There is so many things to build in a rope Dojo. We did move quickly in a new place and it’s our responsibility to make it safe, welcoming and to build a great feeling.

We will do this throughout the utilization of the place, but also by putting energy to build it. Before the opening on September 15th, the place will need a deep cleaning, organizing the tatami, lights and suspension points.

We will have some wood cutting, painting, drilling, moving stuff… to do Of course I have made a plan and a task organization plan. And I hope to do as much as I can before the official opening. But if you have some free time and would like to help me, you are more than welcome.

About Swen Brandy (CARNIVORE)
(Kinkster, Photographer, Former Martial Artist)

Swen Brandy has been active in BDSM fetish photography as Carnivore Pictures for over 18 years. His special passion is play shooting, which combines BDSM & fetish with photography/films. His core topics include the creation of body and mind challenges, impact play, rough body play, playfight, body guidance / body manipulation, as well as the design of creative game scenarios for private or professional use.

Playshootings are one of the most intense ways of self exploration. Thus Swen Brandy, who is known for his highly emotional authentic photos, sees himself rather as someone who works with people than a photographer. In this discussional exchange he shares his approach of guiding models through intense scenarios and challenges, while pre-negotiation and consent is an important focus. He gives insight on how he prepares himself and his models for the shootings and shares important implications to consider when trying a playshooting themself. Moreover he talks about his first steps as a photographer and how his concept evolved with experience.

Attendees have the opportunity to get a lot of interesting behind-the-scenes information, can ask questions and can get into direct exchange with Swen on this evening.“

Swen

Price : They will be a box.

Create and Experience Emotions – Swen Brandy’s method
2 Days Workshop

Would you like to create unique, realistic images with authentic emotions?

Do you want to learn a new game?

Then get an insight into the method of playshooting.

A playshooting goes beyond a normal photoshoot. Posing is not the focus here, but a game / scenario / mindset is created in which the play model and the play photographer or the kinky couple go together. The focus is not only on the camera, but on the shared experience, the interaction, which can be designed in a playful and challenging way.

The result is unique and authentic images that do not appear posed, but show real facets and emotions. The scenario also results in uniquely exciting game situations between the participants.

Are you curious? Then register now for the workshop and learn how to design such a shoot safely, amicably, creatively and with pleasure! Ideal for BDSM/Kink beginners and advanced users!

Day 1
Rough topic structure:.

• Introduction playshooting – theory part
• Framework conditions, consensus management, and creativity
• Treatment of individual areas of the Playshooting questionnaire from Carnivore-Pictures
• Cool Down & Aftercare
• The entree work: the beginning – forms of approach and zones of distance
• Warm up, partner check, and body movement
• Practice: set dramaturgy and creative training based on Playlevel 1
• Cam & Play – Part 1
• Playlevel Challenges 1

2 Day

• warm up, partner check, and body movement
• Cam & Play – Part 2
• Mind play & challenges
• Practice: set dramaturgy and creative training based on the 5 play levels
• Playlevel Challenges 1-4
• Round of reflection

Including small live demonstrations by Swen Brandy & Saara Rei

About the workshop leader :

Swen – Carnivore Pictures (Kinkster, Photographer, Former Martial Artist)

Swen Brandy has been active in BDSM fetish photography as Carnivore Pictures for over 18 years. His special passion is play shooting, which combines BDSM & fetish with photography/films. His core topics include the creation of body and mind challenges, impact play, rough body play, playfight, body guidance / body manipulation, as well as the design of creative game scenarios for private or professional use.

About the workshop model :

Saara Rei – Kinkster, Facilitator, Performance Artist

Saara Rei is a kink workshop facilitator and performance artist with a background in music, dance, education, and public speaking. Saara has been practicing Japanese-inspired rope bondage since 2014 and works generally around the exploration of suffering, both physical and emotional.

Rules

• Selling ticket will start in April !
• On both Day 11am To 7pm !
• Ticket price 250 euros for a pair
• The Group will Be 10 pairs maximums + Instructor and space managers.
• Being 18+
• To be medically able to do physical activities.
• It’s not a Rope Workshop….

Ticket

One Tickets is for a pair

Let’s start again study and explore together. So why not start by one rope !

