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May 5 - May 7
2006

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Taipan

Taipan is the group coordinator for Fly Shibari, a bondage group with over 80 members in the DFW area and Hojojutsu, a group with over 180 members. He coordinates Singletail, a BDSM whip group for the DFW area with over 120 members and the Singles with a Kink group with over 130 members with his partner Lady Gold. He and Lady Gold are staff members at Sanctuary and a members of ALE and NLA Dallas. He has given presentations on bondage, DM and singletail subjects. Presentations have been prepared for ALE, DFWBound, NLA, Wick'd, GWNN, Tulsa Dungeon Society, Beyond Vanilla, Diverse Paths, Shibaricon 1 and 2, and others.

Bio Current as of 4-10-06

2006 Presentations:

Advanced Suspension Rigging - with Lady Gold
Small class only, very hands on. One rope rig for rescue and suspension. Hands on demo and practice. Advanced suspension and knot techniques are demonstrated. Expanded classes present a two different chest and hip harnesses that allow the advanced rigger to do face down and inverted suspensions.
The short class gives one on one instruction on the one rope rig with its variants. Emphasis is on long term suspension. Attendee should bring at least 50 foot of rope.

Basic Rope Bondage - with Lady Gold
Safe? No it is not. The scope of this presentation is limited to expanded basic safety, history, culture and basic knots and ties. Attendee should bring 25 foot of rope.
At the end of the class we will know a little about history a lot about how to make something inherently unsafe a bit less risky and quite a few tips for putting it to use.

Psychology of Bondage - with Lady Gold
Not "How to" but "Why to".
An encounter with Jay Wiseman (author of Erotic Rope Bondage and S&M 101 among other books) led her to the realization that not everyone has the same reasons for tying up their partners or wanting to be tied up. While Jay enjoys watching his captives struggle, Taipan and LadyGold practice a much more co-operative style. The headspace during the differing types of bondage is much different and the needs of each partner differ. LadyGold has done considerable research and talked with many folks both online and in real life to come up with a catalog of styles of bondage and an understanding of the needs of the participants.
If you are into bondage it is important to find yourself a partner that wants to be tied up for the same reasons you want to tie them - and vice versa. In her workshop, LadyGold will cover the main psychological aspects of bondage and how to make sure you have found a match. If you are a Top/Dom please bring a 3-4 foot length of rope - there will be audience participation!