Master Tatu – Nawa do™ / The Way of Rope™

Cost:$65/person – $120/couple for entire weekend pass / ADVANCED SALES ONLY! In order to secure your ‘seat’ in this class, To leave a deposit of $25 per person go to our pay pal account Feel_Me_Breathe@yahoo.com or see kritneyb . payment plan avail
Dress code:Comfortable! bottoms are recommended to wear tight fitting clothes or naked 🙂
Description:
This is a rare opportunity ,Do not miss it. We have room for you to sleep over for the weekend..
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Attendees should bring about 5 lengths of rope (6mm natural fiber preferred)…each length of rope should be about 8 meters or 26′.

To be clear…5 separate lengths of 26′, 6mm natural fiber ropes. For a total of “approximately” 130′ rope (in 5 strands of 26′ @)

If you are New to rope do Not fret:
Tatu will begin by sort of testing everyone to see where they are in their learning of Kinbaku and then He will move forward from there…
The workshop is going to be mainly HANDS ON style. (Some demo)
It will be conducted in Dojo manner…

Tatu will demonstrate different forms…step by step
Then students will follow…step by step and practice
Curriculum:

Hands – On Classes

Japanese Styled Chest Harnesses I – Basic Gote & Ushiro Takate Kote
Japanese Styled Chest Harnesses II – Tasuki & Hon Kikkou
Japanese Styled Chest Harnesses III – Hishi Gote & Kikkou Gote
Japanese Styled Chest Harnesses IV – Zenpou Shibari – Binding Arms in Front in a cross arm and other positions; a class the flexibly challenged will love!
Japanese Styled Chest Harnesses V – Ushiro Gassho (2 forms) & Teppou Shibari
Japanese Styled Body Weaves – 3 different techniques to weave the body in a hishi or kikkou nawa & various western adaptations.
Yukawaza – Floor Art – This is where everyone should focus their path of learning. Covered will be how to tie with connection while on the floor. Basic to Intermediate techniques such as the Futomomo, “Kaikyaku Kani” (open leg crab position), the “M” position, and “Gyaku-ebi”.
Japanese Styled Hip Harnesses
Binding Limbs – Knots and No-Knots
Japanese Basic Knots & Wrist Ties
Hojojutsu – Part 1 – Hayanawa – A brief history, learning the “Hojo bundle” & 3 “fast rope” techniques
Hojojutsu – Part 2 – Hon nawa – Learning “main rope” techniques using the long rope used for restraining and transporting a prisoner or suspect securely
Brief Bio of Master Tatu

Tatu is a “Rope Artist” and has hosted workshops and classes on Japanese Rope Art since the mid 90’s. His classes are known under the banner of:

Nawa do™ / The Way of Rope™

He has hosted workshops and classes on Japanese Rope Art since the 90′s, known to the community as “Nawa do” or “The Way of Rope.”

Tatu was part of the initial concept and planning of the first Shibaricon North America’s largest rope event attracting some 700 rope lovers each year. He was honored to have given the keynote address at the 2nd Shibaricon in 2005 and has served on the Program Advisory.

Tatu first began Japanese history and cultural studies in his undergraduate studies in the early 70’s. He has been researching Shibari / Kinbaku extensively since the mid 90’s. In 2005/6, he developed a unique PowerPoint presentation to help “westerners” learn and understand the history of Japanese Rope Bondage and sexual culture.

He has been a long-standing member of a local Japanese cultural center, museum and gardens since the late 80’s. He participated in Chado lessons (Japanese Tea) in the late 90’s and has demonstrated and served Chado at several previous lifestyle events known as “Tea with Tatu.” While on his trip to London in September 2011, he was honored to have participated in a Tea Ceremony demonstration, lecture and tasting; led by the previous Grand Master of the Uresenke school of Chado, Dr. Genshitsu Sen. He recently passed on the leadership to his son.

Tatu’s first bondage website was on AOL about 1997. Over the years it morphed to its own domains at www.ds-arts.com and www.JapaneseRopeArt.com; each with the simple goal of researching the rope arts and sharing his discoveries with the community.

He opened the “Adult Rope Art” Yahoo Group list in August 2001, which became the largest rope education group in the world with over 14,000 members. Since the demise of the use of Yahoo Groups, he has opened several groups on Fetlife and Facebook focusing on the Japanese rope arts, culture and aesthetics. He also has a “secret” private group on Facebook where many talented rope artists in Europe and North American interact with a number Japanese Bakushi.

Tatu has been teaching, counseling and giving public addresses all his adult life – almost 40 years. His BA (1976) was in Social Studies Education (History, Psychology & Sociology) with a minor in Speech. His Master’s degree (1979) followed suit. He has a total of 88 hours post graduate work.

Annually, he travels to teach at 8-12 events across the US, Canada, Europe and now Australia.

For the past 12 years he has taught monthly rope gatherings known as Shibari South Florida / aka SILK. Presently he teaches a monthly Kinbaku Dojo to private students.

In 2012 he was a featured performer at the Fetish Factory Anniversary in May 2012, an event that draws approximately 2000 participants. He has performed in settings doing a Butoh style with his rope art for Shibaricon in 2011, opening ceremonies at various national events, Art & Adult entertainment events such as Exxxotica and even opened for the world known metal/industrial rock band, the Genitorturers.

He has been featured in news articles, most recently the Miami New Times after presenting and performing at the Mizucon Anime Convention in 2012.

His passion however is education and with his background brings a unique perspective to the western community. He does what he calls “Nawa-aikido” meaning “the way of harmonious rope energy with rope.”

In one article he was described as…”Some of the darker aspects of rope play are embodied in Jimi Tatu, a big, bald, and imposing figure who teaches classes at the Lake Worth facility. Easygoing smile aside, Tatu has an almost drill-sergeant appearance.” … Tatu is guarded, intensely private, and extremely serious. He talks about “a sadistic side to rope that has a spiritual side too.”