Level: mixed (although not suitable for beginners)
Language: English
Price: participants: discount 30 € / regular 35 € / support 40 €. Price is per person.
auditor: 25€/person. (Only few spots)
Venue: Eskus, Studio 1. Read more on how to get to Eskus.
Accessibility: Eskus is accessible by wheelchair via elevator. Please contact the organizers in advance to get access to the elevator. Read more about the accessibility in Eskus.

Registration: The registration opens on Tuesday 17.10.2023 at 18:00. You can sign up for all the weekend’s workshops using this sign up form.

Contact: helsinkishibariry@gmail.com

Technical focus class: Stemless takate kote

Takate kote, sometimes called gote shibari, box-tie, or most often as the abbreviation TK, is a popular category of upper body harness iconic to classical styles of kinbaku.

In this workshop Tamandua will teach his commonly used pattern of a stemless variety of takate kote, based on the idea that it functions as an element in suspension, as well as on its own.

Contents will include technical explanations of the ties different parts. How they function, especially under load, and how to manage tension and positioning for ideal results.

Anatomical principles, how one's body is effected by being in a TK, is an important topic when learning this tie. Because, although TK it is one of the most beloved types of harness, it does have a high risk profile, commonly being a culprit behind incidents of nerve damage and shoulder pain.

During the class we will go through some of the most common causes for issues and methods of resolving them.

Planned schedule for the evening:

• Investigation in anatomy for TK and overview of general safety

• Stemless TK - basic pattern

• Demo of structure under suspension load (semi suspension)

• Third rope variation for added support and aesthetics

• TK with hojo cuffs instead of lower wraps as an alternative.

Requirements:

• The person being tied needs to be able to get their hands behind their back (either crossed or side by side) [updated 17.10.]

• To ensure you are able to participate in the exercises please make sure to sign up with a partner.

• If you wish to attend as a single person you may do so as an observer. Please state this in your application.

• All attendees need to have prior experience with shibari/kinbaku, models/bottoms as well.

• Riggers/tops should be able to master basics such as single column tie/basic knot by heart, and have prior experience in learning harnesses of some kind.
  Please practice a lot before the event if you feel uncertain!

• To participate the part of exercises where we load the TK you must have learned how to make suspension lines by an instructor prior to the event.
  If not sufficient in this knowledge, you will focus on practicing the ties without suspension lines during the class.

Bring:

• 5 ropes of regular length (ca 8 meters) 

• Safety shears

• It is highly recommended that the ropes are jute sold specifically for shibari, and not ropes from a hardware store or sex shop.

  You will receive help to cut ropes into suitable length for your partner during the class if you so wish.