Class List
Boundless Detroit S&M Symposium
February 19, 20, & 21
“A weekend of BDSM focused education, parties and art”
Boundless Class Offerings
We are offering two tracks. 15 classes with 7 presenting pairs. One BDSM/kink influenced track and the other Rope/Shibari Influenced track. Attendees can attend all of one track or mix and match as they see fit.
BDSM/Kink Influenced Track
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Keynote class with Mr_O
As we get experience in the kink scene, we often don’t see the privilege that we are gaining. We will look at ways to check in on ourselves, to help us stay ethical as our power relative to others grows. Whether we’re an organizer, presenter or just the most experienced player in the room, we enjoy a level of privilege that can have profound effects on negotiations, access to partners, and our interactions in general. We’ll discuss ways of honestly assessing our position and influence, so we can mitigate these power differentials and avoid taking advantage of them. -
With Mr_O & Toy
Read about large or longer-term kidnapping or CNC scenes on fetlife but don’t know where to start? Join mr O and toy as we dive into the nitty gritty about how it all worked. Covering the details of toy’s 30 hours of captivity, we discuss how we planned, mitigated safety concerns, and executed such a high pressure (and highly rewarding) ordeal. In this workshop Mr O and toy will share their experience organizing and participating in CNC and captivity scenes. They have been involved with scenes ranging from 1 hour to 30 hours, and from 2 to 15 participants.
After some discussion, we will invite participants to contribute their own fantasy scenarios and as a group discuss how we might do them consensually, safely, and practically while honouring the intent of the scene.
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This workshop will cover basic principles and techniques for breath play in rope.
Mr O will share his knowledge and experience with strangulation play discussing risks, general safety, negotiation and consent. Risk mitigation will also be discussed from the person in ropes perspective, as well as techniques for endurance and managing stress / panic in strenuous positions.
This workshop is suitable for those with intermediate tying skills but no previous breath play experience is required. All ties can be modified and adjusted to suit the comfort and risk profile of the participants.
The overall content of this class may be adjusted based on the skill level of the attendees.
Pre-requisites for person tying: TK or other upper body harness. A basic knowledge of knots and frictions (single column, x-friction, munter). Basic rope handling skills.
Pre-requisites for person being tied: Ability to communicate during stressful positions.
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In this class, we’ll take a critical look at FemDom, exploring archaic concepts and dynamics that may be worth leaving in the past, while examining how modern FemDoms are reshaping the way we play. We’ll trace the evolution of FemDom through four key categories: Gender + Roles, Sexuality + Pleasure, Consent + Communication, and Intentions + Sense of Self. As we explore the concept of the Divine Feminine, we learn to also deepen our understanding of consent, personal identity, and intimate connection with others.
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body. Become your own vehicle of domination as you learn to safely and confidently crush and conquer your bottom with the one tool you always have on you. We will go through the basics of a trampling scene including negotiation and area preparation, tips for risk aware breath play, techniques for causing intentional pain and pleasure, and ways to increase sensation as you play.
Flynn_ Racer & -emmie-
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Heavily inspired by kink(dot)com’s pipe room, In this class Flynn_Racer will give you a glimpse into the world of extreme bondage / pipe bondage. Often referred to as device bondage this unique form of immobilization restraint presents very unique aspect to bondage and BDSM play, Come find out more.
Flynn will take the class through, unique safety concerns, materials and costs, designs, and types of play that this unique bondage form has to offer.
-emmie- will provide the bottoms point of view that this unique form of bondage provides and requires. Emmie will also be the demo bottom for the class.
This class will be lecture & demo. Demonstration will be how to design & build/assemble a pipe bondage system in various ways, and potential play options once the bottom is confined in the system you designed.
After Class
In keeping with our new BDSM Class format, we will also have a few different systems setup to be explored and utilized by attendees should you decide to practice what you’ve learned.
Oblige will hold space during the Sunday Lunch break for a “Stay and Play” opportunity in the dungeon.
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Do you ever want to be tossed around in the bedroom? Want to know how to control someone bigger than you? Learn how to take your partner down, keep them down, and rough them up. You’ll learn anatomy, negotiation, and bottoming tips to make sure everyone has a great time and stays safe. This class draws on kink play and combat sports to give you all the rough play you need without ever touching your toy bag.
