All About the Gote

with Discover Kinbaku

In this One-day Intensive we introduce the most common, fascinating, and iconic tie of traditional Japanese bondage: the Gote (hands crossed behind the back tie). The principles and patterns come from Hojo-Jutsu and were used in feudal Japan for the effective control and presentation of prisoners. Since then, there have been many evolutionary steps to make the bondage safe and applicable for erotic play.

We will build on the already learned basics to develop a very practical approach to master your first proper stemless Gote. You will also learn to adapt your shibari to the body of our partner as well as our mood and intention. In the second part we will expand on the basic pattern and learn how to add more ropes to tie the upper body / chest of your partner properly according to your intentions.

This is a practical workshop: you will tie and/or get tied a lot. Role switching is not mandatory, but highly encouraged for this workshop.

For whom is it?

This workshop is for people who already have an initial experience in Japanese-inspired rope bondage, have learned some initial basics / harnesses, and want to develop their knowledge of a proper stemless Gote to approach suspensions with torsion load.

What you will learn

… as a rigger:

• getting familiar with the construction principles of a stemless 2 rope Gote

• quickly building up solid technical skills by repeating and learning the same principles from different perspectives

• getting enabled for use of this Gote in semi- and full suspensions with torsion load

• mastering creative adaptions of the 3rd rope with intention and aesthetics

• focusing on contact, intimacy and eroticism whilst mastering techniques

… as a rope-bottom:

• bringing attention to your body, to your feelings and sensations

• getting familiar with a rope impact and learning to enjoy it

• developing a feeling of your emotional and physical limits and positively communicating them

• unlearning common myths about being a rope bottom

• understanding your responsibility in ropes

Requirements:

For your role as rigger to know the basics of Japanese rope bondage, such as non-collapsing ties, cinge, counter tension, or friction and for your role as being tied, general awareness in ropes and being able to attend to their body and communicate potential issues in the near time.

Bring along: comfortable clothing and at least 5 jute ropes, 6 mm, 7 - 8 m long

Tickets sold as pairs, $240 per tying pair.
$80 deposit, $160 cash at the start of class. $240 total.

Tickets are $240 per pair, going on sale on 4/5 at 11am

If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE

CANCELLATION POLICY: you can reschedule once or ask for a refund up to 48 hours before the event. If you would like a refund, please email us at temple.nyc.bushwick@gmail.com , and we will take care of it with you. A processing fee of 5% will be subtracted from all refunds. No refunds will be issued with less than 48 hours notice of cancellation.

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