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NOV

Short Bamboo Restraint Systems

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CET · LGBTQIA+ & Friends
VIRTUAL

Quick Info

When:
15. November 2026, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CET
Where:
online
Format:
workshop
Who can join:
LGBTQIA+ & Friends
Constellation:
solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome (everyone needs a ticket)
Language:
English
What to know:
Participants should be comfortable tying a secure single-column tie and should have a basic understanding of rope tension, body positioning, circulation and nerve safety, negotiation, and ongoing communication during restraint. No suspension knowledge or suspension equipment is required. All techniques taught in this class are intended for grounded practice.
What to bring:
One or two short, smooth bamboo rods with rounded or carefully finished ends, 3–5 lengths of bondage rope, omfortable clothing that allows you to observe the placement of rope and bamboo, safety equipment
Recording:
Yes, the session is recorded and will be sent to all ticket holders after the class.
Questions:
Message us via info@karada-house.de

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Short bamboo rods can transform the structure, intensity, and spatial dynamics of grounded rope restraint. Compact and responsive, they can act as extensions of the hands, rigid anchors, levers, or frameworks through which pressure and movement are
directed.
In this three-hour intermediate workshop, Mosaic Cat & Sia will explore ways of combining short bamboo rods with rope to create systems for limb fixation, leverage, controlled compression, breath-aware restraint, and dynamic positioning—all without using suspension.
Rather than treating bamboo as a decorative addition, the class approaches it as a structural tool. We will examine how its rigidity changes the distribution of tension, how small adjustments can produce significant changes in posture and sensation, and how bamboo can create restraint that is compact, adaptable, and visually expressive. The focus will be on principles and modular structures that participants can adapt to

different bodies and scenes, rather than on reproducing a single fixed pattern.

The workshop will include demonstrations, guided practice, time for experimentation, and opportunities to ask questions.

What We Will Cover

  •  Selecting, preparing, and safely handling short bamboo rods
  • Understanding how rigid materials interact with soft tissue, joints, nerves, and circulation
  • How to secure limbs to bamboo
  • Creating compact limb-folding and compression structures
  • Using bamboo to connect or separate different limbs
  • Applying leverage to influence posture and restrict movement
  • Grounded restraint positions for kneeling, seated, curled, and forward-folded bodies
  • Breath-aware compression and the distinction between controlling posture and dangerously restricting breathing

Safety Note

Rigid bamboo can concentrate force more intensely than rope alone. Techniques involving the neck, chest, joints, leverage, or compression require particular care and continuous communication. Breath-related material in this workshop focuses on awareness, posture, pacing, and
consensual modulation of breathing sensations. It is not intended to teach airway obstruction or uncontrolled restriction of breathing.
Participants are encouraged to work slowly, stay within their existing level of experience, adapt all exercises to the needs of the person being tied, and stop immediately if there is numbness, tingling, loss of function, unusual pain, breathing difficulty, panic, or other signs of distress.

Facilitator

Mosaic Cat (Maomao) (she/her)

Mosaic Cat (Maomao) began her Shibari journey in Taiwan in 2017, immersing herself in both classical Japanese traditions and contemporary European techniques. After returning to Shanghai in 2019, she became an active force in the rope community, organizing workshops, curating events, and nurturing a growing network of rope practitioners. To date, she has taught over 500 students and performed in m...

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41 (she/they)

41 is a non-binary queer, neurodivergent, and polyamory practitioner, as well as a switch based in Shanghai, China. With a background in political science and gender studies, they are seeking to explore an activism that grows from subtle sensations and embodied experiences of power and intimacy. 41 started their rope journey as a rope bunny five years ago and start to learn tying three years ago. ...

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