Introduction to the TK

Introduction to the TK

In this evening workshop, you will learn the foundations of the iconic “Takate Kote” (also known as "TK" or “Gote” for short).

The class will be taught by Burgundy Rose and Anna Noctuelle, and will look at both the rigger and bottom perspective. It will cover key information and detail on safety, anatomy, structure, tension, placement, aesthetics and emotional/psychological impact.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, refine techniques, and adapt the tie to suit your body, preferences and style. Learning the TK gives you a wide range of valuable principles and techniques that are transferable to many other areas of shibari practice.

Due to the length of the class and complexity of material, switching is not recommended. Unless both participants are already familiar with the TK, this workshop will not give sufficient time for two people to practice the pattern, give feedback, correct any issues, and then switch.

Date: Friday 30th May 

Time: 6.30pm. If you can, please arrive by 6.15pm so we can start the class promptly. 

Venue: The Bendy Studio, BS14 9BZ. The venue is on an industrial estate with plenty of free parking in the evening. There are 17 steps leading up to the venue entrance. 

Prerequisites: Riggers must already know how to tie a solid single column tie and have a working knowledge of basic frictions

Bring: x2-3 hanks of rope (ideally 8m lengths of jute, 5-6mm in diameter) and safety shears

About the teachers

Burgundy Rose is a rope switch interested in using the body as a tool for expression. She started learning Shibari in 2016 at Anatomie Studio in London, and has learnt from an extensive range of international educators and collaborators. She is currently most inspired by blending the intensity and aesthetics of ‘traditional’ Japanese Shibari with a more movement-based and deconstructed ‘contemporary’ style. Her shibari teaching and creative performances has taken her across London, Manchester, Bristol, Berlin, Prague, Athens, Rotterdam and Portland (USA).

Anna Noctuelle is a Shibari practitioner, educator and performer with 20 years of experience, Tantra facilitator, initiated Yogi and Reiki practitioner with a Shamanic side who performs and teaches workshops and private classes as well as coaches individuals and couples in London and internationally. She has a holistic perspective in her teaching style and brings interdisciplinary approaches to the subject that come from her background as a dancer, linguist and academic. She is committed to creating safe, inclusive learning environments where curiosity, courage, and playfulness thrive.

www.burgundy-rose.com

www.anna-noctuelle.com