After having some solid groundwork in my style of rope both on the floor and in suspension, What can you do ? Seasonal research workshops, of course, but not only.

Why not, every month, work around a concept that you can do with one rope, on the floor, and in suspension !

So naturally, the workshop will be about that, trying to see the connections between contradictory types of tying :

• Floor and Suspension
• Minimalist and more heavy tied
• Visual and play tied
• Control and leading
• …

Each month I will come with a proposal and, depending on the group, we are going to explore the subject. It is a very creative moment where adaptation will be a constant quality between the model (Uke) and the rigger (Tori), also between me and the group.

The aim will not be to offer you a recipe to copy but to introduce you to my own ways of tying and why I do tie like this (when a why exists at least), so that you can develop your own ways to tie.

Requirements:

• Please ask me for permission to join this course
• Having a good understanding of my patterns and basics is essential.

Ruls and Material

• 8 pairs maximum
• 3 hours of lessons
• Have your equipment (8 ropes – 4 carabiners – safety tool – Tenugui)
• No nudity or topless
• No recording: photo // video // sound – note and drawing welcome.
• No spectator, be in pairs.

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)!

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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” !

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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!

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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.

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

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 !

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Requirements :

• Will to work on body consciousness
• Good communication level
• One rope but in fact Few kinbaku ropes (around 5)
• Blindfold – or a piece of all-purpose fabric
• Few round-ed carabiners

Rules :

• Being 18+
• To be medically able to do physical activities like; dance, martial art, yoga…
• No picture, video, nor sound recording. Be present : in the present.
• No topless, no bottomless : for all participants//genders.

Tickets Price :

340 euros for a pair 100 euros as deposit- 240 euros at the workshop

© Photo Credit : Naomi, by A-Nicolas – from Tokyo Decadence, Japan, 2009.

Version Française

After the first tuition, what to do? How to develop, study and increase your understanding ?

So you did the workshop “One Week-End to Start”  and enjoyed it? You would like to continue to develop with us? This tuition is designed for you!

Each month, we are going to work around a different specific pattern : how to build it and how to use it. The point is to be able to reproduce it, but also to understand the logic and the philosophy behind – obviously to reuse that for other creative plays. The final goal will be to develop, within each one of us, a very personal relationship to rope, based on a solid concept.

Tuition Program type :

• Body wake up
• One rope work (specifically based on Enzo and Gyaku Ashi)
• Pattern presentation // explanation (How to do it)
• Creative exercises using the pattern
• In depth with pattern (Philosophy, Breaking Down, Simplification or Adding New Fonctionnalities)
• Back to calm // Debrief

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

Specific Requirements // Info

• I will present this tuition alone, so I will need volunteer(s) for the demonstration !
• Beginner – Intermediate level.
• the Class “One Week-End to Start” is required before attending.

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

Version Française

© Photo Credit : C., by A-Nicolas – Brussels, Belgium, 2022.

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One of the classic and rewarding phases of rope art is suspension. In my style and our dojo we support the study first on the floor work then in semi-suspension. On these basis, the suspension offers a new dimension on the technical level, as well as for creation purpose and mental state.

Goal :

This course, followed in full, aims to allow you to integrate all the basic suspensions of the Yoroi Style. As always the goal is both to continue to explore rope art together and to allow you to gain a solid basis for your own style.

The tuition will be for tying people as well as those who are in the ropes.

Sequence :

This year each class will be divided in three phases:

• Reminder and validation of the basic technique of the previous class,
• Presentation and trying of the new form,
• Transition work (to or from another form previously studied) or transformation (creative work/play/…)

There will therefore be three suspensions per tuition. Of course, depending on the group and its evolution, many adjustments will be possible and any pair will be able to benefit from adaptations within the limit of my time.

Annual Program:

• October: Yoko-Tsuri 1 // Side suspension (base) // With Carabiner 
• November: Yoko-Tsuri 2 // Side suspension (Exploration) // with Carabiner
• December: Ryo-Ashi-Tsuri // Form where the two legs are attached together // Work on One and Two points (Carabiner and bamboo possible in the study).
• January: Futomomo-Tsuri // Form on compact folded leg // Work on One and Two points (Carabiner and bamboo possible in the study).
• February: Ashi-Kubi-Tsuri // Suspension on the ankle // Work on Carabiner
• March: Gyaku-Ebi-tsuri // Face down suspension also called inverted shrimp // Work on Carabiner
• April: Agura-Tsuri // seated cross-legged position // Carabiner work
• May: Gyaku Ashi-tsuri // from floor form to suspension // And transformation work.
• June: Yoroi Style Transition // Move from one form to another in a fluid and assured way.

