The Rope Collective's rope education tracks, certification requirements and other offerings! Design your own personalized educational plan! Each track and series is designed with the intention to find the theory, aesthetic, and technique for growing your specific skill set. Wether you are beginner// intermediate// advanced or regardless of what kind of relationship you want to have to rope! There is something for everyone.

We believe rope is for everyone! Whether an intimacy practice, a somatic practice, spiritual practice, an artistic practice, or hobby/lifestyle tool! Perhaps you are a shape shifter and rope has multiple modalities. Find the content and teaching style that is best suited for you so you can develop your craft in a way that is aligned and successful!

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Curriculum

Non Curriculum Based Offers

Rope Jam + Open Practice

Vibe out with us in a space of rope practice + play, smooth jams, and social connection. Rope Jam is a gathering for rope lovers and the curious to sink in, explore, and play.
You can dive right into our own practice and exploration or join us for a foundations discussion and basic rope demo hosted by The Collective’s experienced practitioners.
Come by yourself, with a partner, multiple partners, or friends!There is no pressure, expectations, or requirements with how much you want to engage. All genders, bodies, and experience levels are celebrated here!
No Prerequisites!
Unravel: Rope + Sound

UNRAVEL is a rope and sound experience allowing you to shed all you are carrying and step into a container of being held. Pairing the art of rope bondage with a sound bath and a guided visualization meditation.
The ties will be taught as self ties and be beginner friendly with modifications for more advanced concepts and options. You may come by yourself or with a partner (we can also show modifications to the tie if you would like to tie with a partner). We will have plenty of time to be in your technical head to make sure the ties are sustainable and low risk before we sink into the sound and mediation.
No Prerequisites!
Rope Botanica

Join us for a unique rope experience blending botanical beauty with bondage art. In this lush, all-levels workshop, we’ll explore rope adornment using flowers, ferns, herbs, and leaves.
Bring your vision to life using flora to embellish your ties. A photo area will be available to capture your finished work.
Self-tie and partnered tie options welcome. All genders, bodies, and experience levels are celebrated here!
No Prerequisites!
Ritual Rope

Ritual Rope is a practice in humanism, body and form, The Earth, and the cosmos with rope as our medium. Using rope as a binding agent we bring together rituals that bring awareness and honor to the self and relation to all things. This craft will incorporate spells, tarot, astrology, metaphysics, and other forms to create personal and collective intentions and move energy through ourselves and the rope. The evening is group led and collectively created.
No Prerequisites!
Shibari Life Drawing

An evening of art, rope, and community! Come make art with us. As we tie classic shibari ties and create a still life for you to capture. All mediums welcome! Bring your own supplies, bring your own beverages, and all levels of experience are welcome and encouraged.
Join us for a unique night of creativity and connection featuring still life for creating art with a model in shibari. Whether you're a visual artist, photographer or just art-curious, all are welcome and this event is all about playful expression and relaxed vibes.
No Prerequisites! BYOB and art supplies!

curriculum

Our education offers a variety of options and customizable experience so you can become the strongest and most true to who you are as an artist and practitioner of Shibari. Our belt system and ceremonies mirror the structure of martial arts; values we share in discipline, practice, and precision- which is also an homage to the roots of Japanese rope.

You MAY attend a class with class prerequisites without taking the required classes IF you feel confident in your proffiency with the required foreknowlege HOWEVER you will be asked to audit (observe not tie) if you attend and cannot keep up with the level of content in class. You also will still need to complete all required classes for a belt ceremony and certificate.

BELT CEREMONY + CERTIFICATE

The Floor Series

Foundation of Rope
Description goes hereOur Foundations of Rope is a cohesive and thorough starting point for rope and shibari. Whether you have never touched rope before or you would like to refresh your skills and foundational knowledge: this class is a welcoming and informative place for all to ground into the essential elements of rope. This class will help you build a strong, conscious foundation.
We’ll cover such items as:
- Informed consent & communication
- Negotiation & aftercare practices
- Vetting & scene/community etiquette
- Risk awareness/mitigation & anatomy
- Body awareness & safety considerations
- Basic ties you can use!
No experience necessary—all genders, orientations, and bodies celebrated! You may come partnered, with friends, or solo! Self tying, tying with a pillow, or just observing and taking notes is always an option! You may also partner with other solo attendees with informed consent and negotiation but we never pressure or guarantee to folks this will happen.
No Prerequisites
Rope Handling

In this class, we will review the foundations before diving into how to handle rope before we learn patterns so our application is efficient and intention. This class focuses on fluidity and confidence, teaching techniques to avoid twists, build even tension, start and finish ties, and create simple yet effective structures.
Prerequisite Classes:
Foundations of Rope
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
Knots + Frictions

Adding rope tying skills to your répétiteur by mastering essential knots, tension control, lock-offs, and friction ties—the foundational elements behind most rope bondage patterns.
Through detailed explanations and hands-on practice, you’ll learn to create secure and visually striking structures that serve as building blocks for your rope journey.
Prerequisite Classes:
Foundations of Rope
Rope Handling
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column, double column, basic hitches
Body Mechanics

