At this workshop we will present our non-dogmatic approach to hashira, tying floor based, partial and suspended hashira. The weekend will include static semenawa ties on the hashira, as hashira ties with our twisted approach.
We will show you:
• How to build an entire 360° tie around the hashira into a session
• Unusual shapes that can be created on the hashira
• What to keep an eye on to stay safe and (mostly) sane
PRE REQUISITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND
Both must be experienced and confident with:
Doing various suspensions
Body management in Ropes
Previous hashira experience (e.g. having attended our Hashira Level 1 workshops with Ztella, or an equivalent workshop elsewhere).
RIGGERS
Suspension safe TK or Tenshi
ROPE MODELS
Knows how to deal with breath restriction
Must know about nerves and risks in ropes
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RopuNawa(he/him) first encountered Shibari/Kinbaku in 2008 at a performance in Australia. This performance stayed with him on his way back to Switzerland, where he began his own journey with the rope. He formed the foundation from Osada Steve’s style, which was taught in Switzerland at that time. However, he did not stay with this one style, but was inspired by many other teachers. For RopuNawa, there is not one way to tie, but the heart of his style lies in the need of his model. These needs can be as diverse as the individuality of the people themselves, and through the diversity of his style, he can best respond to his partners needs and wants. He appreciates the non verbal connection, that he can create with each tying partner.
The aesthetics he picked up while first getting to know Naka’s style, who influenced him early on. While Naka still accompanies him today, Tifereth has inspired him on this path for the last 2 years as well.
Yoroi was another of his great first influences, who’s style gave RopuNawa’s taste for less is more space to develop. Yagami Ren also influenced him in this direction.
Today RopuNawa unites parts of all these styles in his personal rope art, which he lives and teaches in Basel to students all over the world, as he continues to travel worldwide, giving workshops and getting inspired by his old teachers and new encounters.
Freya Hellesdîm (she/her) got into rope back in 2015. Because of her fascination with communication through the body, beyond all algorithms, she was repeatedly drawn to Shibari, whereby she explored and deepened both, the intensity and the various dynamics with her partner. Furthermore, immersing herself into the art of bondage offers her an important platform for personal expression. In the midst of physical limitations, there’s an unexpected sense of freedom for her that comes with submission. Embracing the boundaries, her mind becomes an explorer, venturing into realms of imagination and self-discovery. The continuing passion has offered her the possibility to travel internationally as a model for workshops, shootings and performances since 2018.
