We’re excited for the next session of Continuum, the advanced program!

🪢 Continuum - October 26: Rolling onto Slack Uplines with guest teacher Nox

This advanced suspension class introduces and explains how to set up transitions using slack uplines. We’ll explore controlled drops, rolls, and surprising ways to pin the body in air. Learn the how and why this works, and see a demo of what we mean. Then try it out on your own! This class is lecture, demo, and hands on tying.

✅ Prerequisites

For folks tying:

• Must be experienced in suspension transitions and changing positions in the air
• Must be able to tie a suspendable upper-body harness (ideally in a timely manner), which can be loaded from multiple points (ideally, front, back, and side)
• Must be able to tie a suspendable futomomo/bent leg harness, which can be loaded from both an inside and outside stem
• Must be able to tie a suspendable single column tie
• Must know top and bottom lock-offs for uplines on a single point
• Must be able to assess and solve for nerve issues in your choice of harnesses
• Must be able to communicate with your tying partner in suspension

For folks being tied:

• Must be experienced in suspension transitions and changing positions in the airMust be able to sustain a longer transition sequence (30-40 minutes)
• Must be able to safely twist in your spine to both sides, and backbend
• Must be able to assess risk of muscle strain or injury in your body
• Must be able to assess and solve for nerve issues in your choice of harnesses
• Must be able to communicate with your tying partner in suspension

🧰 What to bring

• Ropes for your suspendable upper and lower body ties (likely 3-8 ropes)
• Ropes for your uplines (at least 4, one of these must be synthetic or reinforced)
• Rigging materials for single-point suspension (this can be a ring, rigging plate, carabiners, etc)
• Safety shears or another appropriate cutting tool
• Anything else you might want for class (water, blanket, snacks, note taking tools)

On the synthetic or reinforced upline: Davide and Gina will bring extra POSH to class if you don't have one yet.

Doors open at 6:30pm
Class starts promptly at 7:00pm
The Kink Store, 224 6th St, San Francisco

Welcome to Continuum

Continuum is the ongoing postgraduate practice program of State of Ropes: a monthly advanced class designed for practitioners who want to continue deepening their rope practice beyond structured curriculum modules.

Originally created as the continuation for graduates of the Bootstrap → Groundwork → Elevate → Arise program, Continuum is now also open to experienced practitioners from the wider rope community who have developed a strong foundation through other courses, programs, or long-term practice.

These sessions are designed for students who already have solid fundamentals and experience with structural ties and suspension concepts. Because of this, Continuum is not suitable for beginners, but rather for those looking for an ongoing space to explore advanced material, refine technique, and study within a committed learning environment.

What Continuum Is

• A 2.5 to 3 hour advanced class once per month
• Focused, theme-based deep dives (structures, bamboo integration, advanced harnesses, experimental labs, guest instructors)
• A space to explore at depth with a committed graduate cohort
• Ongoing refinement, not repetition

Examples of What We’ll Explore

Continuum allows us to work on material that doesn’t fit cleanly into a module structure of our base curriculum: more technical, more nuanced, and sometimes more experimental. Examples include: 

• Bamboo on the body
• Tying on bamboo 101
• Advanced and additional harnesses such as:
  • Hip harnesses
  • Tengu
  • Ebi
  • Strappado
• Gyaku Ebi suspension
• Hashira 101
• Hashira 201
• Floating Hashira
  
• Naka style tying
• Nicolas style tying
• Experimental transitions and hybrid structures
• Guest-instructor labs and specialty formats

Topics will evolve based on cohort interest, votes, and what we feel ready to explore together.

2026 Continuum Dates (7–9:30/10pm at The Kink Store SF)

Thu March 26 -> Tengu Harness and Tengu Suspension
Mon April 27 -> Agura and Agura Suspension
Mon May 18 -> Bamboo on the body 101 + Suspension
Mon June 29 -> Tying on Bamboo (limit to 12 pairs)
Mon July 20 -> Hashira 101 (limit to 12 pairs)
Mon August 24 -> Nicolas style tying

Mon Sept 28 -> Topic: Tenshi Harness and Suspension
Mon Oct 26  -> Special Guest Teacher: Nox (Topic: Rolling onto Slack Uplines)
Mon Nov 30 -> Tentative Topic: Strappado + suspension 
Mon Dec 14 -> Special Guest Teacher: Christopher Kinbaku (Topic: Naka Style Tying and Suspension)
Mon Jan 25, 2027 -> Tentative Topic: Hashira 201 (transitions and inversions)
Mon Feb 22, 2027 -> Tentative Topic: Improvising Transitions 
Mon Mar 22, 2027

Each session stands on its own, but together they create an arc of advanced study. Some sessions might make more sense or be easier if you came to the previous related session. 

Prerequisites:
Continuum is designed for practitioners with solid Shibari fundamentals.

Participants should already be comfortable with core ties and structural concepts, including chest harnesses, hip harnesses, single and double column ties, and suspension techniques (uplines, upline management, lockoffs, cleanup techniques). Students should also have experience working safely with partners, communicating clearly, and managing tension, balance, and body positioning in rope.

If you have completed the State of Ropes curriculum (Bootstrap → Groundwork → Elevate → Arise) you are fully prepared for this class; practitioners trained through other programs or with equivalent experience are welcome, but should feel confident in their intermediate-to-advanced rope skills before joining.

Enrollment Options

You can participate in two ways:

1️⃣ Drop-In

$120 per pair per session
($60 per person)
-> $60 for solo observer or self-tyer 

Ideal if you want flexibility or can’t commit long-term.

2️⃣ Continuum Membership (Postgraduate Tier)

All memberships:

→ Guarantee we will have a hard point reserved for you
→ Receive video recordings regardless of physical attendance
→ Do not allow partial refunds during an active 6-month term, as this allows us to plan the classes and commit to the space

Pair Membership: $720 per pair for 6 months ($120 per pair per month)
Designed for partners who plan to attend together consistently.

Individual Membership: $360 per person for 6 months ($60 per month)
Designed for solo observers, self-tyers, or those who don’t have a committed partner for the full 6-month period.

Individual members are welcome to bring a partner for a specific class if they find someone who would like to join them. In that case, the partner can attend by purchasing a single-class guest pass for $60.

Guest passes allow participation in that session but do not include membership perks (such as recordings, early access, Discord access, etc.).

Membership Includes:

• 1 Postgraduate class per month included
• Video recordings of all the sessions
• Influence on curriculum
  • Vote on monthly topics
  • Vote on guest instructors
• Monthly 1-hour Zoom office hours (group based and upon request)
• Private Discord community, including:
  • Ongoing Q&A channel (like extended office hours)
  • Early ticket announcements before public release
• Member-only early access to:
  • Limited-capacity workshops with Guest instructors
  • Special formats (labs, intensives, socials)

Membership is designed for those who want this to be their ongoing rope home.

Note: The space has a limited number of suspension hard points, so class capacity is constrained. To ensure continuity for those committing to the program, membership participants receive priority access, and the number of drop-in tickets will be limited accordingly.

We’re excited to continue on this next chapter with you

With knots and care,
Davide, Gina and Ben