day, there will also be some rope on hand that attendees can borrow.
What to bring: Rope and a body to tie.
Level: beginner
Type: hands on.
BEGINNERS CLASSES (modules)
How not to cripple your partner
The most basic and vital knowledge any rigger and rigged regardless of style is the knowledge of how not to cripple your partner. This class gives you a hands on basics grounding in the facts of life of bondage safety, fact, fiction and what you need to know for safer tying. (10 minutes of actual information followed by 50 minutes of hammering it into you again and again!)
What to bring: rope and a body to tie (optional).
Requisite skills: n/a.
Level: all
Type: lecture (some hands on).
Tension
People often prioritise complexity and 'impressive looking' bondage over feel and also tend to push forward with more complicated ties without the technique to support it.
Control over tension and understanding its effect and importance is vital to helping develop better all round bondage.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: some tying experience.
Level: all
Type: hands on.
Connected
(Contains elements of Tension and OneRope but is less in depth than either.)
Rope bondage isn't a craft project, it's an interaction between two like minded people. Good technique and knowledge are vital but, without knowing how to utilise them it is all too easy to remain disconnected from your partner.
This class is about keeping you connected.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: n/a.
Level: all
Type: hands on.
OneRope & Minimalist rope
OneRope simply means ‘a single rope’ the use of a single rope can be a real stretch for many riggers. This class explores the possibilities of this excellent practice and play technique.
Doing as much as possible with as little as possible.
How far can you take a little rope? This hands on class explores the possibilities.
(Includes ‘66 Shibari 6 ties with 6 feet of rope! An exploration of minimalist shibari ties’)
What to bring: one rope (8M - 26ft) and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: basic tying experience.
Level: all
Type: hands on.
INTERMEDIATE (modules)
The TK or my first real chest harness
There are many chest harnesses but this one is the father of them all. The single most useful and informative tie you will learn. So it’s worth getting it right!
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: basic rope handling and safety knowledge.
Level: all
Type: hands on.
Chest harness variations (after the TK)
There are many variations on the chest harness. This class covers some of the best of them with information on tying, positioning, risks and safety and what they’re good for.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: basic rope handling and safety knowledge plus the ability to tie a good basic TK.
Level: all
Type: hands on.
Matanawa variations
There are many variations on the hip/waist/crotch harness. This class covers some of the best of them with information on tying, positioning, risks and safety and what they’re good for.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: basic rope handling and safety knowledge.
Level: all
Type: hands on.
Rope control and movement
Control of rope and movement can transform any tying experience both for the rigger and the rigged. Controlling the rope is both easier and harder than you think. Movement, anticipation, memory and practice come together to make good rope control an automatic part of your tying.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: good solid knowledge of one or more basic ties.
Level: intermediate
Type: hands on.
Unthinking rope
Practice, practice and more practice, knowing without knowing, tying without thinking, and much, much more practice. Effective techniques for you to practice and also for practice.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: fully competent and confident in at least the basic TK and good safety knowledge.
Level: intermediate to advanced
Type: hands on.
Symmetry Asymmetry and Rope
Concepts beyond the basic, decoration, completion, structure and thought.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: fully competent and confident in simple chest harness.
Level: intermediate to advanced.
Type: hands on.
Floor work techniques
Thought and emotion via rope. Techniques to tease and torment. You’re both full of emotion, this class is about getting that emotion flowing through your rope.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: good basic rope experience.
Level: intermediate to advanced
Type: hands on.
Full contact floor work
Full contact floor work is about being up close and personal with your
partner, it's about connection, intimacy, brutality and tenderness. It's
about tension, torque, bodyweight and leverage.
It's about dirty, nasty, sexy rope.
What to bring: rope and a body to tie.
Requisite skills: good basic rope experience.
Level: intermediate to advanced
Type: hands on.
