Join Max for a special two-day Bondage Intensive on the weekend of April 24th - 25th.
This event provides 13 hours of focused bondage instruction, from the basics through suspension bondage.
Most of the Intensive is hands-on, so you'll have plenty of time to apply what you learn in a safe, friendly environment. The limited class size and the presence of several skilled co-instructors ensure plenty of one-on-one instruction and foster an intimate, cooperative environment. As with all of Max's workshops, the emphasis is on learning, having fun and building confidence.
The workshop will be held at the Center for Sex Positive Culture in Seattle Washington. A catered, hot lunch and an afternoon snack will be included each day, along with an extensive 70-page handout and a formal Certificate of Completion.
If you have a practice partner, register them too. If you don't, that's OK - we'll form small groups and everyone will get a chance to practice.
The fee for all this is only $285 per person if you register by the "Early Bird" deadline of March 21st, 2010. Couples registering together pay only $255 per person - a 10% discount.
Class size is limited, so early registration is strongly encouraged. Details on how to register are in the "Registration and Fees" section, below.
Here are some comments from graduates of prior Bondage Intensives.
Note: Max does not teach stand-alone suspension workshops. If you want to learn suspension bondage, this is your best opportunity.
9:15 - 10:00 Doors open / check-in.
10:00 - 1:00 Fundamentals of Rope Bondage
1:00 - 1:45 Catered lunch
1:45 -
3:00 Intermediate Rope Bondage
3:00 - 3:15 Break - pop, water, cookies and fruit
3:15 - 5:30 Advanced techniques
5:30 - 6:00 Questions & Answers / Wrap-up
10:15 - 10:30 Doors open / check-in
10:30 - 1:00 Partial
Suspension Bondage
1:00 - 1:45 Catered lunch
1:45 - 3:00 Suspension Bondage
3:00 - 3:15 Break - pop, water, cookies and fruit
3:15 - 5:30 Suspension Bondage
Register by Sunday March 21st and save $15 / person!
Fees are $285 per person, and couples registering together pay only $255 per person - an additional 10% discount.
Standard registration fees are $300 per person. Couples registering together pay only $270 per person - a 10% discount.
Class size is limited, so early registration is strongly encouraged.
You'll need the following equipment for the workshop. Please note that if you are registering as a couple or have pre-arranged practice partner(s) for the Intensive you'll only need one kit per group.
Please note that you will not be allowed to participate in the suspension / partial suspension practice sessions without appropriate equipment.
There's a FetLife event HERE if you want to watch the event to see who's attending.
You can follow the FetLife Discussion thread about this workshop HERE. This is a geat resource if you're looking for a practice partner for the event.
These comments were taken verbatim from the evaluation forms collected after the last eight Bondage Intensives.
Fantastic presentation, great attitude, perfect environment to learn. Would happily recommend to anyone looking to get into suspension.
Thanks for everything. You are a wonderful instructor and you have fabulous assistants!
Max’s sense of humor is priceless and made the workshop even more amazing. Plus it helped me pay attention – that’s a big accomplishment! Lorelei and Griffin are extremely helpful, warm, and friendly, too. Workshops are a lot better when nice people give them!
I liked the way Max balanced bondage positions (knots etc), principles, safety, humor, and lecture.
The best workshop that I’ve ever taken, more effective than dozens of other individual workshops.
This was such a great workshop, thank you so much! You convinced my husband he wants to tie me up. The workshop book is very helpful.
I really appreciate your additional comments on dealing with bottoms that are heavier than their top’s strength. Thank you!
This was great! I feel much more ready to play with rope now.
I had a GREAT time, learned more than I expected, and would recommend Max to anyone interested in bondage. I’m impressed with how ACCESSIBLE he made all the information.
Phenomenal. Really learned a lot and enjoyed every minute of it.
Max, Lorelei, and Griffin made all the information so accessible. They were so helpful and friendly - I felt totally at ease.
Awesome, best overall rope workshop. The intensive format drives home each skill.
Thank you for a fantastic weekend. My confidence and knowledge have improved drastically and I have a greater understanding of risk.
Responsive answers to questions was good. VERY MUCH appreciated the full 1:1 detail in personally checking and tutoring knots during practice sessions, not glossing over what each student has done. It made everything click.
Love Max’s sense of humor and watching Max and Lorelei flirt with each other. Cute. Very nice to get such great hands-on personal attention and instruction from several people. Wonderful space for workshop! Come back and teach more, thank you!
Max is the kind of teacher you don’t even notice how much you are learning from until all the pieces come together. Thanks to Max and his incredible co-teachers Griffin and Lorelei. They were always right there when I had a question.
Great Workshop! I’ve wanted to do this for a while.
Great workshop. Totally built my confidence with knots and bondage in general (i.e. how bottom feels, how to make bottom more comfortable).
It was just plain old perfect. You’re a great teacher, info was right on, good attitude... I know I’m supposed to give more constructive criticism - sorry!
I had an excellent time. You did very well at keeping the class fun while still providing lots of information.
And here's an online review: http://whipartist.livejournal.com/480736.html
Wonderful workshop - even better than I hoped.
That was amazing! Thank you!
Thank you! Max, your teaching style is wonderful. The demonstrations were clear and you were very thoughtful about how to answer without saying “you need to do it this way”. It allows for creativity.
This was my first real “formal” bondage experience from a topping perspective, and I already feel confident. Thanks!
Max, you are a great teacher. I really liked how you emphasized what would be challenging for the bottom and why. I also liked how you gave tips on building a scene. In the past I’ve gotten someone in a basic tie and thought “Now what?” After your class I feel much more creative and I have more building blocks to use when putting a scene together.
I think you’ve helped me tap a side of myself I’d only contemplated before. Thank you.
I was so nervous and excited coming in on Saturday, and you and Tess and Laura were so warm and welcoming. You teach without making people feel stupid, and the balance of information, humor, and warnings was perfect. Thanks so much for doing this class, and we’ll look forward to seeing you in the future.
Every one of your workshops has been a blast, Max – I always learn something new, both technically and mentally. Thank you for sharing your expertise and joy and love with the community!
This is the best weekend I’ve had in a very long time.
This was my second time through, and the class seemed to flow better and move forward more smoothly than I remembered. Nice work. Also - I don’t give ratings this high unless I mean it (straight 5s). I’m not just being nice.
Both the demonstrations and hands-on practice sessions were highlights for me – being able to see and then work on many of the knots and techniques.
Well-managed practice with assistant instructors – a pretty good ratio.
I am amazed by the amount of information you were able to convey so thoroughly in a relatively short time. I've learned so much.
It was awesome! You are a great teacher.
Thank-you for being who you are in this community - you provide a space where everything is OK for those of us who are new - better than OK, really. Thank-you.
I've already mentioned how good you are on the stump. You worked well with both the class as a whole and individual participants. Pacing was great. Your 'show-them', guide-them', 'let-them' approach to lecture/practice was spot on, as was your enthusiasm for bondage and teaching. Trust me when I say that you offer the best course I've seen in a very long time.
Fantastic!! This was my first hands-on experience and it's definitely a lot to process.
Thank you for all the patience and help. Also for letting us know that lots of mistakes happen. I didn’t feel inadequate hearing about that.