Bamboo Body Ties: for Partials & Suspension with Lief and Icky

Would you like to feel... more stuck?

Are you looking to add a layer of complexity to explore in your suspension practice?

Maybe you're interested in discovering new shapes and predicaments?

Join Lief and Icky to learn about bamboo body ties! Attaching smaller pieces of bamboo to the body in rope can create complex shapes and new sensations - but it also creates additional considerations for rope technique and safety! In this class, Lief and Icky will cover the basics of bamboo lashings to the upper and lower body and the relevant safety and risk mitigation considerations for placement, body manipulation, and upline management. Demonstrations and class exercises will allow attendees to explore these concepts in partial and suspension.

Kind of Class: Hands-on

Skill Level: Advanced Suspension

Prerequisites:

Prior hands-on suspension instruction and multiple successful previous suspensions.

Experience tying suspension lines on a bamboo hardpoint successfully.

A suspendable chest harness that is not an arms-behind box tie/TK in case it is not suitable for the class exercise.

Prior experience tying with your class partner.

Materials needed *PLEASE READ*:

Rope - 8 to 12 hanks of rope suited for suspension. Instructors will be using jute.

Suspension equipment- Each tying pair will be provided with a bamboo hard point. It is advised to bring any additional equipment you might need for suspension, like carabiners. Cutting Tool - Make sure you bring a cutting tool for safety. If you do not have a cutting tool, you will not be able to participate in the exercises.

Body bamboo- at least 1 piece or 2 pieces of thin body bamboo that is 1in-1.5in thick and around 4ft long. It is best that you bring your own. Lief and VoxBody have LIMITED amounts of body bamboo to loan for the class. If you need to borrow, be sure to message us ahead of the event date to confirm we have enough! Please do not assume there will be extra pieces available if you don’t communicate ahead of time.

If finances are a barrier for your attendance, please email us at voxbody@gmail.com; we have limited scholarship observer spots available for this class!

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About the presenters:

Lief Bound (He/They) and Icky (He/They) are queer and trans rope educators and performance artists currently residing in San Francisco, California. Lief Bound is a rope switch who found their love of rope ten years ago and believes that rope can be the most honest way that we can connect with each other. Icky is a switchy pain enthusiast who started their rope bottoming exploration ten years ago and is most passionate about exploring intersectionality and positionality in consent. Their teaching styles bring the best of both worlds combining crucial perspectives of the top and the bottom. They value consent and safety in every topic they teach, bringing an inclusive and trauma-informed approach to learning rope bondage. Lief and Icky are most passionate about using multimedia process art to share their vision with the world and push the boundaries of what defines rope.

Lief and Icky are available for group classes, privates, private sessions, and photoshoots. Email to book!

Email: lief.bound.ropes@gmail.com

Website: houseofbound.com

IG: @liefboundropes and @hedonist_queer

X: @liefbound

Fet: @lief and @hedonist_queer