When: Every Monday, 9th November - 14th December, 6pm - 8pm
Where: Daruma, Neukölln, Berlin - Our full address sent to you automatically after booking.
Language: English
Tickets: €170 regular / €150 low income / €190 supporter. Price is per person for the whole 6 week course.
The schedule for all of our upcoming step 1, 2 & 3 courses can be found here.
A six-week course for people who are already comfortable with the basics, and want to move towards whole ties and scenes.
Our Step 1, 2 and 3 courses form a pathway from the very beginning of your shibari practice through to the basics of suspension. Each runs over six weeks with the same group throughout - regular, structured practice that goes deep rather than broad, giving you a firm grasp of the rope bondage basics, time to build muscle memory, and a group of people you get to know well enough to keep practising with.
Shibari for Beginners+: Structures (Step 2)
Step 2 builds on the content of the Step 1 course, deepening and expanding on what you’ve already learnt. By the end of the course, participants should have a wider range of technical elements in their rope tool kits, a deeper understanding of common safety issues, and should be able to construct basic, suspendible harnesses along with a range of floor ties, and use them in play.
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Step 2 follows on from Step 1. You don't have to have taken Step 1 with us, but if you learned elsewhere you should already be familiar with:
Single column tie
Straight and counter-tensioned wrapping
Basic frictions: nodome, half hitch, x-friction, half moon friction
Kannuki / cinch
Double column tie
Larkshead (joining ropes)
You should ideally be at a point where you feel that these elements are starting to live in your ‘muscle memory’, be able to build simple harnesses using them, and should also be familiar with checking for nerve issues, controlling tension, and handling rope smoothly.
Step 1 is an in depth 6 week / full weekend course - if you’ve only been to a one off drop in evening, you'll likely find it hard to keep up in Step 2 and it’s possible that you won't get so much out of it.
Starting at Step 1 isn't a step backwards - it's faster in the end.
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You are welcome to come alone or partnered. Participants who come alone are encouraged to partner up with another solo-participant to practice the ties on each other. If you don’t want to switch (both tie and be tied), or you aren’t comfortable with the idea of practicing with new people, then we would recommend coming with a partner.
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You don’t need to bring your own rope as ropes will be available at the studio to borrow or buy!
Please wear comfortable clothes that are easy to move in. We recommend avoiding hard, inflexible fabrics (like denim) and avoiding any hard items such as belts or underwires on the body.
Important: Tickets are per PERSON (not per couple).
Please double check that you select the correct start date when booking below.