Schools
Regional Clubs & Schools
Chicago
Heartland Kinbaku — Highly respected rope school teaching Kinbaku in Chicago, offering module-based education in Kanna ryu. Weekly open studio nights on Tuesdays & Sundays; monthly open socials (last Sunday). https://www.heartlandkinbaku.com/ Mixed
Sakura Studios — Weekly rope jam every Wednesday in Chinatown, Chicago. Advacned educational opportunities, too. https://www.instagram.com/sakura.studios.chicago Mixed
Galleria Domain (GD2) – Offers rope education in Bucktown, Chi – galleriadomain.org/rope-bite/
Leather Rose Association – lra-chicago.org
Windy City Knots – (you’re here!)
New York City
Queer Rope Social – Monthly rope social at WOW cafe space (women-owned cooperative) in lower east side, NYC. Leans AFAB/female, mixed. instagram.com/queerropesocial
Knotty NY – Twice monthly rope education & jam in Chelsea, NYC. knottyny.com – For gay men, nb/trans/gnc inclusive.
Kink Collective – https://kinkcollective.net
Hit Me Up NY – https://www.hitmeupnyc.com/
Temple NYC – Highly respected rope school teaching Kinbaku in Bushwick, Brooklyn (NYC). Offers a sequenced curriculum and various special events. https://www.templenewyork.org/
Connecticuit
Tethered Together – tetheredtogether.net
Boston/Providence
Bondage N Boston (Mr. R) – bondagenboston.com/
Michigan
Oblige Rope – obligerope.org/open-rope
San Francisco/East Bay
Rope Burn – ropeburnsf.com
Boundless Events – boundlessevents.org
Seattle
Men Tying Men – see linktr.ee/VisibleRestraint
Rope Lab Seattle (Shibari Shawn) – houseofknotty.com/ropelab
Philladelphia
Philly Bondage Club – Non-exclusively for gay men/masc bodies. (inclusive of nb/trans/gnc, all are welcome) phillybondageclub.com or instagram.com/phillybondage
Annual Events
NARIX – https://www.narix.org/
RopeCraft – ropecraft.net — annual rope convention in Chicago
Men Roping Men – annual rope conference, various locations https://www.menropingmen.com/