Please note that this is a live in person workshop, not an online class. 

In this workshop, you'll learn how to perform takedowns, explore ground control techniques and explore some minimal restraint methods. This session will give you a set of skills that you can use to create more forceful play sessions and manipulate your partner's body easier.

What we'll go through:

1. The appeal of takedown play, safety considerations and warm up
   We'll discuss the group's goals for the workshop and what can be expected.

Takedown play is considered edge play with good reason, it's psychologically potent and carries many risks. This brief introduction will help you to understand the the risk factors when using takedowns/body manipulation, how to manage them and how both parties can keep themselves safe.

2. Standing control
We'll explore techniques for reducing the distance between you and your target. Beginning with several realistic scenarios, we'll look at the practicalities of how to get closer to a person who is moving away from you and how to exert control whilst in a standing position.

3. Takedown
Inspired by wrestling and judo, we'll examine ways of getting our partners off balance, and how to control their weight as they're falling. We'll modify techniques based on the risk factors/physical abilities of those present.

4. Ground control
Keeping someone on the floor is a technical skill. Using anatomy and leverage, we'll go through some concepts of how to contain someone who wants to get up and how we can add more pressure.

5. Bondage on a grounded party.
Tying an uncooperative person is incredibly challenging. Using a pragmatic approach, we'll consider:

safety concerns
rope preparation
suitability of different limb cuffs
quick methods of creating tie stability
body manipulation

6. Bondage on a standing party.
Exploring resistance and bondage from a different angle. We'll examine a method of creating restraint before the takedown stage and completing the tie once our target is on the ground. Implementing rope in this way allows us to play with leverage and grips in interesting ways.

7. Breathplay
Additional breath control techniques - please note these elements of the workshop are optional.

Pre-requisites and considerations
People being bound should be able to tell the difference between nerve and circulation impingement and be comfortable communicating with their partner.

This workshop is intended to adapt techniques to students with a wide variety of physical capabilities, however due to the duration of the workshop, it isn't recommended for anyone who is unable to physically participate in light exercise. i.e. if you wouldn't partake in a play fight because of existing injuries or conditions, you might want to consider your suitability for this class.

Knowledge of how to tie a single column tie would be beneficial but not essential. 

Wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move.

Keep yourself hydrated during the workshop and be mindful of your energy levels

Christian and EntwinedStar began tying together in 2014 and since then have been on a journey based on mutual trust, vulnerability and open expression.