Adding rope tying skills to your répétiteur by mastering essential knots, tension control, lock-offs, and friction ties—the foundational elements behind most rope bondage patterns.
Prerequisite Classes:
Foundations of Rope
Rope Handling
Knots + Frictions
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch, X Friction

The Vibe Series

Ichinawa

Ichinawa is a practice with only one rope and the concept of ichinawa is a shibari (Japanese style rope bondage) that is focused on the interconnectedness of two people tying, and minimal focus on the technical aspect.
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
The Masochist's Guide to Sadism

Every good sadist has the moment where they wonder… am I a monster? Is it okay to like inflicting pain? Is there something wrong with me?
THE ANSWER IS NO as long as it is consensual, enjoyed, and encouraged by a happy little masochist! The perfect pairing: those who like to explore receiving the sensation of “pain” and those who like to give that sensation. This guide to sadism is from the perspective of the masochist, giving an insider view of how a masochist experiences pain, processes, and transforms the sensation with their body, mind, spirit connection!
Learn different techniques in inflicting sensation, how to read the room, how to read common body language and verbal expressions, how to set up a successful negotiation, scene, and aftercare, how to communicate throughout, and some truly evil genius ideas in ways to play with this dichotomy. We will also cover safety, risk migration, harm reduction, rupture and repair when something goes south.
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
The Marriage of Heaven + Hell

a rope workshop that explores the range of sensation and why different ends of the spectrum pair together powerfully. We’ll explore and discuss the juxtaposition of pleasure and pain - highlighting what occurs in the brain through these experiences. Marrying together theory/science and rope practices that showcase these principles: this workshop will focus on creating a balance in your scenes and practice that deepens and elevates the sensations you are incorporating.
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch

The Pattern Series

Booty Baskets

ALL ABOUT THE BOOTY!! This class in The Pattern Series is all about the booty basket - a fun, comfy, versatile tie that is just yummy! You will learn different variations on this tie that incorporate one or both legs, with different modifications and adaptations to make the tie more useful, aesthetically pleasing, and accommodating for the body you are putting it in!
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
Futomomos

Futomomos are a classic shibari (Japanese style rope bondage) tie! With many variations and styles - this folded leg tie is iconic and a favorite of many and pairs beautifully for many different types of sequences on the floor, in partial, or full suspension.
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
Binds + Ladders

Binds + Ladders is a class focused on patterns which create a binding force whether around a limb, body, or bringing together multiple limbs or body parts. This pattern is something essential for every tying human to have under their belt with proficiency.
Prerequisite:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
Box Ties

One of the most iconic ties and DEFINITELY the most dangerous! Learn the ins and outs of this hands behind the back position: why we love and fear it equally and how to tie it as safely as possible with regard to its intricacies. Learn why modifications and risk migration is a non-negotiable in this tie and how to make the right choices for you and your partner.
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
Hands in Front Chest Harnesses

From Lief Bound’s Hug Harness to modifying box ties with hands in front, to prayer hands… this class is a journey in patterns for chest harnesses with hands in front! Perfect for folks with any neck/shoulder issues or who want a more intimate feeling in their upper body harness.
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
Hip Loaders

Learn the ins and outs of hip harnesses! The “is it really even rope bondage if you can walk around it in?” patterns. Learn different harness patterns that utilize the hips for support and structure.
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
Bamboozled

One of The Rope Collective’s first classes and specialties! How to incorporate pieces of bamboo into a rope tie!
*Some pieces for borrow or you may bring your own.
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch
Choose Your Own Adventure Tying

The art of improv in rope! This class is excellent to show you how to create your own patterns: an essential for modifications in all patterns and FUN.
Tying folk beware! Those being tied choose the scare ;)
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch

The Suspension Series

Upline Management

Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
-3 or more of The Pattern Series
-1 or more of The Vibe Series
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch, basic Frictions, suspension chest harness, suspension hip harness
Chest Harnesses

Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
-3 or more of The Pattern Series
-1 or more of The Vibe Series
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch, basic Frictions, suspension chest harness, suspension hip harness
Hip Harnesses

COMING SOON
Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
-3 or more of The Pattern Series
-1 or more of The Vibe Series
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch, basic Frictions, suspension chest harness, suspension hip harness
Transitions

Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
-3 or more of The Pattern Series
-1 or more of The Vibe Series
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch, basic Frictions, suspension chest harness, suspension hip harness
On Bamboo

Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
-3 or more of The Pattern Series
-1 or more of The Vibe Series
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch, basic Frictions, suspension chest harness, suspension hip harness
Hashira

Prerequisites:
- Foundations of Rope
- The Floor Series (Rope Handling, Knots and Frictions, Body Mechanics)
-3 or more of The Pattern Series
-1 or more of The Vibe Series
Required Foreknowledge:
Basic knowledge of foundations including: informed consent, negotiation, aftercare, vetting.
Basic Safety risk knowledge including nerve impingement and loss of circulation.
- Single column tie, double column tie, half hitch, munter hitch, basic Frictions, suspension chest harness, suspension hip harness