One rope is enough. One rope to design, challenge, communicate, and play with your partner.
Coming back to this essential is the goal of this Workshop. Two people, one rope – creating a situation, play, and maybe even a dance.
For years, I have explained my basics and my concepts using one rope. As a result, I have created a lot of different exercises, movements, and patterns. I have also done a lot of sessions with only one rope.
This has lead me to have a very homogenous technic based mainly on tension, body/mind management, and efficiency.
In this workshop we are going to pay attention to rope handling and tension. By reducing the rope complexity we are going to go deeper into body management and increase our possibilities. Rather than controlling somebody else, we are going to lead a person through the rope to intense sensations!
Depending of the group and the feeling, sometimes, we are going to show and study some application “Kinbaku like” adding one or two ropes.
For this workshop, knowing a basic single column tie is required as well as some notion of security and rope handling. two ropes per person (so four ropes per couple – 7/8 meter each) and one short rope for finishing off creations.
This workshop is also a good introduction to minimalist, organic while in movement tying. So it’s good introduction to my style for people who want to explore my way of doing rope.
As usual, the workshop content will depend of the group level and dynamic. The content and exercise will always change not the concept !

Specific Requirements // Info

• I may present this tuition alone, so I may need volunteer(s) for the demonstration !
• All level if you have done the Class “One Week-End to Start” is required before attending or if you have study then Enzo // Gyaku Ashi // Security system specific to our style !

There are many workshops where the discussion and exercises focus on how the rigger can practice semenawa. This is a workshop where the discussion and exercises focus on how the bottom can practice semenawa. We will combine somatic bodywork practices with practical, hands-on tying exercises, where the rigger and the bottom will work together to reach a “semenawa state of mind.” While every exercise will focus on the experience of the bottom, with the aid of the rigger, there will still be a lot to learn for the rigger as well, as kinbaku is a practice of relating to and understanding each other – when one half grows, the whole will grow… and in that sense, it is impossible to truly separate the learnings of each role from one another. What we attempt to do here in this workshop is to simply shift the focus to the bottom’s practice.

Semenawa can be seen and experienced in many ways, as the meaning of the word “seme” is multifacited and contextual. Semenawa is generally associated with torturous, challenging rope bondage. In this workshop, we will focus on both physical and emotional techniques that can be particularly useful when practicing semenawa, as well as in meeting challenges in our everyday lives! We will combine somatic bodywork practices and theory with tying exercies in order to build a base of understanding within what we are doing: rope bondage. The first day will focus more on practical techiniques and limits, and the second day will focus more on power dynamics and emotional work.

Who is this workshop for?

It is important that models who are interested in attending this workshop come with a rigger that they have tied with before and are interested in working with this person in the future. This workshop is an investment in each other and an opportunity to deepen your understanding of how you tie together. It is important that both the rigger and the model have experience in doing suspensions together. Experience in semenawa, or tying styles that are associated to semenawa (such as Naka-ryu or Kanna-ryu, for example), are not necessary for either party. You are welcome to attend, even if you have never heard of the word “semenawa” before.

About the Teachers:

Natasha NawaTaNeko is a Russian born, Berlin based experienced rope bottom and author of the recent book “Somatics for Rope Bottoms”. In Kinbaku, she is looking for true emotions and authenticity and sees rope bondage as deeply intimate and erotic practice that has also a profound transformational potential. Natasha keeps exploring her own resistance and surrender in ropes of her partner Alexander NawaRonin ever since 2011.

Saara Rei is a workshop facilitator and performance artist with a background in music, dance, education, and public speaking. Saara’s work generally centers around the exploration of suffering, both physical and emotional. Through their kink practice, Saara has come to understand that suffering comes from the comparison of what has been or could be to the present moment. And with that, Saara enjoys teaching about how to use suffering as a path to presence and enjoyment in life.

Rules

• Selling ticket will start in April !
• On both Day 1pm To 7pm !
• Bring your rigger !
• Intermediate to advance
• Full nudity will be accepted 
• ticket will be From Jan 2022
• Ticket price 250 euros for a pair
• You should bring 8 – 10 pieces of rope (7-8m), you safety tools, and some fabric (for blindfolding) for a Pair.
• The Group will Be 10 pairs maximums + Instructor and space managers.
• Being 18+
• To be medically able to do physical activities like; dance, martial art, yoga… Kinbaku in fact.
• No video, nor sound recording. Be present in the present.
• Buying a ticket mean you agree on Rules & Commun Behavior

Ticket

One Week-End to Start

How to start ? How to integrate the group of study ? This tuition is designed to help people to start study with us.

Since more than 10 years, after I came back from Tokyo, I have been helping people to learn Kinbaku, including a lot of international presenters. From my experience, I do consider that the beginning is the more important period. This tuition has been created to help new-commers. In this week-end, I will invite you inside my art and research. Sharing my personal experience and mistakes with you are my main tools to develop together.

All of this will be based on human interactions and the way we share time and space together, more than any visual result.

