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SUMMARY:RopeMarks Ryū #2: Static Suspensions
DESCRIPTION:During this full-day workshop\, we move from a solid gote and controlled uplines to three static\, full-body suspensions from a bamboo hardpoint. We teach you the rope behind the suspension\, so that one can follow naturally from the other. \nStatic suspension is not simply a collection of positions. It requires reliable rope\, an understanding of forces and continuous communication between rigger and model. \n€200 per couple · Solid beginner / intermediate \nBook your placeWhat you’ll practice\nThe topics that we will address are: \n\nGote refresher\nUplines refresher\nThree full body gote-based suspensions\nA handful of smaller ties to have fun with during your suspensions\nAnatomy & safety\nCommunication\nRope handling\nAesthetics\n\nEach 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. \nIs this workshop for youYour level: Solid beginner / Intermediate  \nRigger: You are confident with a 2 TK/gote\, any style. A plus is knowing the RopeMarks style gote. You have a basic confidence with uplines on a bamboo. \nModel: 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 pre is experience being in full body ties. \nThe Workshop\nIn Japanese rope bondage\, the gote is often the core of any suspension. In this workshop\, we will not only use gotes but also explore how the gote is a classic element of Japanese rope bondage and kinbaku. As this is the tradition taught by RopeMarks\, we find it crucial to start with the gote. During this initial part of the workshop\, we’ll use your gote tying and receiving skills to assess your general proficiency in Japanese rope bondage. As a famous kinbakushi once said: “Kinbaku begins and ends with a gote.” \nNext\, we’ll build on your knowledge of the gote and uplines\, guiding you through three full-body suspensions. During these sessions\, we’ll introduce several smaller ties to add variety\, fun and challenges to your suspensions. \nWe recognize that not everyone will have the same level of proficiency with tying or being in rope. Therefore\, we’ve designed this workshop to accommodate different skill levels\, allowing each tie to be performed at a pace that feels comfortable for you and your partner.  \nPresentersWho’s RopeMarks? \nRopeMarks\, also known as Bob Roos\, is a kinbaku professional from Amsterdam\, the Netherlands \nHe started studying and specializing himself professionally in Japanese rope bondage (shibari\, kinbaku) in 1999. Over his career he studied in the land of the rising sun under the lineage of the late Akechi Denki (明智伝鬼) and Naka Akira (奈加あきら). RopeMarks’ work reflects the traditional techniques taught by these leading kinbakushi but is vastly complemented with his own distinct and unique style. \nHe is famous for his energetic performances in Japanese rope bondage in which he combines traditional kinbaku with  his own distinct and unique style. \nWho’s Maya? \nMaya brings warmth\, curiosity and a deeply relational form of submission into rope. She does not experience bondage simply as a pose or a technical exercise\, but as a way of connecting\, surrendering and allowing herself to be led. \nShe is playful and emotionally open\, drawn to intensity\, control and the tension between being challenged and being cared for. In rope\, her body\, reactions and vulnerability become part of the conversation. Trust\, desire\, struggle and a certain dirtiness can all exist alongside tenderness and genuine connection. \nWhat matters is not only how the rope looks\, but what happens between us while the tie is being created. \nMaya on RopeMarks \nTimetable\n10:30 Doors open\n11:00 Introductions and workshop part 1\n13:00 Lunch break\n14:00 Workshop part 2\n17:00 End of workshop\n18:00 Location must be cleared \nThe Practicalities\n\nCome as a familiar rigger and model couple.\nPlease wear comfortable clothing.\nOur workshops are clothes on and non-sexual workshop\, but no doubt you’ll be inspired to bring your new skills into your private intimate play at home.\nFor the models: you’ll help your rigger by choosing a tight-fitting outfit.\nBring at least 8 pieces of rope\, ~8-10m in length\, 5-6mm thick.\nIt will be helpful to have a few shorter pieces\, i.e. 2m and 4m in your set.\nIf you need rope\, follow this link: https://ropemarks.com/rope/ .\nWe will take care of coffee\, tea and snacks.\nDrinking inside the dōjō is only allowed from a bottle/container that you can close.\nThis workshop will be held in the English language.\nPlease also see our  FAQ .