Education with Odys & Paige

Workshops

Private lessons

Performances/SRM

The Prep Workshop

The Prep Workshop will focus is on fundamental tying techniques. In particular, the participants would gain knowledge and skills in:

• rope safety;
• Japanese style rope terminology;
• rope flow/handling/tension;
• square/granny/half-hitch knots;
• mixed directional knots, x friction, and reverse tension;
• simple loop tie;
• double column tie;
• single column tie

Day 2 builds on the skills learned in the Day 1 to gain knowledge in:

• uplines attachment and management with the focus on the bamboo, rope management in a clean way;
• tying parts of the body together (idea of seme experience);
• basic body mechanics and movement, tying different kinds of bodies, and active bottoming;
• “Booty-spreader” tie (floor);
• “Thigh hug” tie (floor; and partial suspension option);
• “Crab” tie (floor; and partial suspension option);
• One-leg open (Kata Ashi) with hands-in-front binding (floor; and partial suspension option)

The Gote Essentials Workshop

The Gote Essentials workshop is devoted to studying the most fundamental tie in the Japanese rope bondage style: hands tied behind the back. We will also study other building blocks for Naka style shibari and introduce the concept of semenawa progressive experience with a few basic floor and partial suspension ties. We will teach the secrets for a sustainable iconic 2-rope Nakastyle TK/Gote: shoulder lock, placement, and tension.

Due to the small size of the workshop, we will have the opportunity to work with each couple on adapting the gote to their bottom’s body. Building on techniques we have covered in the Prep 1 and 2 workshops, participants will gain knowledge and skills in:

• first/second/third rope of the gote
• unique aspects of tying Naka style gote (flow/progression)
• futomomo
• calf & thigh binders
• Naka hip-line
• full/half monoblock (booty basket)
• safety considerations for gote and partial suspensions
• body mechanics (shoulder lock, arms/hands placement)
• rope intention and communication for both partners
• semenawa experience for Naka style kinbaku

The Kata Workshop

Kata Day 1

The 1st day will start with the review of the two-rope Naka style gote.

• M-shape
• S-shape
• Kata-ashi (with addition of Naka style third gote rope)
• Addition of gags and hair rope suspension, with safety considerations

Kata Day 2

The 2nd day of Kata with start with roundtables with the tops and bottoms.

The participants would gain knowledge and skills in tying a few classic Naka style sequences

• L-shape (using lacing of the lower body)
• “Basket”
• Agura

We will study how to create seme experiences with these shapes with the use of seme rope lines and progressive transitions.

We are offering private 1-1 tuition to study Nakastyle semenawa. Depending on your skill level, we will come up with an appropriate curriculum that will develop the hard skills (tying techniques/aesthetics ) and soft skills (tying a partner) for semenawa (tormenting rope) sessions rooted in Nakastyle.

• Lessons will be offered at KinbakuOdyssey Studio
• Two hour minimum ($100 per hour)
• Weekend workshop is two days of instructions (5 hrs per day) ($900) – recommended for out of town students
• Weekend workshop can be split between two tying pairs at the same cost 

Performances

Semenawa Research Meetings (SRM)

The word “semenawa” has been tossed around in the rope bondage community with various expressions such as “being tied in semenewa”, “semenawa style”, “semenawa ties”, etc. The primary goal of SRMs is to uncover the meaning of semenawa by discussing how this tying style is not about rope technique or pattern, but rather about the intentional mutual journey that both partners embark upon as they tie. Every meeting would be focused on specific topic, the discussion about these topics would be typically followed by two tying demos that would emphasize the individual nature of a semenawa experience. We aim to have monthly SRMs.

The unique and intimate nature of this meeting would allow participants to discuss, observe and ask questions throughout the meeting, as well as taking photos from various vantage points during tying demos. Upon the completion of the demo sessions, the attendees may share their photos to be discussed and gain additional insights into dynamism and aesthetic of Nakastyle semenawa.