BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//play-events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Events X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London URL:https://playplay.events/enm-fam BEGIN:VEVENT UID:da03380e-1fd7-4721-a331-40c6987c5602@serotonin-calendar DTSTAMP:20260920T100604Z DTSTART:20270220T110000Z DTEND:20270221T180000Z SUMMARY:KINBAKU - SHIBARI ART LEVEL4 /// SHAPES VOCABULARY /// WEEKEND INTE NSIVE LOCATION:Rope Jam Studio\, 7 Fountayne Road\, unit2\, N15 4QL DESCRIPTION:SHIBARI KINBAKU ART LEVEL 4 /// TIES & SHAPES VOCABULARY BODIES \, FORMS\, TENSION & CHEST HARNESSES Structure & Creation The Fourth Chapt er of Tiger Nawa Ryū Learn to compose. Rope…\nSHIBARI KINBAKU ART LEVEL 4 /// TIES & SHAPES VOCABULARY BODIES\, FORMS\, TENSION & CHEST HARNESSES Structure & Creation The Fourth Chapter of Tiger Nawa Ryū Learn to compo se. Rope creates lines. Lines create shapes. Shapes create physical\, emot ional and relational states. Level 4 is a two-module immersion into the vo cabulary of Kinbaku: floor forms\, body shapes\, hip structures\, chest ha rnesses\, tension and composition. MODULE A /// SHAPES VOCABULARY Floor fo rms\, hip structures and tension. MODULE B /// CHEST HARNESS VOCABULARY To rso structures\, TK variations and Butterfly forms. After Level 2 develope d Aibu Nawa\, presence\, pleasure and deep listening\, Level 4 gives stude nts a broader physical language through which intention can take form. We learn how ties work\, why they work and how they can be adapted to differe nt bodies\, moods and creative intentions. The principle is: “Let’s ti e with intention.” A tie becomes meaningful when it creates more than re straint. It may create a posture\, a feeling\, a visual image\, a sensatio n or a relational dynamic between Bakushi—the person tying—and Ukete —the person receiving. The same structure can feel grounding or exposing \, protective or vulnerable\, pleasurable or challenging. Its language cha nges through placement\, tension\, direction\, pace\, posture and intentio n. FROM CONNECTION TO COMPOSITION Level 1 begins teaching you how rope wor ks. Level 2 begins teaching you how rope feels. Level 4 begins teaching yo u how rope composes. We study how the body can be folded\, opened\, compre ssed\, stretched\, turned\, framed and held. We explore how rope placement changes emotional tone and how maintaining or recovering tension keeps th e rope precise\, responsive and alive. Students first learn clear structur es. We then examine their function\, adapt them to different bodies and co mbine them into wider compositions. The objective is not to collect patter ns. Learn the form. Understand its function. Adapt it. Compose with it. WH AT YOU WILL DEVELOP SHAPE VOCABULARY • Agura and seated forms • Hog Ti e and compression-based forms • High\, low and full Mermaid variations • Hip Harness structure • Ishi TK • Armless Chest Harnesses • Butt erfly Harness • Combining upper-body and lower-body forms TENSION REFINE MENT • Maintaining tension throughout a tie • Recognising where tensio n is held or lost • Recovering tension without rebuilding the entire str ucture • Understanding tension as structure\, sensation and communicatio n • Refining frictions without overloading the body BODY READING AND ADA PTATION • Reading compression\, folding\, opening and pressure • Adapt ing for flexibility\, mobility and body proportions • Respecting breath\ , joints\, nerves and circulation • Understanding when a form needs to c hange • Creating the intention without forcing a body into an idealised shape COMPOSITION AND INTENTION • Lines\, angles and asymmetry • Still ness and visual framing • Exposure and protection • Grounding\, vulner ability\, restraint and power • How Aibu softness or Seme intensity can change the same form • Structure as the foundation for personal expressi on MODULE A /// SHAPES VOCABULARY Floor Forms\, Hip Structures and Tension Saturday /// 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Module A develops a vocabulary of lower- body shapes and floor-based forms. We examine how direction\, tension and body position transform a tie into a composition. Each structure is first learned clearly and then explored through guided variations and adaptation . PART ONE /// TENSION\, DIRECTION AND FORM SHAPES AS LANGUAGE We begin by looking at the relationship between tie and form. • How rope creates vi sual and emotional meaning • Posture\, pressure\, direction and intentio n • The relationship between the rope line and the body line • Allowin g stillness to reveal the shape • Recognising when a form is complete TE NSION AS AN ELEMENT Tension is not treated only as a technical requirement . It affects structure\, sensation\, communication and safety. We train: • Keeping tension alive thr\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/ropejam /2308990\nSource: ENM Fam on Teamup URL:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ropejam/2308990 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR