Workshop, Kinbaku immersion, Suspensions #2

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The Workshop

Level: Intermediate / strong intermediate, 
Prerequisite:
    rigger: You are confident with a gote, any style. A plus is knowing the RopeMarks style gote. You know how to safely perform a basic suspension. A plus is experience with dynamic suspensions and transitions.
    model: You are able to recognize and communicate good/bad bodily sensations and are familiar with the differences between nerve and circulation impingement. You are comfortable in a basic gote. A plus is experience being suspended in basic suspensions.

This is a full day workshop in which you will learn to do and be in dynamic suspensions. We will teach you the noble art of transitioning in suspensions. Suspensions in general, dynamic suspensions even more so, are never without risk. Our goal with this workshop is to provide you with the essential knowledge and create a safe, shared experience that will empower you to carry forward what you’ve learned once you return home. Therefore the emphasis will be on safety, technique and communication. If you have followed our previous workshop(s) before you will be refreshed, renewed and we will progress your skill for dynamic suspensions.

Within Japanese rope bondage the gote is generally at the heart of any suspension. In this workshop we will not only use gote’s but see how the gote is a classic part of Japanese rope bondage and kinbaku. This is the tradition RopeMarks teaches in, so we find it important to start with gote. During this brief start of the workshop we will use your skill in tying a gote and being in a gote to assess your general proficiency with Japanese rope bondage. As a famous kinbakushi once said: “kinbaku begins and ends with a gote.”

For this workshop you will be tying on bamboo and there are many ways to tie (off) uplines, but which way do you choose when and why? We’ll continue the workshop by taking you through various exercises to help you really understand this.

After this introduction we go through four full body dynamic suspensions during which we will shower you with a handful of smaller ties to have fun with during your suspensions and transitions.

From experience we know that not everybody will have the same proficiency with tying or being in rope. Therefore we designed this workshop so that each of the ties can be done at the level that you as a couple are or feel comfortable with. This might mean that sometimes you can follow the whole suspension sequence without a problem, whereas sometimes you might choose to only follow along during the first position(s). Either way your skill will be progressed to the next leve

To make sure you have to recommend skills and knowledge please consider following our suspensions #1.

Program

Topics that we will address are:

• Uplines for bamboo
• Four full body dynamic suspensions (more if we have the time)
• A handful of smaller ties to have fun with during your suspensions
• Anatomy & safety
• Communication
• Rope handling

Each topic will include safety information, details to improve your rope handling, specific techniques to improve your tying and to deepen the connection with your partner. During the workshop there’ll be plenty of room for experimenting and personal advice.

The Practicalities

• Come as a familiar rigger and model couple.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
  This is a clothes on, non-sexual workshop, but no doubt you’ll be inspired to bring your new skills into your private intimate play at home.
• Bring at least 12 pieces of rope, 8m in length, 6mm thick.
  If you need rope, follow this link: https://ropemarks.com/rope/ .
  (at this level you need your own set, no more borrowing)

• We will take care of coffee, tea and snacks.
  Drinking inside the dōjō is only allowed from a bottle/container that you can close.
• This workshop will be held in the Dutch language, but if needed we switch to English.
• Please also see our  FAQ .

I want to participate

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Refunding & reselling

If you need to cancel please contact us asap via workshop@ropemarks.com.

Tickets for this workshop are non-refundable, but can be sold to another couple that meet the requirements. In order to ensure fairness we kindly ask that you do not sell your workshop ticket to another couple. Instead, contact us as soon as possible. We maintain a waiting list of interested couples who are eager to participate.

If you have an interested couple that would like your ticket, please have them reach out to us directly. We will handle the ticket transfer process based on the order of inquiries received. We will do our best to facilitate the transfer but we cannot guarantee availability for your new buyers. Priority will be given to those on the waiting list to ensure fairness.

When we replace you for another couple you will be fully refunded.

If the cancellation comes from us you will be fully refunded.

Questions?

We have compiled a list of the most common questions.

Follow the next link to go to our Frequently Asked Questions .

Is the answer to your question there?

If your question is not in the workshop text or our FAQ please send a mail to workshop@ropemarks.com

Who’s RopeMarks?

RopeMarks, also known as Bob Roos, is a Dutch rope artist who specializes in Japanese rope bondage, also known as shibari or kinbaku. Professionally he began studying and perfecting his craft in 1999, under the lineage of the late Akechi Denki (明智伝鬼) and Naka Akira (奈加あきら) in Japan. While RopeMarks’ work reflects the traditional techniques taught by these leading kinbakushi, he has also developed his own unique and distinct style.

RopeMarks is widely recognized as the foremost Dutch expert in Japanese rope bondage, and is highly respected in the global kinbaku community. He has taught workshops and classes around the world including, but not limited to, Europe, the United States, Russia and Japan. Using the name RopeMarks Ryū he provides real, fun, hands-on, courses, classes, lessons and workshops in Japanese rope bondage worldwide.

 

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