\n\nI want to participate\nGreat! Please complete the ticket ordering process \nBook your place(one ticket allows access for one couple) \nSold out\, or you are not sure yet if you can make it\, get on the first come first serve waiting list! \nAfter your registration you will receive an email with further details about the location. To not miss this and other mails\, please add the domain “ropemarks.com” to the safe sender list of your email client. \nIf you want to beat the queue for participating in future events consider joining my free Telegram group and/or subscribing to my mailing list. Telegram members and subscribers get first opportunity to participate in my events. \n \nRefunding & reselling\nIf you need to cancel please contact us asap via workshop@ropemarks.com. \nTickets 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. \nIf 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. \nWhen we replace you for another couple you will be fully refunded. \nIf we are not able to replace you we use a refunding ladder.\nPlease see our Frequently Asked Questions for the ladder . \nIf the cancellation comes from us you will be fully refunded. \n \nQuestions?\nWe have compiled a list of the most common questions. \nFollow the next link to go to our Frequently Asked Questions . \nIs the answer to your question there?\nIf your question is not in the workshop text or our FAQ please send a mail to workshop@ropemarks.com \nRopeMarks Ryu | RopeMarks Shop | Telegram group | Mailinglist | Contact | \n\n		\n					\n			RopeMarks
URL:https://www.ropemarks.com/event/kinbaku-workshop-20261010/
LOCATION:LIMINAL\, Amsterdam\, NH\, 1014 AX
CATEGORIES:Teaching
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SUMMARY:Playful & Dirty Kinbaku | Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Playful & Dirty is a full-day kinbaku masterclass about what happens when technique stops being the goal and becomes a tool for play. \nBy popular demand\, I am bringing Playful & Dirty to Amsterdam for the first time. This first edition brings the material together in one focused and complete day. \nWe start with floor-based rope and later bring in bamboo\, suspensions and transitions. The focus throughout is not only on what you tie\, but on what you create with it: intention\, timing\, body handling\, pressure\, exposure and the interaction between partners. \n€210 per couple · Intermediate / Upper Intermediate \nBook your placeWhat you’ll practice\nThe topics that we will explore include: \n\nUsing intention to turn a rope structure into a scene\nTiming\, pacing\, pauses and escalation\nBody handling\, positioning and movement\nPlayful control\, teasing\, exposure and vulnerability\nPressure\, restraint\, resistance and surrender\nAdapting familiar rope structures to your own interests and dynamic\nBamboo\, suspensions and transitions as tools for structure\, exposure and control\nCommunication\, model participation and safety\n\nEach topic combines concrete rope structures with practical ways to make them more personal\, responsive and alive. During the workshop there will be plenty of room for experimentation\, adaptation and individual feedback. \nIs this workshop for youYour level: Intermediate / Upper Intermediate  \nRigger: You are confident with a 2 TK/gote\, any style\, as part of your general technical foundation. You are comfortable with multiple uplines\, load sharing\, suspensions and transitions\, and can adapt or troubleshoot rope structures rather than only follow a fixed pattern. \nModel: You are familiar and comfortable with a basic gote/TK and have experience in suspension. You can recognise and communicate changing physical sensations\, fatigue and limits\, and are comfortable with transitions between suspended positions. \nThe Workshop\nPatterns and structures are useful. They give us a common language and something concrete to teach. But following a pattern is not the same as creating a scene. The rope may determine how the body is restrained; intention\, timing\, body handling and the interaction between partners determine what the bondage becomes. \nDuring the day we explore how rope can create play\, control\, sexuality\, exposure\, tension\, surrender and connection. What that means will differ between couples. Playful may be teasing\, intimate\, funny or deliberately awkward. Dirty may be sexual\, painful\, controlling\, humiliating or intensely personal. There is no single correct interpretation. \nWe begin on the floor\, using clear structures to work with proximity\, movement\, restraint\, access and vulnerability. Rather than concentrating only on completing the tie\, we look at what happens while it is being created: how you handle the body\, when you apply pressure\, when you pause\, and how the model participates\, resists\, softens or responds. \nLater we bring in bamboo\, suspensions and transitions. Bamboo is not decoration. It becomes another element in the scene\, changing posture\, movement\, exposure and the way control feels. We use it to create structure\, pressure\, asymmetry and controlled intensity\, and to explore what becomes possible when the body leaves the floor. \nThroughout the workshop\, concrete ties and recognisable kinbaku elements are starting points\, not fixed routines. Models are active participants whose reactions\, choices\, limits and feedback influence the direction of the tie. \nThis is not a workshop about collecting patterns or producing polished photographs. It is about making rope responsive\, physical\, sexual and alive. \nBecause a tie is not the scene.