When: Sun. 28 Aug. 2022
Start time: 13:00 – 17.00
Prerequisite: nothing
Location: Amsterdam (East)
Price: €95 / couple
Please sign up with the partner you’ll be tying with. You can sign up here!
The Workshop
Are you ready to dive into the world of rope? This workshop is your starting point to building a solid base. During this workshop I will take you step-by-step through the essentials of kinbaku, (traditional Japanese rope bondage). You’ll learn how to fluently tie arms, legs, and how to combine different ties to play with the full body. The ties that you learn are beautiful, effective and most important of all: safe.
You’ll come back home with a solid Japanese rope bondage foundation and the skill to playfully combine essential kinbaku elements.
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. Please wear comfortable clothing. For the models: you’ll help your rigger by choosing a tight-fitting outfit.
For who
This course is for you if you’re just starting out, but also if you want to refresh and solidify your kinbaku foundation.
Program
Topics that we will address are:
- Rope & usage
- Single & double column ties
- Ichinawa (one rope techniques)
- Knots and frictions
- Untying
- Anatomy & safety
- Communication
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 topics are aimed at kinbaku essentials but we can go deeper into technicals or broaden our horizon if the level of the participants and the available time makes this possible.
The practicalities
Please come as a rigger and bunny couple.
Bring at least 4 pieces of rope, 8m in length, 6mm thick.
Please also see our FAQ.
If you need rope, follow this link: https://ropemarks.com/rope/
We take care of coffee and tea. If you want something else to drink, please bring it in a bottle/container that you can close.
This workshop will be held in the Dutch language, but if needed we switch to English.
Should you like to participate but need a partner (model of rigger) please see our FAQ.
I want to participate
Great! To reserve your spot, follow the link.
https://www.ropemarks.com/register/
After your registration you will receive an email with further details about the location.
If you want to beat the queue for participating in future events consider subscribing to my mailing list. Subscribers get first opportunity to participate in our events.
Refunding
If you need to cancel you fall into our refund policy. You will be fully refunded up to two weeks before the start date. Within two weeks you will receive a 85% refund, in the last week you will receive a 70% refund. Should you have to cancel within 3 days of the workshop start date you will receive a 50% refund. This scale has to do with the costs I incur to set up this workshop. You can always replace yourself for another couple, you will then be fully refunded.
If the cancellation comes from me you will be fully refunded.
Questions?
We have compiled a list, FAQ, of the most common questions. Is the answer to your question there?
When you register for one of the RopeMarks workshops you purchase a ticket for a couple. A couple can be any combination of two people of any gender.
For Japanese style bondage the general consensus is to use rope that is approximately 8m long. This is not a hard number (something we will address in our workshops) and you can vary as needed. If you tie a bigger body you might have benefit to use a slightly longer rope (8-8.5m) and if you tie a small body you might benefit from a shorter rope (7.5-8m), ymmv.
We do not prohibit switching during the workshop but we do not recommend it. Our workshops are generally not set up with the time to do the ties twice. When switching is possible we will specifically mention this in the workshop description.
Our workshop are designed for, occasion, couples only. The combination of the couple, MF, MM, FF, is of no concern. If you like to participate but need a partner, model or rigger, the internet offers ways to connect you. One way that we know we know that works is to place an advertisement in the “Bondage partners Nederland” or “Bondage workshop matchmaking” group on FetLife. If you don’t know FetLife it’s the Facebook for kinksters.
If you need rope, follow this link: https://www.ropemarks.com/rope/.
Please order at least one week in advance. I need a few days to prepare your rope and I might not be able to to do this last minute.
It is not possible to borrow rope. You need to bring your own ropes to the workshop.
If you need rope, follow this link: https://www.ropemarks.com/rope/.
Order at least one week in advance. I need a few days to prepare your rope and I might not be able to to do this last minute. Please make sure you are well prepared!
For every workshop a different number of ropes is needed, please read the workshop description.
In general, the more advanced you get, the more ropes you will want, and very often need, to use. When you enter the rope-suspension arena even more ropes are needed and wanted.
Some numbers that I found that work are:
4 ropes = beginners set
8 ropes = intermediate set
12 ropes = advanced set
15 ropes = you have elevated to the supreme level 🙂
Having a few shorter pieces rope in your rope-kit can come in handy, ie. 2m and 4m.
If your question is not in the workshop text or our FAQ please send a mail to workshop@ropemarks.com
Who’s RopeMarks?
RopeMarks (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) a.k.a Bob Roos started studying and specializing himself professionally in Japanese rope bondage (shibari, kinbaku) in 1999. Over his career he studied under the lineage of the late Akechi Denki (明智伝鬼) and Naka Akira (奈加あきら) in the land of the rising sun. RopeMarks’ work reflects the traditional techniques taught by these leading nawashi’s but is vastly complemented with his own distinct and unique style.
RopeMarks is recognized as the leading Dutch specialist in the field of Japanese rope bondage. In the world-wide kinbaku scene RopeMarks is a house-hold name of very good reputation.
RopeMarks has been teaching Japanese rope bondage around the globe, from Europe to the USA and all the way to the country of origin, Japan.
Using the name RopeMarks Ryū he provides real, fun, hands-on, courses, classes, lessons and workshops in Japanese rope bondage (aka shibari or kinbaku) worldwide.
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