September Kazami Ryu Level One

All prices are per rope couple, i.e.. the one price includes both the student and the model. Please attend as a rope couple, you do need someone to tie with and we do not supply models. 



The Kazami-Ryu curriculum has been carefully tiered in order to provide students with the safest, sanest path on their journey in rope.

All students, no matter their level of skill in other styles, must begin Kazami-Ryu Shibari at Level 1, due to the differences in our standard harness. 

If you have your own rope, please bring it. If you don’t, we have some house rope you can use until you are able to buy your own kit. (Not available during COVID). 

We generally tie with 7~8m lengths of a natural fibre such as Jute or Hemp. Cotton can also be used, however we generally do not recommend tying with Nylon.

Please note switching is not permitted in class, ie only one person ties throughout the class. If you both want to learn to tie please attend as two couples, or swap week by week, not within one class.

Core Curriculum

Kazami-Ryu 1 will teach the student to apply the standard Kazami-Ryu Munenawa (chest harness) safely, comfortably and with finesse.

Kazami-ryu Munenawa (chest harness, or TK)

How to tie it and understand why you are tying it in this fashion.

Tensions

Why it’s important and how to create it in the chest harness.
Safety and emergency procedures.

Identifying nerve paths and tying around them, what to do in emergency situations.

Additional Curriculum

Kazami-ryu Maeniryoute Shibari (Arms bound in front)

Futomomo (Ankle bound to hip – non suspension)

Gyaku-Ebi Shibari (Floor work – hogtie)

Advancing to Kazami-Ryu 2

Students must satisfactorily complete the core curriculum in order to move up to Kazami Ryu 2.  The test for this will be tying a suspension worthy 3 rope chest harness in 7:30. How long it takes to graduate is entirely dependant on how often a student practices. But to give an idea, the average student takes around 6 lessons to graduate, but it depends on previous rope experience and natural ability, so some people are more, some less. And home practice is our biggest recommendation to moving through quickly.

All prices are per rope couple, i.e.. the one price includes both the student and the model. Please attend as a rope couple, you do need someone to tie with and we do not supply models.