Saturday and Sunday, February 21-22
Yugen Studio – Milan
This workshop is dedicated to transitions that break familiar patterns. We’ll explore structural solutions that move beyond the usual pathways—variations that open up different directions, different logics of movement, while staying clean, stable, and technically solid.
Changing shapes mid-air is not only a way to expand your rope vocabulary—it’s also a practical advantage in many contexts. In photo sessions, for example, transitions allow for multiple poses without needing to come down and rebuild everything from scratch. A small shift in axis or tension can produce a completely different image.
This weekend is part of a short technical series that includes Without the Gote, and follows two years of workshops focused mainly on soft skills: communication, presence, rhythm. Together, these events are designed to prepare the ground for a new cycle of soft-skill intensives that will be announced later this year.
The workshop is for people already confident in suspension. Bring your usual suspension gear and at least 12 full-length ropes. We’ll work through demonstrations and practice, with attention to clarity, control, and efficient rope handling.
Prerequisites
For tops:
Solid TK – any style
Arm binder – any style
Smooth and safe suspension lines management
Confidence in suspension sessions
Experience with suspension transitions
For bottoms:
Feeling comfortable in tight ropes and in a gote for an extended period of time
Being willing to sustain intense semenawa
Understanding the difference between comfortable and sustainable, and willingness to explore both
Ability to self monitor nerve compression and bloodflow restriction
We will evaluate individually any applicant before allowing subscription.
You might be requested to send pictures or videos of your bondage.
Trained skills
During this workshop we will train:
- Body handling: joints manipulation, weight distribution
- Body handling: impact of transitions on rope structures
- Aesthetics: improvise a visually pleasing bondage
- Adapting ties to session context requirements
- Tension management
Suspension lines
Fast bail out in case of emergency requires efficient line management. It is crucial for every rigger to be fast and proficient in line management.
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Kirigami and Tenshiko are a couple both in ropes and in life.
They have been teaching and performing in different European cities since 2012. In 2016 they opened School of Rope Milano, where they teach traditional bondage three times a week to local students and foreign visitors.
In 2023 they started a collaboration with Sugiura Norio Sensei, involving the organization of an international workshop, as well as the production and distribution of photographic contents, both online and on printed editions. In the same year they were invited to teach in Latin America and Australia.
Their rope is inspired by the most traditional Japanese style bondage, with an eclectic approach encompassing both private sessioning and photography.
