Join us to walk your very first steps in learning rope bondage (shibari/kinbaku), based on Japanese-inspired rope bondage. This class is designed for absolute beginners with no prior knowledge whatsoever. We recommend visiting it 2-3 times until you have accumulated muscle memory and then join our beginner class to go further. Important Note: Please arrive...
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In this workshop, Caritia will teach you different knots and frictions, how and where they can be used. A space to brush up on your skills and deconstruct what you are tying. - cross friction - manta hitch - bowline - double bight - quick release (for an upline) - square/reef knot Important...
"Seme" is much more than simply giving pain or creating predicaments as it is often translated and described to Western students of Shibari. It is also not a style, technique, or excuse to hurt someone through roughness or carelessness. On the contrary, seme is applied deliberately, carefully, precisely, sometimes boldly, and always on purpose. Seme...
Welcome to Queerope 2022! This year we are bringing back the warm-up sessions to ease into the conference but also take really good care of our bodies, energy, and mental health. For most sessions - like this one - Caritia will be your gentle guide. This session will help you orientate yourself and also get...
QUEEROPE 2022 is a 5-day virtual conference for mostly shibari/kinbaku/Japanese-inspired bondage that is exclusively for LGBTQIA+ people and womên. We welcome all roles (rigger/tops, model/bottoms, switches, etc.), all knowledge levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced), and all styles to this gathering that aims to bring queer & female-identifying practitioners together to celebrate their love for rope...
QUEEROPE 2022 is a 5-day virtual conference for mostly shibari/kinbaku/Japanese-inspired bondage that is exclusively for LGBTQIA+ people and womên. We welcome all roles (rigger/tops, model/bottoms, switches, etc.), all knowledge levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced), and all styles to this gathering that aims to bring queer & female-identifying practitioners together to celebrate their love for rope...
QUEEROPE 2022 is a 5-day virtual conference for mostly shibari/kinbaku/Japanese-inspired bondage that is exclusively for LGBTQIA+ people and womên. We welcome all roles (rigger/tops, model/bottoms, switches, etc.), all knowledge levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced), and all styles to this gathering that aims to bring queer & female-identifying practitioners together to celebrate their love for rope...
By purchasing a pay-it-forward ticket you are donating a ticket to a person of the LGBTQIA+ community who could otherwise not afford to attend. Karada House will keep a waiting list and make a pay-it-forward ticket available to a person on that list as soon as it is bought. Thank you for helping other people...
One of the most curious things about rope bondage is that it has grown in such a way that neither rope nor bondage is its most central aspect. As we begin our journey into the world of knots, frictions, and tension controls, it is worthwhile to pause and ask why we tie in the first...
This class takes a deep dive into the minute details of what makes good tension, clean placement, even lines, and smooth, effortless rope movement. These absolutely fundamental (and universally applicable) micro-techniques are difficult to pin down but magic once implemented, and make the difference between good rope and excellent tying. We will look at how...
People living with chronic pain & disability deserve to feel safe(r) & welcome in rope communities. For this to be more common, we need to actively remove ableism from our rope practices. This session is for people who are NOT in chronic pain who want to be better allies to folx in pain within rope....
Pauline and Roser will share their experience of tying in movement: Restricted Movements. The fine line of restricting the body while it can move in many different ways creating an improvised dance between two dancing bodies restricted with a rope/s. Pauline is experienced with different types of dances, movement research, and creative body expression, and...