Friday May 16, 2025
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
$80 per tying pair (two people)
Location to attendees only following registration.
Presented by the Toronto Kinbaku Salon and London Kinbaku Studio , this class covers the Kazami-Ryu Level 1 curriculum to begin your rope journey.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
In this class, students will learn the Kazami-ryu chest harness. One of the most comfortable and stable chest harness’s ever designed.
Kazami-ryu Takatekote (chest harness)
-How to tie it and understand why you are tying it in this fashion.
-Tension – 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
-Futomomo (non suspension, 3 variations)
-Connective Bondage
-Rope Handling
Graduation is not necessarily just completing the class. Students must demonstrate the ability to consistently tie a suspension worthy 3 rope chest harness in 7 minutes and 30 seconds.
WHAT TO BRING:
Your rope kit
Safety shears
Water and snacks for yourself
A positive, open attitude to learn and explore
What is Kazami-Ryu:
Kazami Ryu is the style of rope bondage named after the Rope Master of Osaka, Kazami Ranki, it’s the style taught at the Toronto Kinbaku Salon and brought to London by the London Rope Social team. The Kazami style is known in the international shibari world for its safety, strength, focus on comfort for the partner and its unique ‘kata’ (patterns).
The Kazami-Ryu curriculum was curated to provide students with a clear path forward on their rope journey while building strong foundations for all participants.
ABOUT AJ
Based in Toronto, AJ is a Shihan of the Kazami style of Japanese rope bondage, recognized by Master Kazami himself as the Master Instructor in North America. With over 10 years of dedicated experience in tying in Kazami style, teaching, and performing in shows, AJ combines an extraordinary depth of artistic skill with rigorous technical expertise. His academic background includes a PhD in Medical Physics with a specialization in nonlinear dynamics, providing him with a profound understanding of load distribution and dynamic forces. Complemented by more than two decades of high-level fitness training and weightlifting competitions, AJ’s mastery of human anatomy and movement ensures that his rope harnesses are not only aesthetically captivating but also ultra-safe and sustainable. His unique pedagogy, developed over years of teaching, empowers students to achieve dynamic transitions and novel ties adaptable to any body type.
AJ’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torontoropeartist/
LOCATION
The location of this event will be in your confirmation email. We’re on London Transit routes LTC SCHEDULE. This venue has multiple floors, the main floor is the entrance and where multiple restrooms are located. The second floor is our main Kinbaku Studio and Kink Sanctuary.
For any assistance with any accessibility needs, please message us!
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW:
- Purchase of a ticket indicates agreement with London Kinbaku Studio Attendee Rules
- This is a ROPE event – No sexual activity of any type.
- Please DO NOT share the venue information with anyone at any time. Contact us with questions. We are not the only group who uses this location, please be respectful to anyone else you see coming and going.
- Please be respectful to all other attendees: do not touch other people’s things or bodies without permission, do not attempt to join any rope scenes unless you are invited, be discreet about who you see at the event and what is done there. We don’t want to lose our venue!
- If you need to speak to someone about any issues or questions at the Rope Social, please find an event organizer. They have final say in discontinuing or adjusting ANY play that they deem unsafe.
- There are no refunds on tickets. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your ticket to another person with APPROVAL BY EMAIL, no later than 72 hrs before the event.
Have questions before the event? Contact us.
Purchase of a ticket indicates AGREEMENT to the full Terms & Conditions.
