Prerequisites: Students should know how to tie a non collapsible single column tie and be familiar with basic understanding of frictions and lock offs.
Supplies required: Students will need to have 6 lengths of rope and a cutting tool.
In this class we are going to examine some of the more commonly used ties and breakdown the concepts used to create them. With an understanding of the reasons why we make certain choices, we hope to open up possibilities for, not only creativity, but also the ability to tailor our rope to specific bodies and their needs and to the goals we are hoping to achieve in our tie.
During class we will break our time together into 3 sections, with each one deconstructing a different tie/area of the body and beginning to understand the myriad of choices we have when creating a tie. We will look at futomomos, lower body harnesses, and upper body harnesses. In each of these sections we will discuss the different types of patterns we commonly see used and talk about what purposes each of them might serve individually. Then we will identify the parts of the patterns that create those specific functions and begin to understand why and how those parts work. Are we looking for more support or less, are we looking for more discomfort/suffering or to make a tie more comfortable, are we hoping that our ties are going to be used in the air, or on the ground? If we begin to dissect the patterns we see, we can identify the choices and functions we want to choose for our goals.
It’s very easy to get wrapped up in following patterns we learn and constantly be focused on technicalities of the specific tie but never really understanding what makes them work. Patterns are incredible tools to have in our tool box, and there are many people before us who have created some incredible ties and patterns to follow, but by understanding how and why they works as well as they do, we will improve not only our ability to tie and follow patterns with proper tension and placement, but also how to create ties that suit our goals and the specific needs of our tying partners.
Schedule:
80 minutes – Section one: Futomomos
15 min break
90 minutes – Section two: Lower Body Harnesses
15 min break
90 minutes – Section three: Upper Body Harnesses
20 minutes – Closing Circle/Final questions and comments