Requirements:

• Please ask me for permission to join this course
• Having a good understanding of my patterns and basics is essential.
• To be able to do the two-rope Gote and the two-rope Mae quickly. (Know yourself in the shape for the model, know your model in the shape for the rigger)

Ruls and Material

• 8 pairs maximum
• 3 hours of lessons
• Have your equipment (8 ropes – 4 carabiners – safety tool – Tenugui)
• No nudity or topless
• No recording: photo // video // sound – note and drawing welcome.
• No spectator, be in pairs.

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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 Week-End to Start – One week for switch
• Have your home material – not necessary for the One Week-End 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!

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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.

After having some solid groundwork in my style of rope both on the floor and in suspension, What can you do ? Seasonal research workshops, of course, but not only.

Why not, every month, work around a concept that you can do with one rope, on the floor, and in suspension !

So naturally, the workshop will be about that, trying to see the connections between contradictory types of tying :

• Floor and Suspension
• Minimalist and more heavy tied
• Visual and play tied
• Control and leading
• …

Each month I will come with a proposal and, depending on the group, we are going to explore the subject. It is a very creative moment where adaptation will be a constant quality between the model (Uke) and the rigger (Tori), also between me and the group.

The aim will not be to offer you a recipe to copy but to introduce you to my own ways of tying and why I do tie like this (when a why exists at least), so that you can develop your own ways to tie.

Requirements:

• Please ask me for permission to join this course
• Having a good understanding of my patterns and basics is essential.

Ruls and Material

• 8 pairs maximum
• 3 hours of lessons
• Have your equipment (8 ropes – 4 carabiners – safety tool – Tenugui)
• No nudity or topless
• No recording: photo // video // sound – note and drawing welcome.
• No spectator, be in pairs.

---

Common rule in study !

Please make sure you are compatible and feel comfortable with our philosophy first.

• No toplessness for any gender unless is clearly promoted (Seasonal workshop and Week-end could be topless)
• Be a Pair/Duo – Not applicable 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
• Arrive up to 15 minutes before the start of the tuition and be present at the Start. (Please not before, we need time to setup up)
• No Recording : Sound, Photo or Video! Be present! (Notes and drawing are accepted)
• When the Educator asks to untie : please start right away. Any delay disturbs 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 not clear to you !

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How the study is organize ?

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 summarizing the tuition. And of course, there is time for breaks. There is also time in the beginning and the end of the course to socialize.

On each Exercise/Proposition : Mainly, the educator shows an exercise and comments on important points. The student tries to reproduce it, after. Questions are welcomed between the demonstration and the practice. Asking for help also 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 pattern 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 to Season/Research and master class Workshop.

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

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Minimalist, Organic and Motion Based Kinbaku.

Since a little over two decades, I have been exploring the rope and mixed it with my other body’s practices : Aikido, thai massage, system A, contact improvisation… This research lead me to express myself in ropes based on a few, but essential and strong concepts. The aim is always to create a particular moment, one that is based on rope and where it is at the service of the session. This, generally, lead to a very fluid and organic moment.

I’d like to invite you in this way of tying :

The few essentials elements that we may explore : balance, breathing, posture, stability, body manipulation, time and space management, motion (for both side), rope and body tension as the main tool to tie, etc… Those elements will be presented for the person in ropes, as for the person tying. They will be presented through creative exercises and educational patterns.

A bit more :

• Minimalism : How to reduce as minimun the rope technic to leave more space to; body skill, corporal consciousness and human vibration?
• Organic : Our mind and our body is not square, but like nature; very fluid. We are going to work around a spiral and constent adaptation.
• Motion : Focus will not be on the visual result, but rather the way to interact together and to manipulate/move the other, the rope and ourselves.

Workshops and exercises within are always different. There are meant for the people, the group and my rope partner. So based on the group, we may do suspension, half suspension, strict floor work… As our rope practice, I believe leading a group of study should be based on a fluid exchange.

Requirements :

• Will to work on body consciousness
• Good communication level
• Kinbaku ropes (minimum 8)
• Blindfold – or a piece of all-purpose fabric
• Few round-ed carabiners (Minimum 3)

Rules :

• Being 18+
• To be medically able to do physical activities like; dance, martial art, yoga…
• No picture, video, nor sound recording. Be present : in the present.
• No topless, no bottomless : for all participants//genders.

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Inspirational work

After having some solid groundwork in my style of rope both on the floor and in suspension, What can you do ? Seasonal research workshops, of course, but not only.

Why not, every month, work around a concept that you can do with one rope, on the floor, and in suspension !

So naturally, the workshop will be about that, trying to see the connections between contradictory types of tying :

• Floor and Suspension
• Minimalist and more heavy tied
• Visual and play tied
• Control and leading
• …

Each month I will come with a proposal and, depending on the group, we are going to explore the subject. It is a very creative moment where adaptation will be a constant quality between the model (Uke) and the rigger (Tori), also between me and the group.

The aim will not be to offer you a recipe to copy but to introduce you to my own ways of tying and why I do tie like this (when a why exists at least), so that you can develop your own ways to tie.

