The essence of kinbaku
Level: All levels
Workshop Style: Lecture, demo, and hands-on
Location: Gallery Erato - 309 1st Ave S, Seattle 98104
This class is sold out
Japanese rope bondage (Kinbaku or Shibari) has become very popular, and its popularity keeps growing. However, it can be a little intimidating and frustrating to start because of how intricate and involved most ties are.
If you’ve been trying to learn Kinbaku/Shibari and you’ve been struggling with the challenge of memorizing the steps of various ties, this workshop is for you. You will learn how to improvise as you go along and tie your partner without needing to remember steps.
If you've already been practicing Kinbaku, this workshop will introduce you to a whole new approach of free-form tying that will make every play session unique.
This workshop will help you cultivate connection with your rope partner and create beautiful and hot rope experiences without having to memorize complex ties.
We will focus on creating intimacy between tying partners, and the importance of enjoying the tying process, and not just focusing on reaching the end product.
We will also discuss how rope and strawberries are related!
The techniques taught in this workshop will greatly help you as you continue to learn more about Shibari.
These techniques include:
Rope bottoming skills
Rope handling
Understanding and achieving flow while tying
Tying with focus on your play partner
Ichinawa (AKA ippon nawa) translates to “one rope”. It is a technique that focuses on the tying instead of the end result of a particular tie.
The workshop will also cover Aisatsu Shibari as an application of these techniques.
Prerequisites
Note: These building blocks will be covered during the workshop. However, previous familiarity with them will increase the benefit from the workshop.
To get the most out of this workshop, a person who will be tying should to be familiar with the following building blocks:
Single-column tie
Joining 2 ropes (extending rope)
Half hitch
Munter hitch (nodome)
Creating an inline cuff (e.g., a hojo cuff)
What to bring
3 pieces of 7-8 meter 5-6mm rope. Natural fibre rope, especially jute, is highly recommended.
A small blanket for warmth (recommended).
A water bottle.
Waiver and physical government ID required
You will need to sign this waiver at the venue.
We will need to check a physical government ID to verify that you are at least 18 years old and that your legal name matches that on the waiver.
Arrival time and door policy
Please arrive 30 minutes before the event start time to finish the check-in process before the event starts.
Venue policy
Service animals are allowed. Pets and emotional support animals are not allowed in the venue.
Attendee policy
Anyone 18 years old or older is welcome. However, the instructors reserve the right to ask any attendee to leave at any time or disallow attendees from practicing, without stating a reason. By purchasing a ticket to this event, you are agreeing to comply with instructions from the event hosts.
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