Two Day Bondage Intensive
Details on how to register are in the "Registration and Fees" section, below.
This event is SOLD OUT.
Thank-you for you interest - and watch for another Bondage Intensive sometime in the fall.
Join Max for a special two-day Bondage Intensive April 29-30.
This event provides 13 hours of focused bondage instruction, from the basics through suspension bondage.
About half of the Intensive is hands-on, so you'll have plenty of time to apply what you learn in a safe, friendly environment. The limited class size ensures plenty of one-on-one instruction and fosters an intimate, cooperative environment. As always, the emphasis is on learning, having fun and building confidence.
The workshop will be held at the Wet Spot in Seattle. A catered, hot lunch and an afternoon snack will be included each day, along with an extensive 60-page handout and a formal Certificate of Completion.
Attendees who aren't already Wet Spot members also receive a waiver of the Wet Spot's normal membership requirement for the May 7th Bondage party and a $5-off coupon for the party.
If you have a practice partner, register them too. If you don't, that's OK - we'll form small groups and everyone will get a chance to practice.
The fee for all this is only $200 per person. Couples and groups registering together pay only $180 per person - a 10% discount.
Class size is limited, so early registration is strongly encouraged. Details on how to register are in the "Registration and Fees" section, below.
Note: Max does not teach stand-alone suspension workshops. If you want to learn suspension bondage, now's the time.
Agenda
Saturday April 29th, 2006
9:15 - 10:00 Doors open / check-in
- Coffee and juice
- Rope sales - Twisted Monk
- Carabiner sales
10:00 - 1:00 Fundamentals of Rope Bondage
- Motivation
- Principles and technique
- Safety considerations
- About rope
- Basic knots and positions
1:00 - 1:45 Catered lunch by Hot Dish
1:45 - 3:00 Intermediate Rope Bondage
- Bondage positions
- Intermediate knots
3:00 - 3:15 Break - pop, water, cookies and fruit
3:15 - 5:30 Advanced techniques
- Ad hoc bondage
- Extreme bondage
- Bondage for sex
- Fixed point bondage
- Using bamboo
5:30 - 6:00 Questions & Answers / Wrap-up
Sunday April 30th, 2006
10:15 - 10:30 Doors open / check-in
10:30 - 1:00 Partial Suspension Bondage
- Physics and physiology
- Equipment considerations
- Rigging techniques
- Partial suspension positions
1:00 - 1:45 Catered lunch by Hot Dish
1:45 - 3:00 Suspension Bondage
- Full suspension technique and positions
3:00 - 3:15 Break - pop, water, cookies and fruit
3:15 - 5:30 Suspension Bondage
- Full suspension practice
What You'll Get With Your Registration
- 13 hours of instruction in a small-group environment
- Plenty of time to practice and work with the instructor
- Hot catered lunch and an afternoon snack each day
- A 60-page illustrated handout to help you remember the material and to assist with your at-home practice
- Extensive resource list with book, video and online references
- Specific recommendations for rope and equipment
- A chance to attend the Wet Spot's "Bondage is the Point" party on Sunday May 7th, even if you're not a Wet Spot member. The Wet Spot will also be supplying a $5 coupon for non-members
- A Certificate of Completion
Registration and Fees
Workshop fees are $200 per person. Couples or groups registering together pay only $180 per person - a 10% discount.
The easiest way to register is via Acteva, a well known online registration system. If you have trouble registering, or can't use the Acteva system for some reason, please contact Max.
Click here to register 
Class size is limited, so early registration is strongly encouraged.
What to Bring
Required rope and equipment
You'll need the following equipment for the workshop. If you are registering as a couple / threesome, you'll only need one kit per group.
- (1) 40 - 60 foot piece of 6mm or 1/4" line
- (6) 30 foot pieces of 8mm, 3/8" or 5/16" line
- (4) 10 foot pieces of 8mm, 3/8" or 5/16" line
- (2) "D" carabiners (like REI item 682630)
- (2) triangular carabiners (like REI item 736529)
- (1) suspension ring (like this one from TwistedMonk.com)
Suggested (but not required) rope and equipment
- (1) pair of EMT shears or similar tool for emergency releases (like these from TwistedMonk.com)
- (1) 10' length of military spec webbing (like REI item 472006)
Rope and equipment notes
- The 6mm / 1/4" line will be used for a body harness (karada) and does not need to be strong. Any nice-feeling 1/4" nylon line from a hardware store will do. 6 mm hemp is fine too.
- All other rope and equipment will be used for the suspension portions of the workshop, so strength is important. Please bring synthetic line with a breaking strength of at least 1,000 pounds, or 8 mm hemp in excellent condition.
- Monk, of www.TwistedMonk.com, will be available Saturday before the workshop if you want to buy some of his fine hemp rope or other equipment. Monk suggests that you contact him ahead of time so he can have your rope ready for delivery on Saturday morning.
- Monk is offering a discount to Bondage Intensive attendees - go to www.TwistedMonk.com/max.htm and order the Full Suspension Kit. This kit includes everything you'll need for the Bondage Intensive except for the carabiners and the piece of 1/4" line.
- Max will be selling carabiners Saturday before the workshop. If you would like to buy carabiners, please contact Max before the workshop.
Please note that you will not be allowed to participate in the suspension / partial suspension practice sessions without appropriate equipment.
Clothing
- Wear comfortable clothing.
- The temperature may vary throughout the day, so layered clothing is suggested.
Other items
- A small blanket for padding when we're doing floor work.
