L.E.A.P. Livestream
Join us Online for our Learn, Explore, Apply & Play series.
Participants will have the chance to “sit in”, online or replay, select L.E.A.P. classes and workshops.
This is not a zoom. It's a live video production.
You can expect to leave these workshops with a better sense of self, a better connection with their partner and a wider perspective of erotic rope bondage -or- other BDSM/Kink education and skills.
Each livestream is available to watch and re-watch for up to six days following the live event.
Learn techniques to perform a variety of rope ties necessary for safe and effective Shibari or other BDSM focused on BDSM education. Understand the physical, aesthetic and psychological aspects of connection through rope and/or kink.
Explore with your partner, friends or yourself, from anywhere.
Apply your skills at your own pace, privately.
Play around with these skills all you like and re-watch the class as you do.
Sign Up for the Livestream
Livestream classes offered select Thursdays 7 p.m. – 8:45ish EST. $12 per person.
Any class materials and reference links will be available at the start of the livestream.
A replay of the livestream will be posted minutes following the close of class.
Request Past Recordings HERE
Upcoming Class/Workshop Schedule:
June 11th: Shibari/Rope Bondage- “Torture Through Constraint” with Peach & anyette
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What happens when one rope is enough? This class examines torture through constraint, fatigue, and intentional denial using a single continuous rope. By limiting materials, we sharpen awareness of the body, breath, and the slow accumulation of discomfort over time.
Participants will explore how posture, stillness, and micro-adjustments can transform simple structures into intense experiences. The focus is not on elaborate ties, but on how presence, pacing, and choice shape sensation.
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@PersuasivePeach is a rope switch, edge player, and collared submissive (MDD’s the lucky one) based in Northwest Ohio. With a little over four years in the scene, she’s taught or supported classes on breath play, cold branding, caning, sensory deprivation, cigar play, and- of course- rope.
She leads the monthly Toledo Area Tied Up rope class, where she helps participants build skill, confidence, and connection through hands-on learning and thoughtful challenge. Peach enjoys exploring the edges of comfort and control, and she’s passionate about helping others find their own rhythm in rope, whether they’re flying or staying grounded.
@Anyette (she/they) is a submissive rope bottom from the Detroit area with an affinity for play that evokes discomfort and distress, and she believes that the best way to explore those thoroughly and safely is through transparent and efficient communication.
Anyette’s will be covering concepts like active bottoming in rope, embracing intentional discomfort, and how to establish efficient communication with your rope top so you both feel safe and connected (even when things get a little uncomfy – intentionally, of course)
June 18th : BDSM/Kink Class- Relationship Anarchy & Power Exchange - with Rhapsody
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Relationship Anarchy fits a lot of different kinds of relating under its umbrella. But what about power and authority exchange? Can you be a Dom or a sub and also a Relationship Anarchist? Absolutely! Let's talk about how!
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Rhapsody_In_Blue has been an active part of MI fetish and kink culture for the last 9 years. She is a venue owner, educator, community builder, advocate, and semi professional pain in the ass. She enjoys clever conversation, solving complicated problems with creative people, and craft cocktails. She is constantly practicing her communication skills and karaoke performances. Accepts bribes in the form of stickers, coffee, and donations to her Lansing based kink venue @TheGallery.
July 2nd: BDSM/Kink Class- “Canes and Caning” with MestreDaDor. Joined by PersuasivePeach & brattygrl96
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This week’s LEAP class, @MestreDaDor starts us down a path of “kinky shit we didn’t know we were into until we tired”, CANES
Legendary creator of the sought-after square Luxon cane, Len is an avid BDSM enthusiast with a particular fondness for canes and a passion for understanding not just the how to but why. To that end, this class is a deep dive into all aspects of caning, covering the physics of the swing and impact, cane construction decisions, practicing methodologies for tops, and processing techniques for bottoms. Joining him as demo bunny and to give a bottoms perspective will be the wonderful partner @PersuasivePeach and https://fetlife.com/brattygrl96
Caning is often seen as something brutal and extreme but it can also be soothing and almost therapeutic.
This class is intended for all levels of practitioner, from complete novice to well-seasoned, and will be presented primarily as a lecture/demo with plenty of time for Q&A.
