Ground Ties for Torsions & Transitions with Kodai-Artist from the LB Shibari Dojo

Join Ember Society for a workshop with Kodai-Artist, instructing from the LB Shibari Dojo, with Crisy and PaddlesnPothos rope bottoming.

This class will focus on simple ties and more complex forms and use of body positioning to express and explore your partner.

What to bring:

• 4 Hanks of rope.

• A blanket or towel to tie on.

• Bring your partner!

We are covering the use of the single and double column tie to use not only as a starting point for the torsion and transitions, but as a way to begin the connection to your partner as we explore the possibilities and shared goals created from this type of Shibari. Those ties will then add a series of wraps and frictions to hold your partner and secure rope placement and proper tension. Please negotiate with your partner before bringing them to class as this is an intimate art form and it will be important to have consent before tying and touching your partner.

This three hour class offers two hours of instruction and an hour of extra time to play and try concepts learned in class with your partner.

Pre-requisites: all participants must have completed our beginner series or have equivalent tying experience; please check our Beginner curriculum page for more information. Riggers must be able to tie a single column, double column, half hitch, munter hitch and know how to extend rope

Instructor/Facilitator Bio:

About Kodai-Artist:

Master Kodai-Artist is a veteran Shibari Rigger, educator and co-owner of the LB Shibari Dojo. 20 years of lifestlye experience and 14 years of rope, Kodai-Artist is rooted in old leather and brings community based beliefs into modern Shibari. He is celebrating 37 years of marriage with his alpha submissive crisy and almost 2 years with his throuple partner PaddlesnPothos.

Kodai-Artist focuses on psychological and physiological interplay and blends two styles of Seminawa (suffering rope) and Aibunawa (sensual rope) in teaching and personal styles of play. He understands that all rope represents edge play and that it is also a form of nonverbal communication, rope as a kink demands knowledge and earns respect. He believes in approaching life/kink as a curious and perpetual student, and as an ideating mentor.

Master Kodai believes strongly in community and actively performs outreach, kink awareness, and fund raising functions in addition to hosting many public Shibari events in Long Beach. Recently he partnered with Mistress Cyan and Dom Con 2026.

About Crisy:

Crisy has 20 years of lifestyle experience and old leather training. She is a professional rope bottom, educator and an avid self-suspender. She is also the co-owner of LB Shibari Dojo with 15 years of Shibari experience. She is hyper-organized and was in charge of bringing the format of the LB Shibari Dojo to the international DomCon LA.

Crisy hosts and runs a rope bottom workshop that she invests at a zero cost for attendants, focusing on the growth and needs of the community.

About Paddles:

Paddles is passionate about the endless creativity and connection that rope offers, and the unique ways it fosters trust and communication. Her objectives in rope are centered around both interpersonal connection and semenawa, or torturous rope. She first started in 2014, and has spent the last several years active in her local shibari and kinbaku community where she serves as a teaching assistant at the Long Beach Shibari Dojo, supporting others in their rope journeys and growth. In addition, she is the primary rope bottom there for the 200 and 300-level classes. Paddles has recently expanded her practice to include the study of rigging and self-suspension. She regularly participates in rope conferences, workshops, classes, and community events, embracing the ongoing exploration and exchange of knowledge that make rope such a rich and evolving discipline.