Soptik & Sansei – Announcing presenter
Soptik is a bondage teacher and event organizer. He created his first educational website with information on rope bondage in 2000. After ten years of self-education, had met Kinoko Hajime who became his first teacher of Japanese bondage. Afterwards, his tying was shaped by Osada Steve and Kanna; however, Kinoko Ryu is still his first choice for most of his rope partners. A year later, he started teaching regular bondage workshops and have kept this hobby till today.
In the meantime, he met two other teachers who influenced him greatly. The first was Yoroi Nicolas who taught him movement, intimacy, and simplicity in ropes. The second and the most influential was Riccardo Wildties. He introduced Naka Ryu to him. The more he studies with Riccardo and Naka Akira, the more he falls in love with this style.
You can find out more about his workshops at www.soptikshibari.com.
Sansei is enjoying ropes as a rope bottom since 2017. Her approach is defined by her devotion and surrender to the rigger. She enjoys exploring (often dark) emotions and natural living through ropes. She started to to tie as a rigger recently. Her prefered style is Naka ryu in both roles.
Workshops
Chair bondage on the floor
(Workshop level: L1-3)
If you expect to learn how to tie chairs at this workshop, you would be disappointed. You will learn how to creatively tie your partner to a chair. Chairs are great for their stability, shape, and their many different options for tie-offs and positions. Moreover, everyone has a chair at home.
We will explain some basic techniques for tying your partner to a chair and help you discover creative positions for play, sex, etc.
Tying in movement
(Workshop level: L1-3)
We are used to tying our partners while on the floor, as our rope bottom’s stability becomes an easy task and we can usually stay connected just by being close. However, when we stand up, we get stiff and easily disconnected.
Let’s start to move, both of us. Our tying can be like a dance – playful, sadistic, or dominant. The choice is yours.
We will work on tying and moving at the same time. You will learn to tie in dynamic ways, move your partner and move together, and how to control his stability, the rope, and the whole tie.
Rough ropes
(Workshop level: L1-3)
Being rough is not always just about pain and violance. This hands-on class explores all but gentle energies you can put into your ropes. You will learn useful tricks to make your ropes more rough.