We will also have a couple/few service tops on hand for that want to “learn more” or Demo canes, firsthand during our “Stay and Play portion of the evening. -
MestreDaDor (Len) is a very experienced sadist and top. He has been very active in his local community for over 30 years. Presenting, organizing, coaching and leading. Len and Peach have presented together at Oblige countless times filling the room with laughter, gasps, screams, and if were really luck, stone cold silence.
July 23rd: Rope/Shibari Workshop- “Intro to suspension: Equipment, Suspension Physics, Uplines”with Flynn & emmie
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Intro to suspension: Equipment, Suspension Physics, Upline attachments, and upline lock offs for partial suspension
Starting your rope journey? so many different equipment options, I will go through the needed elements, and some information to assist your exploration and purchases. Then we discuss the Physics of suspension and mechanical advantage.
Follow-along, Demo and Do upline discussions, lock off functions,and exploring the various upline attachments and their applications, and the various upline lockoffs and their applications. -
Flynn (He/Him)
(@Flynn_Racer on Fet Life | @flynn_racer on IG)
Flynn Racer is a seasoned kink educator with over fifteen years of shibari experience, beginning his journey through the lens of artistic photography. As the co-owner and co-operator of Oblige Rope Boutique, he blends creative expression with technical precision, offering students a thoughtful, intentional approach to rope and connection.
Beyond rope, Flynn is deeply passionate about pipe and mechanical bondage, a love directly inspired by his career in structural engineering. His engineering background fuels his fascination with innovative restraint design, shaping the uniquely hands-on, problem-solving nature of his classes. A dominant, a daddy, and an ever-curious kinkster, he has taught a wide array of shibari, bondage, and BDSM classes across the community. Whether instructing newcomers or seasoned practitioners, Flynn brings a genuine desire to keep learning and to help others grow alongside him.
August 6th: Rope/Shibari Workshop- “LIFT OFF” with Paul & Courtney (Part of our Intro to Suspension Series)
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Part of our Intro to Suspension Series
Getting in the air with Paul and Courtney
Using basic harness, attachments and up line, we will be look at the fundamentals involved in beginning to come off the ground.After class Oblige staff will be on hand to assist and help you get the most out of this class experience.
You do not need a tying partner to perform all the content covered.
This will be a lecture, demo, see and do workshop.
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Paul:
@Serene_X on Fet Life | https://www.instagram.com/serenex_detroiton IG
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“Sadist”, “Rope top”, “Kinky fucker”, Self Proclaimed BDSM Enthusiast, Halfway Decent Human (for a sadist), Founder and Co-operator of @Oblige Rope Boutique since 2020.
Paul has been playing with Japanese inspired erotic rope bondage for over 15 years and a BDSM/Kink/Rope educator for the past 4 years. Paul and his partner @GoldenCourtney regularly teach on BDSM/Kink subjects related to Water Sports, Floggers, Fire Play, Squirting, and dozen of rope bondage related classes.
Paul finds fulfillment in providing space for others to explore and grow. He seeks joy in every opportunity with his partner, creating fun everywhere they go. Though a heavy edge player, consent modeling, risk awareness and accessibility are the core of all his classes.
Courtney:
(GoldenCourtney on Fet Life) She/her, Rope Bottom, Masochist, Submissive, Service Submissive, Edge Player
“In world filled with suffering we can’t control, it is exquisite to play with suffering we can.”
The psychological, emotional, mental, and physical challenges directly inform Courtney’s experience and the place she speaks from. Vulnerability is at the forefront of her intention and “whys” in BDSM/Kink education with a deep understanding of human fallibility. Being vulnerable in the simplest of terms is honesty and willingness to share that honesty. It’s been her vehicle to live a life that is in alignment and cohesive. It has afforded her the most change, growth and authentic experiences, fostering profound connections to herself, her partner, and the community. She strongly believes we all desire to feel connection, to be seen and acknowledged, and to know love. That these internal feelings and desires are universally shared.
Having enjoyed many different incarnations in this life, it’s her current place that she has found her propose, her calling, and her peace as venue operator at Oblige. BDSM/Kink offers an arena to explore facets of ourselves and others that is unmatched, helping facilitate that is a huge gift. It is with great honor that she has been given the privilege to teach and perform alongside her partner @serene_x since 2021. She does so in service to the Rope/BDSM/Kink community that has given back to her tenfold.
If you are trying to sign up for one of our In Person L.E.A.P classes/workshops, do it at www.obligerope.org/leap