Fundamentals
B_SM AND BEYOND
Beginner–Intermediate
Length: 3 Hours
Evolved venue class limit : 24 total
Ludus Praxis venue class limit : 16 total
Price: $45 plus ticket fees
This class is the perfect starting point for any rope journey.
Designed as a hands-on technical course, it’s ideal for absolute beginners or the rope-curious, yet rich with insights even for intermediate or advanced riggers and bottoms.
Whether you join solo or with a partner, you’ll explore:
Essential techniques & the intricacies of many basics
Physical & emotional safety in rope play
A practical primer on consent and communication
By the end, you’ll leave with solid foundations and safe(r) practices that empower your own
exploration and support a healthy, respectful community.
Fun, engaging, and deeply informative—this class sets you up for success in all your future rope experiences.
Adaptive Floorplay
Listening to the Body
Flow….. from floor with flair
Beginner–Intermediate
Length : 2 hours
Evolved venue class limit : 24 total
Ludus Praxis venue class limit : 16 total
Price: $45 plus ticket fees
Turn floorwork into a conversation between bodies transforming static ties into dynamic, fluid floorplay.
You will learn or refine a multitude of exercises and play approaches to rope that decentralize the TK (Takatekote) as the ultimate goal. Adaptations are key to an enjoyable rope experience in our view, and we provide those tools through a dedicated weekly curriculum which is possible to experience in a weekend intensive.
Individual tools can be hand picked for refinement & comprehensive workshops built around topics that cater to a particular need.
Key Focus:
Adapting core components of Floorplay to any body type or ability
Using rope as interactive “blocks” that define movement and stillness
Listening and responding to the body to find fixed positions and or reading maximums of
movement while connecting with our partner
Smooth transitions, posture & body manipulation
Finger pointing, flow and tight friction mechanics
Partner communication
Takeaways:
Design ties that feel personalized and organic
Build structures that invite movement or create intentional limits
Deepen the dialogue between rigger and model
Flow between shapes effortlessly, create rope that feels alive
Partials & Suspension
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Intermediate+
Length : 3 hours
Sunalta venue class limit : 8 tying pairs
Price: $60 plus ticket fees
This track builds upon the foundations of Floorplay and introduces the stressor mechanics and mindset of working with uplines. Our approach de-emphasizes brute force and deadlifting, focusing instead on efficiency, body mechanics, and intentionality.
Key Focus:
Introduction to load-bearing mechanics with pulleys and uplines (Refinement of uplines)
Finding the rigger’s center of balance and shifting body weight
Using circular patterns, stacking & positioning to manage weight and strain
Observing for sustainable, identifying safe(r) transitions throughout partial suspensions
Lowering and lifting as a controlled art
Supporting the model’s weight with wraps, structures, & rigger body placement (Stress midigation)
Exploring how the rigger’s body weight can create challenges and dynamic play
Takeaways:
Gain technical literacy for partials and suspension
Learn to work with your partner’s weight safely and effectively
Understand the mechanics of risk, strain, stressors, and adaptation
Build intentional suspension scenes rooted in connection, not just “getting someone off the ground”
Structure Theory
Harness Mechanics & Creative Exploration
Intermediate to Advanced
Sunalta venue class limit : 24 people
Price: $45 plus ticket fees
Unlock the building blocks of rope harnesses and learn to adapt floorplay tools into new configurations. This session focuses on apexes, anchors, frictions, tensions, and positions. How they work, why they work, and how to combine them to create effective, creative structures.
You’ll co-create a figure with the group, exploring how to adjust components to achieve a desired pose.
Key Takeaways:
Harness Logic & Mechanics: Understand how structural elements interact.
Creative Adaptation: Transform basic floorplay tools into endless configurations.
Safety Awareness: Apply frictions and tensions with purpose and confidence.
Suspension Readiness: Build speed and clarity in processing harness structures for future partial or full suspensions.
Important Notes:
Partner is recommended, you’ll get the most from class if you can test structures with someone, though solo riggers can still observe and participate.
This class is a stepping stone between floorplay and suspension, giving you the confidence, creativity, and technical clarity to reduce anxiety and build structures that are both functional and expressive.
Nawajutsu
⛩️ Nawajutsu ⛩️
The Technical / Martial aspects of Rope
Beginner to Advanced++
Length: 2 Hours
Sunalta venue class limit : 12 tying pairs Ludus Praxis venue class limit : 8 tying pairs
Price: $45 plus ticket fees
Explore rope like a martial art—intention, timing, and control over strength.
This dynamic, technical, and interactive class blends body manipulation,
movement, and flow into a recurring practice designed to refine fluidity,
connection, and efficiency in rope.
Core Concepts & Objectives
Flow and transitioning; Moving a tied partner seamlessly without excessive force, using natural momentum and body positioning.
Weight Shifting & Balance; Understanding the mechanics of weight distribution to adjust a partner’s posture smoothly.
Knee-Walking & Low Movement; Learning how to move efficiently around a tied
partner while staying grounded and maintaining control.
Pushing & Pulling Mechanics; Engaging with the rope and the body to achieve guided
movement instead of brute force.
Communication through Movement; Non-verbal cues to foster collaboration and
responsiveness between rigger and model.
Creating Playfulness or Struggle; Adapting techniques to build different types of physical interactions, or Intensions, whether for fluidity, struggle, or resistance.
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Intentions
Learn to Read, Act, Listen
(All Levels)
Length: 2 hours
Ludus Praxis venue class limit : 8 pairs
Price: $45 plus ticket fees
Go beyond shapes and knots; create impactful, emotional experiences through intentional rope practices. This class invites you to explore non-verbal communication, scene-building, and consent in action, helping you move from simply “tying” to crafting felt experiences that resonate deeply.
Step Into the Game of Intentions
We use Intentions, a creative, interactive, bilingual game (English/French) that blends acting, guessing, and play to sharpen your emotional awareness in rope. Through acting, gesturing, and subtle body language, sometimes incorporating rope, you’ll practice communicating intentions without words, while others learn to read and respond with sensitivity.