Lunch Talk: Hand Safety – Warm-Up, Drills and Prevention
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Lunch Talk: Hand Safety – Warm-Up, Drills and Prevention

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm · LGBTQIA+ & Womên
IN-HOUSE

Quick Info

Where
tent
Format
lecture
Max. participants
as many as fit
Constellation
solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome
Can I passively watch?
yes
Minimum knowledge
-
What to bring
one rope
Accessibility notes
We can adapt to accessibility needs.
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Although rope practice is not considered a sport, it can nonetheless be an intense — even extreme — physical activity for the body.

In this talk, Juliette will focus specifically on hand health for riggers. Drawing from her experience as someone living with chronic hand pain caused by rope practice, she proposes a more preventive and adaptive approach to tying. Alongside sharing her personal experience, she will demonstrate a warm-up routine to prepare the hands before tying, as well as practical tips for rope handling techniques that help reduce strain and stress on the hands during sessions.

 

Facilitator

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Juliette (she/her)

Juliette discovered shibari in 2016. Her desire to tie emerged quickly as a need to translate the emotions and sensations she experienced in rope. Influenced by aikido and contact improvisation dance, she places the body at the center of her approach, as a medium of transmission. Juliette has trained with many shibari teachers, each contributing to her understanding through different techniques an...

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