Once again we have invited the internationally renowned Kinbaku artists TAMANDUA & BRIKI. This time to teach a series of 4 workshops - the PROGRESSIVE SHIBARI SERIES - in Zurich. A great opportunity for the growing Swiss rope community to learn TAMANDUA's particularly refined style in depth.
The series starts with the weekend of July 7-9 at intermediate level - this first course is aimed at people who have just learned suspension lines and a chest harness and have taken their first steps with them.
TAMANDUA & BRIKI will then return to Zurich every three months to introduce participants to more complex and challenging bondage, from suspensions to transitions.
The courses can also be booked independently of each other. The requirements for participation naturally increase from course to course. Friday will be a preparation day with a special topic and can be booked separately.
Safe the dates! July 7-9 / October 6-8 / January 19-21 / April 12-14
Prices & booking see below.
Course language: English.
>>Click here for information on the Friday workshop
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - 7-8 OCTOBER
Deep Focus Weekend - Part 2: Beyond Suspension Basics
The second in a series of 4 skill progressive workshops offered by Tamandua and Briki in Zurich every 3 months.
For the second installment of our progressive shibari series, we go beyond the very basics of suspension. With the basics already covered, we are ready for more tools and insights to bring to our tying journey.
If you attended Tamandua and Briki's intensive weekend in July you are automatically qualified to apply for this weekend. If not, please read the requirements at the bottom and apply with a short description of your tying experience and prior rope education.
In this workshop, we will take our first steps into some of the more complex factors that determine a ties shape and impact, especially in the context of suspension.
What do we need to master, beyond securely attaching, pulling up, and locking a line, in order to create a suspended tie of a specific shape that is also pleasurable and safe?
Ties to focus on:
M-shape / spread legs in upright positions using Tamanduas TK
Torsion with legs tied together, and torsion with futomomo combined with Tamanduas TK or tengu
Gyaku ebi / Face down backbend using the tengu and a hip harness
Topics for the weekend:
Choice of height and directions of suspension lines to determine the shape and outcome of a tie
Efficiency when managing uplines
The differences between locking on a bamboo or carabiner/ring, and differences when locking main lines and secondary lines
Tideying up leftover hanging bits from suspension lines in fast and neat ways.
As with all the workshops in this series, content will be taught with a combined rigger/top and model/bottom perspective. How to do, how to relate, what to expect, what to look out for etc.
Requirements:
Riggers need to have learned how to make and lock suspension lines on a bamboo from an experienced rope instructor, and know these techniques by heart.
Have prior experience in suspending from a TK. Or if you are modeling this weekend, having been suspended in a TK.
Knowing how to recognize signs of nerve damage happening and how to check for it during a tying session.
Bring:
You need to have a kit of ropes suitable for shibari specifically: single ply jute ropes around 6mm thick.
At least 6 ropes cut to be around 8 meters long each. And 2 random shorter lengths for in case you need to add a little extra to finish a pattern.
Sex store or hardware store ropes are not suited for the type of tying taught this weekend. Ignoring this advice WILL disadvantage you in the workshop. If in doubt, contact us and ask for advice.
>> Here you can find more information about TAMANDUA & BRIKI
and a few impressions of their work.
SCHEDULE
Fri, 06.10.2023 - 18-22 h
Sat, 07.10.2023 - 11-19 h
Sun, 08.10.2023 - 11-19 h
LANGUAGES
English
(translation into German may be possible on request)
Choose your ticket price according to your self-assessment.
With the low(er) income tickets, we also want to give low-income earners the opportunity to attend our events.
We cordially invite high earners to make it with a higher contribution possible for us to make this offer.
We would like to thank you in advance for your solidarity.
For people with particularly low incomes, there are usually additional options for even lower prices.
Please do not hesitate to write to us and ask. We would be delighted if you could join us!
The course(s) can be booked as follows - participation only as a pair - rigger & model:
- FRIDAY -
STEMLESS TAKATE KOTE - More Information
PRICE PER PAIR
CHF 190,-
Low(er) Income Tickets
I - CHF 175,-
II - CHF 160,-
III - CHF 145,-
High(er) Income Tickets
I - CHF 205,-
II - CHF 220,-
III - CHF 235,-
- SATURDAY & SUNDAY -
BEYOND SUSPENSION BASICS
PRICE PER PAIR
CHF 570,-
Low(er) Income Tickets
I - CHF 520,-
II - CHF 470,-
III - CHF 420,-
High(er) Income Tickets
I - CHF 620,-
II - CHF 670,-
III - CHF 720,-
- FREE, SAMSDAY & SUNDAY -
STEMLESS TAKATE KOTE & BEYOND SUSPENSION BASICS
PRICE PER PAIR
CHF 730,-
Low(er) Income Tickets
I - CHF 660,-
II - CHF 590,-
III - CHF 520,-
High(er) Income Tickets
I - CHF 800,-
II - CHF 870,-
III - CHF 940,-
Please also read all further info below, too.
How to apply:
Please send a short description of you and your partners tying experience, plus one or more clear pictures showing recent tying you did outside of a workshop context. The picture does not have to be anything complicated or spectacular. Click below to send us an email.
FURTHER INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE EVENT
The aims of our events are to learn together as a group and support shared processes as well as personal development. Couples and all other types of partnerships or constellations are welcome, but you should be aware and open to the fact that the courses are not designed as partnership experiences and that we address each person as an individual. For example, in order to include all participants equally, we usually work with random partner combinations in the exercises. This means that there will be both the same and different gender combinations. Participants should generally be open to working with any person and any body. Exceptions can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Gender identity, sexual orientation, age or membership of often marginalized groups such as BBIPoC, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA*, disabled people, etc. are not criteria when registering and selecting participants. This means that, in principle, everyone is equally welcome and we endeavor to do justice to the respective constellation and different needs, but our resources are limited. If you have any questions in this regard, please contact us.
We expect you to be careful, communicative, consent-oriented and mindful, and we encourage you to respect your own boundaries and self-responsibility.
Hate speech will not be tolerated. Please bring "candy speech".
We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop should their behavior be hurtful or too problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation - although we will likely try to explain. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Further claims are then excluded.
You can read more about this topic here.
PRICES AND IF SOLD OUT
We would like to give low-income earners the opportunity to attend our events with low(er) income tickets. We cordially invite high-income earners to make it possible for us to make this offer with a higher contribution. We would like to thank you in advance for your solidarity.
For PEOPLE WITH PARTICULARLY LOW INCOME there is usually the possibility of even lower prices. Please do not hesitate to write to us and ask. We are happy if you can be part of it!
Is the event sold out on the ticket platform? Write to us! There may be a waiting list or another opportunity to take part after all.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations are free of charge up to eight weeks before the start of the course, up to 4 weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 20% of the course fee is due, up to 2 weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 50% is due. Cancellations and refunds of course fees at a later date are not possible. However, participants can find substitute participants to take up the booked places. In the event of cancellation by the organizer, the course fee will be refunded in full. Further claims are excluded.