Requirements:

• Please ask me for permission to join this course
• Having a good understanding of my patterns and basics is essential.

Ruls and Material

• 8 pairs maximum
• 3 hours of lessons
• Have your equipment (8 ropes – 4 carabiners – safety tool – Tenugui)
• No nudity or topless
• No recording: photo // video // sound – note and drawing welcome.
• No spectator, be in pairs.

---

Common rule in study !

Please make sure you are compatible and feel comfortable with our philosophy first.

• No toplessness for any gender unless is clearly promoted (Seasonal workshop and Week-end could be topless)
• Be a Pair/Duo – Not applicable 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
• Arrive up to 15 minutes before the start of the tuition and be present at the Start. (Please not before, we need time to setup up)
• No Recording : Sound, Photo or Video! Be present! (Notes and drawing are accepted)
• When the Educator asks to untie : please start right away. Any delay disturbs 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 not clear to you !

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How the study is organize ?

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 summarizing the tuition. And of course, there is time for breaks. There is also time in the beginning and the end of the course to socialize.

On each Exercise/Proposition : Mainly, the educator shows an exercise and comments on important points. The student tries to reproduce it, after. Questions are welcomed between the demonstration and the practice. Asking for help also 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 pattern 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 to Season/Research and master class Workshop.

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

© Photo Credit : Naomi, by A-Nicolas – from Tokyo Decadence, Japan, 2009.

Version Française

After the first tuition, what to do? How to develop, study and increase your understanding ?

So you did the workshop “One Week-End to Start”  and enjoyed it? You would like to continue to develop with us? This tuition is designed for you!

Each month, we are going to work around a different specific pattern : how to build it and how to use it. The point is to be able to reproduce it, but also to understand the logic and the philosophy behind – obviously to reuse that for other creative plays. The final goal will be to develop, within each one of us, a very personal relationship to rope, based on a solid concept.

Tuition Program type :

• Body wake up
• One rope work (specifically based on Enzo and Gyaku Ashi)
• Pattern presentation // explanation (How to do it)
• Creative exercises using the pattern
• In depth with pattern (Philosophy, Breaking Down, Simplification or Adding New Fonctionnalities)
• Back to calm // Debrief

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

Specific Requirements // Info

• I will present this tuition alone, so I will need volunteer(s) for the demonstration !
• Beginner – Intermediate level.
• the Class “One Week-End to Start” is required before attending.

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

Version Française

© Photo Credit : C., by A-Nicolas – Brussels, Belgium, 2022.

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One of the classic and rewarding phases of rope art is suspension. In my style and our dojo we support the study first on the floor work then in semi-suspension. On these basis, the suspension offers a new dimension on the technical level, as well as for creation purpose and mental state.

Goal :

This course, followed in full, aims to allow you to integrate all the basic suspensions of the Yoroi Style. As always the goal is both to continue to explore rope art together and to allow you to gain a solid basis for your own style.

The tuition will be for tying people as well as those who are in the ropes.

Sequence :

This year each class will be divided in three phases:

• Reminder and validation of the basic technique of the previous class,
• Presentation and trying of the new form,
• Transition work (to or from another form previously studied) or transformation (creative work/play/…)

There will therefore be three suspensions per tuition. Of course, depending on the group and its evolution, many adjustments will be possible and any pair will be able to benefit from adaptations within the limit of my time.

Annual Program:

• October: Yoko-Tsuri 1 // Side suspension (base) // With Carabiner 
• November: Yoko-Tsuri 2 // Side suspension (Exploration) // with Carabiner
• December: Ryo-Ashi-Tsuri // Form where the two legs are attached together // Work on One and Two points (Carabiner and bamboo possible in the study).
• January: Futomomo-Tsuri // Form on compact folded leg // Work on One and Two points (Carabiner and bamboo possible in the study).
• February: Ashi-Kubi-Tsuri // Suspension on the ankle // Work on Carabiner
• March: Gyaku-Ebi-tsuri // Face down suspension also called inverted shrimp // Work on Carabiner
• April: Agura-Tsuri // seated cross-legged position // Carabiner work
• May: Gyaku Ashi-tsuri // from floor form to suspension // And transformation work.
• June: Yoroi Style Transition // Move from one form to another in a fluid and assured way.

Requirements:

• Please ask me for permission to join this course
• Having a good understanding of my patterns and basics is essential.
• To be able to do the two-rope Gote and the two-rope Mae quickly. (Know yourself in the shape for the model, know your model in the shape for the rigger)

Ruls and Material

• 8 pairs maximum
• 3 hours of lessons
• Have your equipment (8 ropes – 4 carabiners – safety tool – Tenugui)
• No nudity or topless
• No recording: photo // video // sound – note and drawing welcome.
• No spectator, be in pairs.

---

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 Week-End to Start – One week for switch
• Have your home material – not necessary for the One Week-End 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.

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