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Comment on Badly copied bondage by WykD_Dave

WykD_Dave — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:37:48 +0000

Good starting points include Esinem's nerve damage study and the every popular Gray's Anatomy. Also try Clover's Rope bottom guide, this article on handcuff neuropathy. I'll also be posting some additional materials on Rope-Topia soon.

Comment on Badly copied bondage by Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:32:13 +0000

Dave, is there anywhere i could find a graphic or something visual of the danger zones on the body where it is NOT safe to place rope?

Comment on This can go wrong. by WykD_Dave

WykD_Dave — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:57:44 +0000

Yes my thought exactly.

Comment on This can go wrong. by Mark DeViate

Mark DeViate — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:35:31 +0000

How each of us deal with a catastrophic failure that has caused injury is quite different from the skill of a rigger. Should there be an equipment failure, or a medical emergency or even some third party involving you in their accident, how we react has much more to do with our experience in these situations and our own mental strength. I come from a construction rigging background, and this sort of prepairedness is vital in saving lives when a situation occurs. At these times, cool heads, training, and quick thinking are the traits that make the difference. The same applies to a bondage rigging emergency.

Comment on This can go wrong. by WykD_Dave

WykD_Dave — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:07:17 +0000

True and yet we must consider factors that are not within the control of the rigger, for instance an unexpected material failure. Rare as they are they can happen and by their nature they are unexpected.

There must also therefore be preparedness for outcomes not within the riggers physical control. Because of the unpredictable nature of these failures it’s impossible to say what impact they may have; and this uncertainty is part of the risk that people must accept. However these incidents of for instance a point failing are (compared to the number of suspensions actually done and given a reasonably constructed hard point) incredibly rare.

The rarity of these incidents can be misleading as perhaps some consider them to be so remote as to not be worth considering. They should be considered; just not to the extent of becoming a paranoid overshadowing of all activity.

So not only must the limits of skill be considered but also the ability to deal with the unpredictable to some extent from the slight to the catastrophic. And regardless of introspection. You will never really know how you will deal with them until the unhappy circumstance of having to deal with them in the instant.

Comment on This can go wrong. by Mark DeViate

Mark DeViate — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:50:24 +0000

The defining question is can the rigger handle all possible situations they may encounter.
It’s relatively easy to suspend a 45kg girl when you’re a 80kg man.
Change that to 65kg rigger tying a 100+kg bottom.
Now change it from 1 m off the ground to 50m above the ground.
If you can’t do both confidently then you really need more practice before you fly anyone at any height.

Comment on Restrained elegance by Clover

Clover — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:33:38 +0000

Fun times

Comment on Does your work speak for you? by Clover

Clover — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:31:40 +0000

In most cases my work speaks for me, to some extent its an expression of who I am although sometimes it can be the complete opposite, like playing dress up, a bit of fun. I guess on some level that is still a part of me, on a creative level rather then what the image represents.

Good post, if more people would realise that while work speaks for who we are, it does not define us completely.

Comment on I am not Japanese. by Dov

Dov — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:04:33 +0000

Well the that makes most martial arts null and void, but i believe that argument went the way of the Dodo back in the 50′s and 60′s

Comment on I am not Japanese. by WykD_Dave

WykD_Dave — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:44:42 +0000

People are welcome to like the think on this or not, but…

It must be beautiful.
It must be effective.
It must have a Japanese aesthetic.