We are based in Calgary, Alberta and we offer Shibari (Japanese Rope Bondage) classes.
OUR CURRENT OPEN CLASSES
Below you will find our current classes that are being offered. Our past classes are available here.
Boxtie Deep Dive
January 10, 2025
In this technical deep dive we will cover a stemless box tie (also known as a gote, or a takate kote). The takate kote is an iconic arms behind tie that is a building block of shibari and suspension.
In this 5 hour class we will cover the first and second rope of the takate kote that we use for our suspension work. We will also cover nerve risks and nerve mapping, and shoulder locking.
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ROPE PHILOSOPHY AND TEACHING STYLE
When it comes to tying rope, i.e., shibari or Japanese rope bondage, Deadheavy’s personal and functional approach has always been to understand it as a system of interchangeable and repeatable components. From there, he explores the why - why does a component work, how does it work, and how does it communicate with other components of a larger structure or harness. When teaching rope, he would rather support students’ understanding on why each component is needed in a tie rather than simply being able to recreate a specific harness or pattern.
“I feel like in North America, rope is often taught backwards. We learn how to tie a harness and how to it functions, while skipping the fundamentals of rope: how to connect with your partner, tension, rope handling and communication.” - Deadheavy
While the function of the rope is always top of mind when Deadheavy ties, his primary focus is on the experience with his person being tied. This leads to the rope bottom’s experience being a common thread in his teaching style - focusing on rope flow, and communication.
ABOUT
Deadheavy (he/him) is passionate about rope education and sharing his love of rope with others. He has been practicing rope for 15 years - it’s a big deal for him!
Deadheavy enjoys diving into the history of shibari, including its patterns, structures, and poses. He enjoys the technical challenges rope presents to execute it properly; rope can be hard! Deadheavy loves that the rope experience is a collaborative effort and believes that through rope, one has the ability to co-create ephemeral experiences that won’t ever exist again.
“It forces you to live in the moment with your rope partner and I live for those moments.” - Deadheavy
In 2010, Deadheavy attended his first conference devoted to shibari. The first class that he went to over the four days was a demonstration of erotic humiliation with rope by a D/s couple - he was instantly enthralled.He knew he wanted to ‘do that’ and took every single class those instructors taught over the weekend. When he arrived at the conference’s dungeon party that night and entered a room with 300+ rope people and suspension points as far as you could see, he knew this was where he belonged.
Since that conference, Deadheavy has been tying regularly while frequently attending rope conferences and intensives to fine tune his skills.
"That's why Lao-Tzu said 'the five colors make a man blind, the five tones make a man deaf,' because if you can only see five colors, you're blind, and if you can only hear five tones in music, you're deaf. You see, if you force sound into five tones, you force color into five colors, you're blind and deaf."
Alan Watts
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