Class Listings
NOTE: Most classes can be held as either a presentation or hands-on seminar. Hands-on seminars should be limited to ten to twenty people. Alternative descriptions for hands-on classes can be provided as needed for newsletters and other informational materials.
Breaking The Ice On New Kinks With Your Partner
Is your partner new to the scene? Do you have a secret fetish you are embarrassed to bring up? Are you both into D/s...but want more? Spanking is easy enough to do, but how do you tell someone you care for that you WANT to be spanked? Bringing up new fetishes with your partner can be a nerve wracking experience but not talking about it can be worse. So how do you open up? What are some tools you can lean on to make the process easier?
This presentation will cover how to communicate your desires with your partner whether they are new to the scene or an experienced player. We will discuss the mental roadblocks that make it hard to talk about our desires and ways to get around those blocks. Learn how to communicate your fantasies in a way that will make them more easily turned into reality. The goal is to give you the tools you need to bring your kinky relationship to the next level.
The Art and Science of Rope Bondage
Rope bondage is both art and science and is something everyone can learn. In this class participants will learn the basics of rope bondage safety and techniques with an eye to the aesthetic.
Practical techniques that can be applied to many different situations will be taught along with specific ties including practical wrist binding, a safer hogtie and a simple Japanese-style body harness.
In balance with the science is the art of rope bondage. How is rope used to enhance the appearance of the person being tied? What styles work with different genders and body types? How can the style, color and appearance of how the rope is applied enhance the overall scene?
The Art and Science of Rope Bondage class is about both the ‘how' and the ‘why' of this fascinating form of restraint that everyone can learn and enjoy.
Duct Tape – Sticking it to your sub
Duct Tape is considered by many to be the most useful invention of the modern age. For those of us in the S&M scene we know this is true! Duct tape is a cheap, yet thoroughly effective tool for the bondage enthusiast. With duct tape you can create an inescapable hood, form fitting bondage mittens, or even a full body mummification. For Dom and sub, duct tape can create a very intense experience if done right.
This class will demonstrate some of the kinky uses for duct tape as well as tips and tricks for how to safely apply and remove it from your partner. Attendees will leave the class having learned how to make a number of fun creations including bondage mittens with rope attachment points and a duct tape hood with a ‘quick-release” feature.
Enhancing S&M with Roleplaying
Have you ever pretended to be someone else during a scene? Ever played the bad cop or been a captured spy? Has the idea of playing a rich patron taking advantage of the hired help crossed your mind? If not, you should give it a try! After all, role playing, playing characters, wearing costumes, and acting out fantasies can help many in the D/s and S/m scene push the boundaries of their current play style. It can also add some spice to the scenes you already know and love, or make certain scenes easier to try.
Jason will cover how to create characters, set the mood, initiate a role played scene, pick costumes, break the ice on “taboo” topics, push limits, negotiate scenes, storytelling, acting…and how to avoid it.
Also covered will be a number of various “genres” and how to go about enacting them in a way that will make you and your partner excited and comfortable. These genres include student/Teacher play, interrogations, rape scenes, good cop/bad cop, fantasy play, kidnappings, historic play, workplace themes, etc.
Practical Japanese Rope Bondage
Nawa Shibari is the fascinating art of Japanese style rope bondage. Seldom seen in the past, the Internet has made this wonderful art form readily available to the West in recent years. Consisting of a number of traditional ties merged with artistic intent, Shibari can be intimidating at first, but it doesn't have to be.
For this class, Jason Ryan will be sharing his views and experience with Practical Japanese Rope Bondage. He will demonstrate both the technical aspects of this art as well as the mental traits that separate a knot tying exercise from a hot scene.
Learn how to tie for restraint, sensation, punishment, art or all four! Delve into how to use various Japanese styles combined with imagination to create a fun, exciting, artistic and totally engrossing scene.
Rope Bondage from the Sensual to the Sadistic
Rope. It can be both complex and simple. It can be used purely for aesthetics or for erotic torture. Having a good length of rope in your toy bag can add to the versatility of your scenes. However it is used, it is not as difficult as most people think. Even if you think you are “no good with knots”, rope bondage can easily become part of your repertoire.
For this program, Jason will discuss and demonstrate the range of rope bondage from the sensual to the torturous. Do you want to enhance your partner's pleasure or be sadistic? The same length of rope can fulfill both roles and anywhere in between.
Learn how your choice of rope and its application can make the difference between heaven and hell. Learn rope bondage techniques from the soft to the intense that you can easily incorporate into your own scenes.
Rope Bondage without Restraint
Rope can used be for more than immobilization. It can also be wound to make your partner more visually appealing or to give them the erotic feeling of being tightly bound without limiting movement. This "unrestrained" style can be used as preparation for a larger scene, to create a rope work of art or as bondage to be worn under street clothes.
Participants will learn some of the tips and tricks used in making rope bondage more visually appealing, secure, safe, and physically exciting to the one being bound…without limiting their ability to move.
Rope Bondage Head Harnesses
Rope can used be for more than immobilization. It can also be wound to make your partner more visually appealing or to give them the erotic feeling of being tightly bound without limiting movement. This "unrestrained" style can be used as preparation for a larger scene, to create a rope work of art or as bondage to be worn under street clothes.
Participants will learn some of the tips and tricks used in making rope bondage more visually appealing, secure, safe, and physically exciting to the one being bound…without limiting their ability to move.
Suspension Bondage - Raising the Stakes
Rope suspension catches the eye. It can be beautiful, daring and dynamic. In practice suspension bondage is an exciting and intricate art for experienced rope practitioners. As a sub, the thrill of floating above the ground is unique. As a top, there is little that can match the control of literally sweeping your partner off his or her feet.
As exciting as suspension can be, it is also challenging and potentially dangerous. Proper experience, practice and techniques must be applied to prevent injury to your partner.
This class will cover a number of areas to help attendees understand the basics of suspension bondage. What is the reality of suspension compared to what you may see on the internet? What safety factors must be followed? How do you safely get started? What sort of ties are the most comfortable? How do you lift a sub that weighs more than you? We will cover all these questions and more as we demonstrate as many different types of suspensions on our model as time allows.