Martika's Workshops
Escapology for Beginners
Looking for ways to enhance your rope play? Want to make your Dom/me or Top frustrated and push all their buttons in a playful way. This is a beginner's workshop on escapology. Learn from a professional escape artist how to escape from ropes, chains, duct tape and (if time allows) zip ties. Bring a notebook and pen to write down different types of escape techniques depending on the situation. Learn to be the best devious brat you can be. Switches are invited to attend.
Hair Pulling and Hair Rope from a Bottom's Perspective
I developed this class after attending a hair pulling class at a kink convention in 2022. As I sat in the class the presenter spoke on only certain hair types. Techniques for mostly straight and long
hair. The presenter was not able to answer my questions about hair types like mine. As a curly 4C hair having person that workshop was not inclusive. It left me feeling alienated and unfulfilled. I wanted to develop a class that would meet my needs and folks like me. BIPOC individuals or folks with 4A, 4B, and 4C hair types. This class will focus on techniques for hair pulling, rope and risk assessment for these types of scenes. How to avoid risks such as traction alopecia. This is an inclusive workshop for everyone. It is heavily focused on BIPOC hair types. BIPOC voices and experiences will be centered within this safe space.
Hobbyist to Performer: Turning Your Rope Practice into a Performance 101
The rope community is filled with many wonderfully skilled rope artists. They have spent so much time learning how to be the best rigger or self suspension rope artist. They don’t learn how to turn all that ridge knowledge into entertainment. There are no outlets on how to build a rope performance. Till now! In this beginner workshop we will learn about different styles of performance theory that can be applied to how we present rope performances. Building the foundations of your act through script writing. How to tell a story with performance. If you already have an act or story in mind. Bring it. We can work through any challenges you are struggling with. This workshop is for solo and duos. It doesn’t matter if you plan to self suspend or rig with a bottom. This workshop will help kick your staged practice into a performance.
Open Loop Rope for Beginners
Get ready to fall in love with a simple but effective tie style. Using over a decade of circus training I will show you how to incorporate technique from the circus world of aerial loops or straps, into your self suspension practice. Open loop rope is a simple tie but very effective for transitions, adding a quick supportive tie and high energy self suspending. Open loop uses a lot of core and limb strength. It is also a great way to turn a self suspension practice into a self-imposed masochistic play session. We will learn how to use not just one but multiple loops at once. We will also learn how to do a single rope suspension with open loop technique. Bring at least 35-40ft of rope. Due to the high energy movements and strain it puts on rope. Posh rope is strongly suggested for single rope suspension.