TK Foundation

(AKA: the Takate Kote, Gote or Box Tie)

With William

Who’s afraid of the big bad Tekate Kote? Me too.

This tie is seminal to the practice of Shibari, legendary and ubiquitous, but it is also well known for being dangerous for a variety of reasons. Rather than avoiding this iconic tie, let’s study and practice it together in order to have it as a functional part of our harnessing skillset.

In this workshop, we will be working on the first two ropes that form the essential foundation of almost any variation of Tekate Kote. More importantly, we will be focusing on setting our bodies to their optimal posture for receiving these ropes. We will also be discussing nerve pathways and inherent risks of over-arm ties as well as introducing or reviewing up lines. This class will set you up to have a much better understanding of the basic form, ways to create optimal tension, and how to mitigate and manage risk. Participants will be able to learn a wide variety of TK structures building on this essential foundation. William will offer variations to suit people with less flexibility as well as hypermobile/ hyper flexible bodies.

Prerequisite = Rope0 + Roped In

Bring a minimum of 5pcs of Jute Rope about 8M in length

This is a Coupled Ticket, best that couples have previous tieing experience together.

RSVP $85 per couple

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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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