Program :

• Basic knot (one is enough ) and frictions;
• Rope and Body Manipulation (our style basics);
• One Rope pattern : Enzo, Gyaku Ashi;
• Two ropes pattern : Gote (also call Box tied//Takate Gote…) // Mae (hand in the front);
• How to play and evolve from this.
• Security Guideline (how to manage risk and be ready for everything – our philosophy);

Common rules in study !

Please check Yoroï Nicolas study information and website first, to know if you feel comfortable and compatible.

• No topless – for all genders, unless it is clearly promoted (Season workshop and Week-end could be topless)
• Be a Pair/Duo – of course not for the switch classes; One Day to Start – One week for switch
• Have your home material – not necessary for the One day to start but welcome
• Arrived between 15 minutes before the start of the tuition and the Start. (Please, not before : we need time to set up)
• No Recording : song, photo and video ! Be present ! (Notes and drawings are accepted)
• When the Educator asks to untie : please start right away. any delay would disturb the class and other participants.

Also, please check the dojo Rules and Commun Behavior and don’t hesitate to ask us if a rule is unclear to you!

How the study is organized ?

On the global point of view : First, we wake up the body, then we add rope to wake up the rope-body contact, and then we jump into the main part of the study. I try to finish with a creative exercise which summarize the tuition. And, of course, there is time for breaks. There is also time in the beginning and at the end of the course to socialize.

On each exercise/proposition : Mainly, the educator shows an exercise and comment on important points. The student tries to reproduce it after. Questions are welcome between the demonstration and the practice and you can ask for help through the practice, both for security as for technical point/inspiration/validation.

On a long term : If you are local, please start by “One day to start”.  If you feel you have a lot of experience, private tuition might work. After, the weekly Group Tuition is the best to steadily improve. Starting with Pattern Base or One rope and Free Rope Base, 6 sessions is the minimum to understand the patterns and their logic. After, you can study Semi-Suspension and Classical Play, which offers an endless study and reflection. One year and somewhere between 20 and 30 weekly Group Tuition is the great minimum to start Suspension Basic and play. Two years and a very committed practice are the minimal pre-requisites to attend Season/Research and master class Workshops.

Fast and flashy results are not what we are looking for. Commitment and deep research are our goals.

You can not come on Wednesday, you like to learn in intensive moment, you like to switch, come and play ! Come and learn !

Concept :

Four time a week-end this year, we are going to visit explore the base and the concept our type of rope. How to build them and how to use them. The point is to be able to reproduce them, but also to understand the logic and the philosophy behind – obviously to reuse that for other creative plays.

Our focus will be on floor work and half-suspension.

The final goal will be to develop, within each one of us, a very personal relationship to rope, based on a solid concept.

Menu :

• Enzo 1 to 6 in Deep (One line Pattern)
• Suspension line and axes
• Gyaku Ashi and 3 directions
• Upper body harness : Gote and Mae !

During the tuition I will share my knowledge, skills and experience for both sides; rigger (Tori) and model (Uke)!

Specific Requirements // Info

• I may present this tuition alone, so I may need volunteer(s) for the demonstration !
• From Beginner level If you have done the tuition “One Week-End to Start” !

Common rules in study !

Please check Study information first, to know if you feel comfortable and compatible.

• No topless – for all genders, unless it is clearly promoted (Season workshop and Week-end could be topless)
• Be a Pair/Duo – of course not for the switch classes; One Day to Start – One week for switch
• Have your home material – not necessary for the One day to start but welcome
• Arrived between 15 minutes before the start of the tuition and the Start. (Please, not before : we need time to set up)
• No Recording : song, photo and video ! Be present ! (Notes and drawings are accepted)
• When the Educator asks to untie : please start right away. any delay would disturb the class and other participants.

Also, please check the dojo Rules and Commun Behavior and don’t hesitate to ask us if a rule is unclear to you!

How the study is organized ?

On the global point of view : First, we wake up the body, then we add rope to wake up the rope-body contact, and then we jump into the main part of the study. I try to finish with a creative exercise which summarize the tuition. And, of course, there is time for breaks. There is also time in the beginning and at the end of the course to socialize.

On each exercises/propositions : Mainly, the educator shows an exercise and comment on important points. The student tries to reproduce it after. Questions are welcome between the demonstration and the practice and you can ask for help through the practice, both for security as for technical point/inspiration/validation.

On a long term : If you are local, please start by “One day to start”.  If you feel you have a lot of experience, private tuition might work. After, the weekly Group Tuition is the best to steadily improve. Two years and a very committed practice are the minimal pre-requisites to attend Season/Research and master class Workshops.

Fast and flashy results are not what we are looking for. Commitment and deep research are our goal.