Instructor Bios
Nick (he/him) has been part of the Seattle kink community since 2015 and teaching since 2018. He draws on his Brazilian jiu jitsu background and general sadism to teach us the worst/best tips for rough body play.
Val (they/them) is a bottom, kink educator and glutton for suffering. They specialize in improvisational play and maintaining in-scene relationship dynamics.
Please note this is a 120 minute class and will
Oblige will hold space during the Saturday Lunch break for a “Stay and Play” opportunity in the dungeon.
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Whether you come from a spiritual background, a kink background, both, or neither, this class is designed to offer practical tools, meaningful discussion, and new perspectives on the relationship between desire, devotion, and creation.
Rope/Shibari Influenced Track
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When it comes to performance, technical skill or challenging positions are often not enough to captivate our audience. Especially when we are in front of people with little rope knowledge or experience, the details and nuance of our ties may not be appreciated. If we want to create a memorable experience, we need to plan and practice for it.
This interactive workshop focuses specifically on performance skills, mostly non-technical in nature. We start with general concepts around knowing our audience, planning our scene and telling a story through our tie. Then we move to specifics around movement, tempo, interaction, and positioning. These topics cover various types of performance, from spontaneous improvisation to tightly choreographed, and all with the specific intent of creating audience engagement and interest. As many of us perform where there will be photos or videos taken, we will also discuss some tips and tricks for helping photographers capture us.
There are no specific technical prerequisites for this class, suspension experience is not required.
Each pair should be prepared to demonstrate a short performance tie in front of the group, and receive feedback. These do not need to be pre planned or rehearsed, and should be well within the skill level of the pair.
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Come learn a suspension sequence where we use futomomos and an upper body harness to create flips, rolls, and torsions in the air.
Riggers will need strong suspension skills, a sustainable futomomo, and an upper body tie that loads from the front and back and can survive multiple transitions. Bottoms will need experience with suspensions in multiple orientations, the ability to handle heavy load on futomomos, good body awareness, and communication skills. Please bring 6+ lengths of rope for the body, 3+ lengths suitable for main suspension load, and uprigging gear. If you have any questions about class requirements please reach out to @Provocations on Fetlife.
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Predicaments are more than just suffering, they’re suffering with options. This tie-along class will teach the building blocks of rope predicaments, adjustments for safety, and several hot predicament ties you won’t learn anywhere else. Our toolbox will include backbends, hair rope, face rope, calf binders, toe crushers, crotch rope, self-choking ties, nipple clamps, and more.
Students should bring 6+ lengths of 25-30 foot rope including several lengths suitable for uplines, and rigging gear sufficient to set two hardpoints. Tops and bottoms should both be experienced and competent in rope suspension. Bottoms in particular need good body awareness and communication skills
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In this tie-along class we will show and discuss ties that will push your bottoms to their limit. It is a common misconception that floor work is less painful than suspension, and in this class we hope to prove that point. We will discuss general safety and fun ways to cause discomfort based around body mechanics and stress.
Prerequisites: Single column tie and basic frictions.
Please bring: 3-4 hanks of rope
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The Agura Shibari, also known as the lotus leg tie, can be either very supportive or sadistic, allowing couples to achieve unconventional twists on traditional poses. In this advanced suspension class we will teach a sequence showing different ways to think about this tie in play, and show off just how versatile they can be. An Agura pattern will not be taught during the class, however we will teach the modifications necessary to make everyone's tie more sustainable for the sequence. Students are required to show up with a pattern they have previously tied and suspended successfully.
Prerequisites: Suspendable chest harness that is backloading and side loading. Understanding of how suspendable harnesses are built and loaded. All common frictions. Agura pattern knowledge is not required but may be helpful. Top and bottom need experience with multiple transitions in the air.
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Lex and Coyote will demo a few of their favorite partial suspensions and the class will vote for which ones will be taught. They will show ways to adjust the difficulty level and how to adapt the ties to any bottom. Lex will discuss how to evoke feelings of balance/unbalance and adjust relative heights of uplines. This is an intermediate-level class. Students must already be familiar with suspension lines and lock-offs. There are no specific harness requirements for this class.
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This will be a 120 minute class leading into the lunch break so attendees can keep tying through lunch if they like.
