Advanced Workshop

“Floating Bamboo”- with Ropeosaur & IPCookieMonster

Saturday & Sunday March 23rd & 24th 10:00AM-3:30PM

Tickets are $100 for 4 action packs classes over two days:

  • Introduction to floating bamboo and setup

  • Restrictive Floating Bamboo

  • Improving communication for Rope Bottoms

  • Freeform floating bamboo

In an effort to make this content available to as many people as we can, we have split the weekend into 3 separate events.

Saturday & Sunday’s Advanced Workshops are one event for safety reasons. (Saturday attendance is required to attend Sunday) Tickets at the bottom of this page following the full event description.

  • Those that wish to attend the entire weekend can purchase “Complete Floating Bamboo Weekend” Tickets here. $160

  • For Friday Night’s Special LEAP Class “Strappados/Armbinders for Suspension” please see that ticketing page HERE -$25

  • For the Saturday Night Performance & Play Party with Ropeosaur please see that ticketing page HERE -$35

  • “Sit In” tickets ($50) are available for those that wish to observe Saturday or Sunday’s Advance Workshops. This is an opportunity to observe and take notes (not tie) from the seats alone the edges of the room. (These attendees will not have a tying station, mat, or hard point) Email us at obligerope@gmail.com to find out how.

    Full event description below

Floating Bamboo Series with Ropeosaur and IPCookieMonster Details 

Saturday morning: 10-12:30

Introduction to floating bamboo and setup: Ropeosaur and IPCookieMonster will discuss safety concerns, logistics, motivations, and principles of floating bamboo, particularly for floating bamboo transition sequences. The class will then prepare their bamboos for tying in the afternoon. 

Saturday afternoon: 1-3:30

Restrictive Floating Bamboo by Ropeosaur with IPCookieMonster: In this workshop, we will be building off of traditional hashira tying techniques. We will also be discussing important factors to consider when setting up the Bottom for maintaining a static position when put under dynamic movement in multiple planes. An example from the instructor will be followed by a return demonstration from attendees. Note that attendees do not need to copy, and are in fact encouraged to experiment with alternative positions from the demonstration. Ropeosaur will share tips and tricks smaller tops working with advanced rope techniques and those that deal with chronic pain.

Sunday morning: 10-12:30

Improving communication in rope with Ropeosaur and IPCookieMonster: The first section of this class will specifically target rope bottoms to help them improve their ability to communicate in rope. The second section will contain an exercise involving a sadistic partial predicament tie of the tying partners’ choice to apply the skills they learn. And the final section of class will help tops and bottoms think together about strategies to improve their communication with one another in rope.

Sunday afternoon: 1-3:30

Freeform floating bamboo by IPCookieMonster with Ropeosaur: In this style, we’ll play with variations that allow for more conventional rope suspension sequences while also incorporating floating bamboo. This style is more freeform, and allows riggers and bottoms more flexibility in their shapes and sequences, but is also less predictable and involves less restraint. 

Pre-requisities:

This is an ADVANCED suspension series. All Tops are expected to have efficient upline management skills, and all attendees are expected to have basic knowledge of anatomy for rope bondage, and relevant knowledge of a chest, hip, and leg tie that are sustainable for their Bottom. 

To participate in the rope bottoming exercise, Top’s knowledge of sadistic predicament partials is assumed but not essential. Bottoms are expected to have good body awareness in rope, extensive experience in suspension, and arrive ready to improve their communication skills.

Knowledge of classical hashira principles is recommended but not required.. 

Caution:

Floating bamboo is an extremely high risk activity and is still in it’s early stages of development among rope artists. Please take all safety measures seriously and do not attempt this without the recommended precautions. 

Note:

Tops and Bottoms may switch roles between workshops, but are strongly discouraged from doing so within a single workshop.

Materials needed: 

  • 3-4 inch diameter bamboo, 5 foot lengths [provided by Oblige for use in the workshop)

  • Synthetic rope needs: (Oblige will have POSH for sale in the recommended lengths)

  • (2) 20-foot sections  

  • 60-feet in any combo of non-slippery synthetic, smaller lengths fine 

  • 2 40-foot sections any synthetic for attaching bamboo to hardpoints

  • Your full rope suspension kit of preferred tying material and lengths for suspension (8-10 lengths of your choice plus the above for upline

  • 4 carabiners OR 2 carabiners + 2 rappel rings

  • Swivels can be fun, but are not required. Their use obviously requires more carabiners

We suggest bringing your own snacks, bagged lunch and beverages. Oblige will have snacks and beverages for sale just in case. It is also gets cold in the space durning instruction periods. Consider bringing a blanket to keep yourself warm.

Tickets below are $75 per person. The workshop is designed for tying pairs. Each person needs their own ticket.

Bamboo provided for class use only for each tying pair on Saturday/Sunday. To purchase your own 5’x 3-4” section of bamboo please contact us obligerope@gmail.com Cost is an additional $55 per piece and supply is limited.