Foundations is more than just a starting point—it’s your gateway to a safe, skillful, and mindful practice of rope. As you embark on this path, you’ll leave equipped with three key pillars to elevate your practice. Here’s what you’ll take away:
Safety First: Techniques to Reduce Harm and Manage Risk
Safety is the cornerstone of any rope practice. In Foundations, we prioritize understanding how to minimize risks for both tops and bottoms.
Rope is dangerous, hard stop. Accidents will happen, but safety isn’t about avoiding them—it’s about reducing harm and managing risk
Anatomical Awareness: Identifying nerve zones and understanding circulation to avoid injury.
Communication Tools: How to check in with your partner before, during, and after a scene.
Emergency Preparedness: The importance of having safety shears on hand and recognizing when to untie versus cut the rope.
Basic Techniques: Confidently Tackle Ground Rope
Foundations is designed to give you practical, hands-on skills that form the backbone of your rope journey. By the end of the class, you’ll have the ability to:
- Basic Knots and Frictions
- Essential Rope and Body Handling Tecniques
- Build on these basics to create versatile harnesses, one knot at a time.
Mindset: Approaching Practice Mindfully and Intentionally
In Foundations, we encourage a mindful approach by fostering:
Presence: Cultivate focus and attentiveness to your partner’s needs and responses.
Mindfulness: It’s not just about creating patterns or achieving immobility. It’s about presence, purpose, and the energy between you and the rope
Intentionality: approaching every action with care and thoughtfulness.
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