Strappado Intensive

with

Peter Soptik & Sansei

Sat-Sun, Sept 20-21, 2025.

10am-5pm

We are thrilled to bring you the organizers of Prague Shibari Fest and Subspace studio to our rope studio here on the East Coast!

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Prerequisites:

This workshop is intended for advanced riggers and rope bottoms with good experience in suspensions. We recommend this workshop for those who have completed a level 1 workshop covering basic Naka Ryu ties and suspension with us or others. Both riggers and models should have good experience with ties like Futomomo, Mermaid and Monoblock (Basket tie).

The nature of this workshop encourages participants to be free in adding some expression and creativity into their kinbaku. Please note that the contents of this workshop may change depending on the skill level of the participants.

Participants need to bring at least 12 ropes and at least one shorter rope.

Description:

The arm-binder is an upper body harness that offers a lot of possibilities, but not many can use strappado to its full potential. It is often a challenge for many riggers to tie a safe or non collapsing arm-binder structure, especially when dealing with less flexible arms of their models.

We will learn how to tie a variety of patterns to suit different intentions. We will cover comfortable and strict, minimalist and overtied arm-binders. Most importantly, we will explore different ways of using them in suspensions and on the floor.

Logistics:

• Tying pairs are limited to 6.

• There will be a lunch break

• attendees will be vetted for skill level

Tickets:

• $650 per pair

• A 50% deposit ($325) is due upon ticket purchase

• A month before the class (Aug 20th), the remaining balance is due.

• Please read our cancellation/refund policy carefully on this page

Presenters: Peter Soptik & Sansei

Peter Soptik and Sansei's approach to ropes is about a deep connection between two people. They find this connection particularly in traditional kinbaku and are passionate about the Kinbaku LuXuria style. Peter has been studying this style with Riccardo Wildties and Red Sabbath since 2013. Riccardo is a deshi of Naka Akira and his style is an interpretation of Naka Ryu more suited to western riggers and models.

Sansei and Peter started their journey together a few years later and now not only study but also research their own interpretation of the style.

Their tying and their teaching includes classical patterns, aesthetics and also deep surrender to the core, dark emotions in semenawa and existing for each other. Through kinbaku they pursue things they are passionate about. Among the different flavours they tie and teach are objectification and exposure, from shame to humiliation, and some niche topics such as neck rope and arm binders.

Peter has been studying Japanese bondage for a long time. He studied with Kinoko Hajime, Osada Steve, Nawashi Kanna, Arnoys Nicolas and Naka Akira. They taught him the basics, technique and also the movement, intimacy and simplicity of the ropes. Today his style is shaped by his studies with Riccardo Wildties.

Sansei has been doing ropes since 2017. Her approach to tying is specific with a deep surrender to her rigger, an almost altered state of being while tying, exploring the often dark emotions that ropes can bring and the beauty of them. Of particular importance to her is the naturalness of the experience and the effect of the rope on the human soul and body. She is not only a model, but also a rigger. She has been studying with Peter Soptik since 2019 and the Kinbaku LuXuria style with Riccardo Wildties and Red Sabbath since 2022. The experience of both roles allows her to better understand and pass on deeper insight. She is passionate about Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, which is a great inspiration in her tying.

Although Naka style is their preferred way of tying today, they are open to enjoying spontaneity and fun with ropes, and their personal practice and teaching also includes lighter topics.

FL: Soptik_Z, iG: soptik_z

FL: Sansei_sansei, iG: sansei.sansei

https://www.soptiksansei.com

https://www.subspacestudio.cz

https://www.pragueshibari.com