RopeMarks Ryu #2, Kinbaku workshop, suspensions on single point.

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The Workshop

Level: Strong beginner / Intermediate , 
Prerequisite:
    rigger: 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 single point.
    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 pre is experience being in full body ties.

This is a full-day workshop where you’ll learn both the art of suspending and being suspended. Suspensions are visually stunning and can be incredibly exhilarating, but they do come with risks. Our aim is to equip you with essential knowledge and foster a safe, shared experience, empowering you to apply what you’ve learned once you return home. Therefore, we emphasize safety, technique, and communication, progressing your skills for takeoff.

We’ll prepare you for suspensions by focusing on several key aspects. First and foremost, you’ll enhance your gote tying skills to ensure they are proficient and reliable. Next, you’ll improve your uplines tying skills to ensure they meet the demands of your desired suspensions. Finally, you’ll develop a comprehensive understanding of how forces act on the human body during suspensions, keeping safety as a top priority throughout the process.

In 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.”

Next, 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.

We 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. Regardless of your starting point, your skills will progress to the next level. By the end of this workshop, both riggers and rope models will have advanced to an intermediate or strong intermediate skill level.

Recommended precursor is our Ryu #1, Kinbaku essentials workshop.
Recommended follow up workshop is our Ryu #3, Static and dynamic suspensions on bamboo.

Program

Topics that we will address are:

• Gote refresher
• Uplines refresher
• Three full body gote-based suspensions
• 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.
• Please wear comfortable clothing.
  Our 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.
  For the models: you’ll help your rigger by choosing a tight-fitting outfit.
• Bring at least 8 pieces of rope, ~8m in length, 5-6mm thick.
  It will be helpful to have a few shorter pieces, i.e. 2m and 4m in your set.
  If you need rope, follow this link: https://ropemarks.com/rope/ .
• Bring your suspension ring.
  If you have none we will provide a carabiner hardpoint.
• Bring at least 3 carabiners if you will be tying on a carabiner hardpoint.
  It will be helpful to bring 6 carabiners.
  If you need carabiners, follow this link: https://ropemarks.com/carabiners/ .
• 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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(one ticket allows access for one couple)

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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

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