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16-17
AUG

Murasaki Haruan – Foundations of Yukimura Ryu

11:00 am – 6:00 pm · LGBTQIA+ & Friends
IN-HOUSE

Quick Info

When:
16. August 2025, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, 17. August 2025, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Where:
KARA
Format:
workshop
Who can join:
LGBTQIA+ & Friends
Constellation:
solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome (everyone needs a ticket)
Language:
English
Questions:
Message us via info@karada-house.de

Tickets

This workshop offers a thorough introduction to the foundational principles of Yukimura-ryu, with a particular focus on one-rope practices, minimal rope expression, and pose exploration. We will center our attention on the emotional and communicative aspects of Yukimura-ryu—what the style is and what it is not. Using simple techniques and minimal rope, we aim to explore complex layers of intention, presence, and interaction.

While the physical forms are modest in appearance, the internal and relational depth is substantial. This workshop is best suited for those drawn to quiet intensity and nuanced emotional connection, rather than for those seeking semenawa or performative rope styles.

Day 1: Communicating with one rope

– sharing ideas and thoughts about what Yukimura Ryu is and what it is not
– concepts of Yukimura Ryu
– communication with one rope

Day 2: Applying the Basics

– practicing the basics and adding more rope
– applying our knowledge to typical poses found in this style, i.e. one open leg, kemono shibari etc.

Private Lessons with Murasaki

Murasaki Haruan will be with us in Berlin for two consecutive weekends. The first weekend (August 16–17, 2025) will be a foundational Yukimura-ryu workshop. The second weekend (August 23-24, 2025) will be a Masterclass including renbaku teachings. She will also host a renbaku salon (August 15) and offer private sessions at Karada House between the two weekends.

Facilitator

Person in traditional attire with red rope.

Murasaki Haruan (she/her)

Official Successor of Yukimura-ryu Kinbaku / Founder, Grace Rope Lab Murasaki began her career as a professional Mistress in 2002. Through that work, she encountered her mentor Yukimura Haruki and began studying under him in 2003, honing her skills as his on-set assistant during film productions. In 2014, she became the first Japanese person and first woman to be certified as “Yukimura-ryu Nawaaso...

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