Oakland Rope Salon with Ota Kinbaku
Multiple dates and times
4120 Martin Luther King Jr Way Oakland, CA, 94609
Oakland Rope Salon with Ota Kinbaku
Multiple dates and times
4120 Martin Luther King Jr Way Oakland, CA, 94609
Description
VoxBody is pleased to add Oakland Rope Salon to our fall calendar! Join us for intimate evening of discussion (and possibly rope) on one or all dates!
Hosted by Ota Kinbaku (rigger and photographer) Oakland Rope Salon is an intimate gathering to discuss the people, culture, and emotions around the art of Japanese Rope Bondage. This is a get-together for those that want to delve deeper into the spiritual side of Shibari, touching on influences, lessons learned, and achievements.
What is Oakland Rope Salon
- An intentionally small group of participants. Our goal is to foster group discussion, and are therefore keeping the capacity of this event limited.
- Please join us if your interest is in sharing your exploration of rope in a small group setting! This is not the event to attend if you are seeking to lab out a tie on your own time. We do ask that all attendees are present for the entire event, from opening to closing circle. Come open-minded, and interested in participating in group conversation!
- General event format will be:
- 6:45 doors open // please plan to arrive by 7pm! // doors locked at 7:15pm (no late entry)
- 7-8pm tea and discussion circle. Discussion topics will vary each month
- the remainder of the evening may include: continued discussion, open tying, tying demos, or video viewing. This will depend on each event's theme, and the general energy of the group. Please come prepared for any of these activities (bring your rope!) and open-minded to see how each event unfolds!
- 10pm event ends
- Tickets are per person; if you are attending with a tying partner you will need two tickets.
- Four dates for 2023! Join us for one, or all! January 11, February 1, March 8 and April 12. Register separately for each date.
- There is no formal instruction at these events. Open tying time is just that.
- Possible discussion topics include:
- Why we tie
- Sensual to sadistic - Yukimura to Mai Randa
- Semenawa
- What we use besides rope
- Spiritual to technical (range of styles)
A special note about March's Rope Salon: For the March 8 salon, we are going to be sharing some Yukimura rope tutorial videos and allowing time for attendees to tie along. If you want to attend with a tying partner, you need to register for TWO TICKETS. If you want to come and observe, you can do so with one ticket only, but do keep in mind that this evening will be spent entirely focused on the tutorials and attendees doing rope. Email us if you have any questions about this particular evening!
* There is loaner rope for attendees to use during the event. If you have your own rope, bring it!
* Please take some time to read our FAQ page and read and remain familiar with our studio policies and etiquette page. If you have any questions or concerns please email us at voxbody@gmail.com
About Ota Kinbaku:
Ota Kinbaku is an eclectic photographer and rope artist from the San Francisco Bay area. He found interest in Japanese rope bondage initially for its aesthetics. In 2015 Ota took lessons in Japan while spending time with Naka Akira and other bakushi. While there, he was introduced to the spiritual nature of rope and its wide variety of styles. Today, Shibari is Ota's way of deepening empathy and learning to be present in the moment.
Find Ota Kinbaku on IG @otanawa and Twitter @OtaKinbaku
Location
4120 Martin Luther King Jr Way Oakland, CA, 94609