Returning for a second month to the Piscataway Radisson (home of TESFest, GKE, BP Winter Solstice, the Triad Munch and now JRE):
JRE is happy to welcome Jocasta of Venus Ropes to our next meeting on April 22nd! She will be presenting on using fun toys along with rope.
“Good Vibrations”
My style of rope play often includes vibrators and dildos. I’ve amassed a collection of both. I’ve found certain vibes that work well with rope and have experimented with different ways to incorporate them into your rope work, or should I say rope play. I use these both with self-bondage and play with others.
Hope to see you all there!
Sunday, April 22nd 2-5pm at the Radisson in Piscataway. $10 entrance which goes towards affording the meeting space.
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We are super happy to announce that for the upcoming March JRE meeting, we will be moving to the Radisson in Piscataway, NJ, which has hosted TESFest, Black Phoenix Winter Solstice and the Geeky Kinky Event. The staff LOVES us and is super accommodating since we are all such well-behaved kinksters!
So we will be meeting at our normal time slot, from 2 pm to 5 pm on Sunday March 11th. And JRE is even prouder to have Lee Harrington to present an awesome class on a unique topic:
Playing with the Head: Hair and Face Bondage We look out into the world through our eyes, listen to it with our ears, breathe in every breath through our nose and mouth, and communicate our desires with smiles, sparkling looks and verbal conversation. It is understandable why for many people; facial bondage is an invasion of personal space, an intimate form of play, and a hot way to get someone’s attention. We will focus on making rope blindfolds and gags, simple and complex hair bondage, woven head harnesses and more. (Bring a 15-20ft piece of 2-4mm line {parachute cord, hemp, silk sash line- whatever works for you} for head harnesses if possible, but standard 6mm line will work for blindfolds and gags)
Venus Ropes will also be at the meeting with all her wonderful wares for purchase including paracord, 4mm, and 6mm hemp rope which will be appropriate for Lee’s class.
For those who just may not know of the amazing person that Lee is, here is a snippet:
Lee Harrington is an eclectic artist, spiritual and erotic educator, gender explorer and published author and editor on human sexuality and spiritual experience- including “Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond,” “Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé” and the “Toybag Guide to Age Play”. He has also worked as an anthology editor on such projects as “Rope, Bondage, and Power” and “Spirit of Desire.” Well known for his fun and informative approach to education, he approaches sexuality as yet another art to master, or simply an art to enjoy to its fullest! He has been an active part of the international kink and sex positive communities for over 14 years, and his stories make people laugh while showing you that eroticism can be as serious, sexy, or silly as you make it. Lee’s writings and photography have appeared in numerous anthologies, and he is an outspoken philosopher, a long-time sexuality and faith blogger (since 1998), spirit worker and priest. Check out the trouble he has been getting into, as well as his many books, audio classes, videos and more over at www.PassionAndSoul.com.
Lee will also be toting some of his published books for sale, so save on the shipping and get your hands on some of his amazing writings!
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-Presented by MataLeao
Carrying a full kit of rope with you to a party/event can be heavy or awkward. This class will guide students through steps to simplify and make their rope work more minimalistic. In this class, students will be shown methods for determining the structural elements of various common Japanese style ties in order to break those ties down to their basic elements and create a simpler version using only one rope. This is a hands-on class with plenty of opportunity for student participation.
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JRE is pleased to present the captain of Team Blue, Murphy Blue, to JRE’s December meeting to share his experience on tying multiple people.
Multi-Person Bondage, or “Sure, You can get tied up, too!”
When you add a second rope bottom into the mix, you add a second set of needs, desires, and expectations. This class focuses on some concepts and ideas to help you keep everyone as connected in the scene as possible, even if there are no knots holding them there.
For more info about Murphy you can find info on his website or fetlife profile.
See you there!
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JRE is happy to welcome Monsignor Naugahyde, aka AgeVitam. For October, he will be presenting on kazari nawa.
Kazari nawa (Japanese for decorative rope) is a term used to describe the wrapping, weaving, and knotting of left over rope to complete a tie in Japanese style bondage. In this class, we will learn how to use kazari nawa to add support, cinch loose lines or correct other errors in a hastily built tie, and most importantly, to add a personal touch and decorative flair to our ropework.
This is a hands-on class, so be sure to bring rope (four or more 8 m (26 ft) lengths) and a partner.
You can RSVP here on fetlife
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Check out this page for information about Tied Down.
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When tying, we encounter a wide range of flexibility in our play partners. The first instinct when looking at someone with limited range of motion is to exclude certain common ties. Instead, the top can choose to modify the tie to create a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing form.
On Sunday, September 18th, JRE is happy to welcome back MataLeao, presenting on modifying traditional Japanese ties to suit people with different ranges of flexibility.
Hope to see you there!
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The Rope Games in July were a lot of fun and showed many of us that an escape-proof tie isn’t as easy as it seems.
On Sunday, August 21st, JRE is proud to present NYC based rope educator Dov, presenting “Foiling the Escape Artist: Working with Body Mechanics to Remove Advantages, Preventing or Delaying Escape from Rope Bondage“:
This is a hand-on workshop exploring various aspects of dealing with “escape artist” rope bottoms. Just because you can tie a rope harness doesn’t mean it’s inescapable. We will be examining and working with various ties and strategies to understand how and why they are or aren’t effective in order to discover how to make your work more escape-proof.
We hope to see you on the 21st!
One of the benefits of being a JRE member and attending meetings is exposure to many different ways to learn rope. For the month of July, we are pleased to bring you an alternative to the lecture style presentation.
Why don’t more games include rope? Well now they do!! On Sunday July 24th, join us at the Edison Hilton Garden Inn for Rope Games with Rigger Jay.
What are the Rope Games? The Rope Games are interactive rope related activities designed to improve rope skills as well as be really damn fun. Rigger Jay is a Boston based rope top and educator who has run the Rope Games at many different events including Bound in Boston and Shibaricon. As a Rope Game participant, I can tell you they are a blast and help both tops and bottoms develop rope related problem solving.
Tops, bottoms, and switches! This is a meeting you don’t want to miss. We hope to see you all on the 24th.
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