Saturday Morning we will reconvene for a full day Gote Lab with Odys, Violet, and Paige

In this one-day workshop we will study fundamental techniques for iconic two-rope Naka style Gote shibari (tying hands behind the back).

 The goal of the workshop is to improve accessibility of the Gote shibari to fit any body in a safe manner.

In particular we will focus on:

-safety considerations and ways to mitigate compression on the arms and hands.

-setting/placing hands behind the back

-tying wrist cuff or split cuff if hands cannot be fully crossed behind the back

-placing ropes on the arms to reduce nerve compression

-wrapping each rope with reverse and forward tensions

-setting appropriate kanuki tension in the second rope

-finishing both ropes in clean and creative ways.

-adding the suspension line and testing how the tied Gote fits under tension

Depending on the skill level of the class we may also add third and fourth ropes to the base two-rope Gote shibari as needed to further improve the fit (e.g. hyper mobility)

Prerequisites:

For all participants: Solid shibari fundamentals

For tops: Directional square knots, reverse and forward tension, single column tie, x-friction, upline handling

For bottoms: Basic safety in understanding and familiarity with their top as a tying partner