Online History Class: June 30th 7:00
For those interested in the background and history of Japanese rope, I will be doing a talk "Searching for the Heart of Kinbaku" for...
October 17th: Searching for the Heart of Kinbaku: A History of Japanese Rope and...
Tickets on sale here: https://studiokokoro.co.uk/tickets/
The history of kinbaku in Japan is a story that has been told many times. It has also been the...
What is Yukimura Style Shibari?
Yukimura Haruki (1948-2016) was one a handful of bakushi (rope masters) who elevated the art of tying by creating his own style (ryuu in...
Group Class to Resume Mid-April
Following CDC guildlines, LA Rope will be re-opening for group lessons. Participants (including instructors and demo bottoms) must be fully vaccinated (two weeks...
Kinbaku from the Neck Up
Playing with the face is an important element of kinbaku in Japan. In this class we will break down the elements of face...
Murasaki san and Iroha san in LA
Thursday, March 16th, LA Rope hosted Murasaki sensei with Iroha for an advanced workshop on Yukimura Ryuu.
We began the evening with a ceremony remembering...
Schedule for Murasaki and Iroha
We are very happy to have Murasaki san, Iroha san, and Alice san visiting next month from Tokyo. We are offering a wide range...
Murasaki San Teaching in LA (March 14-19, 2017)
Murasaki san (春晏, Haru An) will be visiting Los Angeles March 14-19 and will be offering classes and workshops, focusing on Yukimura Ryuu shibari...
New Class Structure at LA Rope
Over the next few months, LA Rope will be restructuring its core mission to focus exclusively on the teaching of Yukimura Ryuu.
The new structure...
Feb 4th: How to Take Great Kinbaku Photos
About the Class
This class explores the question “What makes a good rope picture?”
There are almost as many approaches to kinbaku photography as there are...
September Intensive: Kinbaku 101
New to the world of shibari and kinbaku? Join us Sept. 27th for our introductory workshop, Kinbaku 101.
In this class, Zetsu will lead you...
LA Rope at Threshold: Humiliation Ties: Kinbaku for Shame and Pleasure (Sept. 3, 7:00)
So often we focus on the physical aspects of kinbaku, while paying less attention to profound and intense psychological effects our ties may have....