Adapted from Fuoco’s Shibari Study Hojo Cuff Deep Dive This lesson introduces Hojo cuffs. It is a freestyling exercise in which we will tie a series of hojo cuffs to different limbs. We always talk about “holding tension” and the “tension in the ropes,” but we rarely talk about the tension in the body. Of…
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Rope Handling (The Stick, The Hook, and Throwing)
Adapted from Shibari Study Rope handling and Flow Today we covered three key concepts in rope handling: The Stick, the Hook, and Throwing. The stick– we always hold our rope taught to make it look like a stick. When we wrap around or fold around the body, we are always holding the stick strong to…
1/25/2025 Recap
We had a great class on Saturday that was in many ways, the culmination of 5 months of Windy City Knots: Not only did we have a new intermediate rigger join us, but we made impressively made it through all of the beginner material (7 lessons) and not one but two of the fundamental floor…
Announcing Changes to Class Structure (Nov 2024)
Hello WCK, After consulting with Sagi, some of the other rope tops in town, and gathering feedback, I’d decided to make just a few small changes to Windy City Knots. 1) Beginner class will happen only once per month moving forward. For beginners, you should make extra time to practice on your own or get together and…
11/16/2024 Recap
We had only a beginner section today and reveiwed Leg Ladders, the Sommerville Bowline, and the overhand single columns. We also learned an alternative Sommerville called the Fast Sommerville.
11/9/2024 Recap
At the Saturday class we did a lesson on foundational concepts in the intermediate section: Reverse Tension, Half-hitch, Munter, and the X-friction • Reverse Tension • The half-hitch • The munter/nodome The Half-hitch is not fully attached to the rope, and requires tension in the direction of the running end to hold. The munter/nodome is a…
11/2/2024 & 11/3/2024 Recap
At the beginner class on 11/2, we went over the Running End and the Bight End, the overhand single columns (basic and with quick release), the Sommerville bowline, and the double column. We even had time to do a self-tie of KissMeDeadlyDoll’s Self-Suspension Chest Harness from Shibari Study. On Sunday, we had an intermediate session…
Double Column Leg Ladder
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How to Whip Your Rope with Needle and Thread
10/26/2024 Recap
We had a great class today. In the beginner section we went over Square Knot vs. Granny Knot, The Summerville Bowline, Double Columns and leg ladders, and how to extend your rope using a Lark’s head. In the intermediate section, TickledKink showed us how to tie a nice clean leg ladder and improved an attached hand tie. We…