Neo-ipponnawa Intensive

With Miki & Mirmirrr

June 27 & 28th

Our most unique offering yet. Very rarely do we see shibari/kinbaku artists that have taken their passion to the point of creating their own unique style. 

Neo-ipponawa by Miki (@young_miki or @kinbakuartistmiki) comes from his years of experience traveling and studying in Japan with kinbaku greats Murasaki Haruan (Yukimura Ryu) & Tenma Haru (Tenma Ryu) and more.

This two day intensive focuses on Neo-ipponawa, derived from Japanese Ipponnawa and Newaza techniques. This style is a living medium that fosters creativity, collaboration, and the development of a unique rope connection between different partners using soft skills and limited ropes. 

In an effort to make these type of special sessions as accessible as possible, we offering a la carte tickets for the Performance and the Special LEAP class

The Neo-ipponawa workshop includes The Performance & Play party with the Saturday and Sunday Classes.

Tickets are $350 per tying pair Only 10 spots available

(to audit the intensive as an individual please email obligerope@gmail.com)

If you only plan on attending the Saturday Night Performance you will need to buy those stand alone tickets HERE.

For those that are just looking for a taste or intro to this style of rope, we are making the Special Saturday LEAP class available a la carte HERE. 

  • Saturday June 27th

    Special LEAP: “Kinbakuartistmiki Style”

    (Included with Neo-ipponawa Intensive)

    Doors at 11:00AM

    Class 12-2pm:

    Studio will remain open until 3pm for practice and socializing

    Saturday June 27th (Evening)

    “Illuminating Gratitude” Performance and Play

    (Included with Neo-ipponawa Intensive or a la carte HERE)

    Doors at 8pm

    Performance at 9PM

    Stay and play until 1AM

    Sunday June 28th

    New-ipponawa Intensive Day

    Doors at 9:00AM

    Morning Session 9:30AM-12:00PM

    Lunch Break 12:00PM-1:00PM

    Afternoon Session 1:00PM-3:30PM

    Practice & Play until 5:00PM

  • Saturday Kinbakuartistmiki Style 101:

    In this introductory course, we will discuss our rope philosophies, Japanese style-influenced rope bundling that incorporates rope handling techniques, and learn one key pattern in Kinbakuartistmiki's style. 

    • You will need 2-3 hanks of 5- 5.5mm natural fiber rope. 8-10 meters

    Sunday Neo-ipponawa Intensive

    Part 1: Miki and MirMirrr will discuss Neo-ipponnawa from each of their perspectives.

    Attendees will be led through exploration of subtle rope communication using a wrist tie with one rope in the front. Then, we will prepare for part 2 of the day by teaching the setup for bamboo and hardpoint for Neo-ipponnawa partial suspension play. 

    Part 2:

    Miki and Mirmirrr will go over three different partial suspension transitions.

    There will be ample time for students to practice and explore each transition. By the end of the course, we will practice the consecutive transitions between the 3 partial positions. 

    • You will need 4-5 hanks of 5- 5.5mm natural fiber rope. 8-10 meters

  • Kinbakuartistmiki:

    Performer & musician for 28 years. Began cultural and artist exchanges with Japan since 2008. Discovered Shibari / Kinbaku in Japan in 2013-2014. Began studying Shibari / Kinbaku in 2016. Studied in Japan with Murasaki Haruan (Yukimura Ryu),  Kasumi Hourai, Tenma Haru, Iroha Suzuki and Akane. Additional Mentor: Shodo aka way of calligraphy via Mastered Artist & Performer Setsuhi Shiraishi. Began teaching in Baltimore in 2022.In recent years, works include: Art Exhibition, Performances, Discussions Demos, Workshops, Shibari Life Drawing, Play Parties and more.

    Regular touring collaboration staff: 

    Mirmirrr (Lead teaching assistant)

    Ni Xin (Performance partner)

    Hideo Rakudou (Shakuhachi)

    @young_miki on fetlife

    @kinbakuartistmiki on IG

    Mirmirrr

    Rope bottom based in the USA. When joining the kink community several years ago, they were immediately enamored by rope and have been bottoming for rope since.

    Additionally, they enjoy self tying and occasionally topping for rope. They like engaging with others in the Shibari & Kinbaku community and now assist in classes taught by Kinbakuartistmiki in Baltimore and recently began performing together.

    @mirmirrr on fetlife

Neo-ipponawa Intensive (Saturday & Sunday)
Kinbakuartistmiki 101: (Saturday Only)
Illuminating Gratitude Performance & Play