ROH April: Bamboos and Open Shapes
Session 1: Bamboo & Rope 101 There will be two workshops running simultaneously, and it’s your choice which one you take part in. Bamboo Adding straight lines to our rope play opens up many new ways of tying. We’ll cover ideas from the spreader bar, through to more free-form ways of integrating bamboo into your ties. Many of the tips for tying on humans won’t work well on the incompressible surface of wood, metal, or whatever solid bar you might be using, so we’ll be teaching the juggling act of moving from one to the other, and the joy of adding rigid structures that can fundamentally change what we can achieve with only a compressible medium like rope. Pre-requisites: ==> People tying: a solid single column of your choice, familiarity with half-hitches and munter hitches, good tension and rope handling. ==> People being tied: Good communication from inside rope, ability to identify nerve and circulation issues. - - - - - - - - - - Rope 101 Our well known 101 sessions return to teach you rope handling, basic skills and communication. You'll leave this class being able to tie a body up and glean some starter tips on how to be tied. This class is suitable for people brand new to rope, and those who've been to a 101 before but still have some more questions around the fundamentals. There'll definitely be something new for you to learn. Why not come along and take your next step on your rope journey? Pre-requisites: none ____________________________ Session 2: Open Shapes Rope lends itself to compressing people into ball-like shapes, but with a little skill and attention we can create more open positions. This session will focus on the subtleties needed to open up the body and create novel shapes to use during our ties, shapes which lend themselves to vulnerability. Pre-requisites: attending our 101 session, or ==> People tying: a solid single column of your choice. Some understanding of rope tension, listening and communication skills. ==> People being tied: Good communication from inside rope, awareness of your boundaries.