Rope Bondage for Impact Play

Sun, Feb 19, 2023 from 1pm - 3pm

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This rope bondage workshop will be a hands-on class with active participation.  The workshop is fully inclusive and open for individuals of all genders and skill levels. We will briefly analyze the crossroads of rope bondage and impact play by looking at various tied positions suitable for paddling, spanking, canning, flogging, whipping, bastinado and more.  From a technical perspective, we will look at tying single column/double column ties, a ladder tie, and a  guatemalan calf torture tie.


Important Information:

  • No late entry will be allowed due to the intimate nature of this workshop. Doors will be locked at 10 minutes after the start time.
  • Water available. Please bring your own cup or bottle.
  • Open to all 18+
  • Attendance is limited to 40 people.
  • All sexes, genders, races, ethnicities, bodies, body types, sexual orientations, relationship orientations, abilities welcome and celebrated.
  • Questions may be directed to: education@pan-eros.org
  • Scholarships available. 
  • Please let us know by email if you have any access needs or things that would aid in your learning.


About the Educator:

Shibari Shawn is a local gay shibari artist and rope bondage educator. He started working with rope bondage in 2016. He has taken rope workshops with Iowa Friction in Cedar Rapids, IA, Studio Friction in Denver, CO, VoxBody in Oakland, CA, and RopeBurn in San Francisco, CA. Shawn has participated in international shibari conferences including RopeCraft in Chicago, G.R.U.E in Wisconsin, Tethered to Wifi out of Rhode Island, and Meet The Master series with Hajime Kinoko by Avalon in Australia. In 2019, Shawn started teaching classes by organizing the Homer Shibari Dojo in Homer, Alaska. In November 2021, Shawn presented 2 rope bondage workshops at the CLAW21 conference in Los Angeles and participated in the Bound and Beautiful art installation. In Seattle, he organizes monthly ropebondage events with the Seattle Leather Service Corps.  You can follow his work under the handle Bound To Be Knotty on social media. 

FB: Shibari Shawn
Twitter: ToKnotty
Instagram: shibarishawnb2bk 
Fetlife: bound2bKNOTTY


This event is presented by the Pan Eros Foundation. Please go to Pan-Eros.org for more information.


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