\nThe scene happens in how you use the tie. \nPresentersWho’s RopeMarks? \nRopeMarks\, also known as Bob Roos\, is a kinbaku professional from Amsterdam\, the Netherlands. \nHe has studied and practised Japanese rope bondage (shibari\, kinbaku) since 1999. Over his career he studied in Japan in the lineages of the late Akechi Denki (明智伝鬼) and Naka Akira (奈加あきら). His work is rooted in those traditional techniques and shaped by more than two decades of teaching\, performance and personal practice. \nHis approach combines a strong technical foundation with attention to connection\, intention and what happens between people while the rope is being created. \nWho’s Ineya? \nIneya has been active in the kink scene for more than 15 years as a switch. Her professional background in social work feeds a longstanding curiosity about people\, communication and dynamics. \nHer rope journey with RopeMarks began in 2016. Since then she has explored both the emotional and physical sides of shibari\, primarily from the bottom perspective and\, in recent years\, also from the top. \nHer approach is rooted in emotional openness\, power exchange and the non-verbal dialogue rope can create between two people. In workshops she brings particular attention to communication\, awareness and the model’s experience\, helping both partners understand what is happening inside the tie as well as how it looks from the outside. \nIneya on RopeMarks \nTimetable\n10:30 Doors open\n11:00 Introductions and workshop\n13:00 Lunch break\n14:00 Workshop continues\n17:00 End of workshop\n18:00 Location must be cleared \nThe Practicalities\n\nCome as a familiar rigger and model couple. You should be comfortable exploring playful\, erotic or dirty intentions together.\nThis is a clothes-on workshop.\nSexuality may be part of the subject matter and the intention behind the rope\, but sexual activity is not part of the workshop itself.\nPlease wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely.\nFor models\, a close-fitting outfit makes it easier to see and assess the position of the rope.\nBring at least 12 pieces of rope\, ~8-10m in length\, 5-6mm thick.\nIt will be helpful to have a few shorter pieces\, i.e. 2m and 4m in your set.\nIf you need rope\, follow this link: https://ropemarks.com/rope/ .\nWe will take care of coffee\, tea and snacks.\nDrinking inside the dōjō is only allowed from a bottle/container that you can close.\nThis workshop will be held in Dutch\, but if needed we switch to English.\nPlease also see our  FAQ .\n\nI want to participate\nGreat! Please complete the ticket ordering process \nBook your place(one ticket allows access for one couple) \nSold out\, or you are not sure yet if you can make it\, get on the first come first serve waiting list! \nAfter your registration you will receive an email with further details about the location. To not miss this and other mails\, please add the domain “ropemarks.com” to the safe sender list of your email client. \nIf you want to beat the queue for participating in future events consider joining my free Telegram group and/or subscribing to my mailing list. Telegram members and subscribers get first opportunity to participate in my events. \n \nRefunding & reselling\nIf you need to cancel please contact us asap via workshop@ropemarks.com. \nTickets 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. \nIf 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. \nWhen we replace you for another couple you will be fully refunded. \nIf we are not able to replace you we use a refunding ladder.\nPlease see our Frequently Asked Questions for the ladder . \nIf the cancellation comes from us you will be fully refunded. \n \nQuestions?\nWe have compiled a list of the most common questions. \nFollow the next link to go to our Frequently Asked Questions . \nIs the answer to your question there?\nIf your question is not in the workshop text or our FAQ please send a mail to workshop@ropemarks.com \nRopeMarks Ryu | RopeMarks Shop | Telegram group | Mailinglist | Contact | \n\n		\n					\n			RopeMarks
URL:https://www.ropemarks.com/event/kinbaku-workshop-20261121/
LOCATION:LIMINAL\, Amsterdam\, NH\, 1014 AX
CATEGORIES:Teaching
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