Dojo of the Five Element Rope

Date & Time:	Sunday, December 11, 2011 ·11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Location:	Center for Sex Positive Culture - Main Space 1602 15th Ave. W. Seattle, WA 98119   @ map
Cost:	Cost: $25 each or $40 for both
Dress code:	Loose clothing that you can move easily in and a piece of 6 mm hemp or jute rope that is approximately 20' long.
	Tantra arrived in Japan in the 8th century where it began an interweaving with traditional shamanic Shinto and the sublime Taoist magic of refugees arriving from the fallen Chinese Tang Dynasty. The intermingling of these deeply complimentary magical and spiritual practices of the Far East was unique and became known as Mikkyo. Mikkyo was later adapted advantageously into the foundations of many primordial Japanese military/sword cults. One particular style of bakujo called senyojo: battlefield rope arresting techniques - became a crucial tool for the safe and secure transport of valuable captured prisoners from the battle theater. Our bakujo arrest & capture/restraint applications are explored utilizing the foundations of Mikkyo (Tantric and Taoist Magical operations) to inform and balance the psyche and spirit of the practitioner under perilous 'battlefield' conditions. The practical side of this training offers a rough & tumble approach to classical Japanese rope restraint, whereas the esoteric side affords insights phenomenally intrinsic to the power-play between operator and receiver. 11am-1pm Class 1: demonstration, history, theory, energies, etiquette (reshiki) (No limit) 1:30pm-3:30pm Class 2: hands-on instruction and practice of basic techniques (te hodoki) (Limited to 20 participants.) Bret and Eric have been practitioners of this martial art for a collective 28 years. Though there are many branches of bakujo, senyojo was the branch most focused on by the bushi (samurai). The two main categories of senyojo they do are called hayanawa (fast rope) and shin no nawa (true/real rope). The instructors will provide rope for sale that is the proper length and type for bakujo. When: December 11, 2011 Where: CSPC Main Space Time: Part 1: 11am – 1pm Part 2: 1:30pm – 3:30pm This is a FSPC event. CSPC discounts do not apply RSVP required to WorkshopRSVP@sexpositiveculture.org – limited space available in second class