Description
Beginner Rope Intensive
Upcoming dates:
Sunday, October 25, 1pm-5pm
Sunday, October 25, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Sunday, November 15, 1pm-5pm
This intensive workshop delves into the practice of rope bondage/shibari with experienced practitioners.
Through step-by-step instruction and hands-on practice, participants will learn multiple techniques for tying and being tied. In addition to rope handling and ties, the workshop models and teaches methods of communication, negotiation, consent, body awareness, risk assessment and risk reduction regarding rope/shibari play.
Some of the specific knots, frictions, and ties covered in the workshop include:
forward tension and reverse tension
square knot
overhand knot
half-hitch, munter hitch, lark's head
Somerville Bowline single-column tie with applications for a wrist cuff, ankle cuff, or waist rope
a double-column cuff for tying two limbs together
an arms-free chest harness;
tying bodies in various positions using just column ties and frictions
adjusting rope tension, placement, and angles in the moment for the particular person and purpose
Beginners welcome! No prior experience required. No partner or special equipment needed.
What to Bring: If you already have your own rope, please bring it. If you don't have your own rope, there will be rope available for sale.
Partnering: A rope partner is not required for the class! Some of the hands-on activities work better with a partner, but solo attendees are also welcome!
TICKET REQUIRED - If there are no tickets shown for a particular event date, it means that event date is sold out. Please review at checkout that you're getting the ticket type & event date you want!
Reduced Price Tickets - For every workshop in Coil & Cord's rope core curriculum, Coil & Cord offers dramaticaly discounted tickets for community members struggling with financial hardships. If there are no "reduced price tickets" listed for a specific event date, it means that those tickets are sold out for that event date.
"Waitlist" is not a ticket. Waitlist means that if a ticket becomes available, you will receive an email notification, so you could buy the available ticket unless someone else has already purchased it first.
Cancellations - View Coil & Cord's cancellation policies at coilandcord.com/policies
All workshop attendees must be over the age of 18 and must sign the Coil & Cord liability waiver
About the Instructor: Parker (they) is a queer, non-binary rope performer and educator with 16+ years of rope experience. Parker is a versatile rope top who enjoys tying others, self-tying, and sharing their passion for rope. As an instructor, Parker enjoys breaking down complex scenes and into teachable skills and techniques. Parker respects and appreciates that all bodies are different and that there are no “one-size-fits-all” techniques. Parker strives to foster an inclusive, affirming environment for adults of all bodies, histories, and identifications to learn and enjoy rope. Parker offers workshops and private lessons for levels ranging from novice to advanced. Parker has presented rope workshops and performances at numerous conventions & venues across North America and Europe, including Tethered Together, RopeCraft, Anatomie (London, UK), Tension Montreal, Vox Body Studio, Bondage Expo Dallas, Shibaricon, TES Fest, and many more.
Date & Time
Choose from 3 available dates & times
Venue Details
Coil & Cord
200 6th StreetBrooklyn, New York 11215
