Bondage for Immobilization

Do you like strict, immobilizing bondage? So do we.
A person in a white bodysuit lying facedown in a hogtie. Their hands are tied behind their back and their ankles are tied to their wrists.

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Class Details

Level:
Intermediate
Prerequisites:
Basic rope skills
Length:
3 hours

If you fantasize about watching your partner squirm helplessly in your rope, you’ve come to the right place. This class will give you a comprehensive set of techniques for putting your partner exactly where you want them and keeping them there.

Secure bondage is about good technique rather than tightness, so we’ll focus on ties that are secure without being dangerously tight. We’ll start with our favorite ties for securely binding limbs together: the square and parallel lashings. Moving on, we’ll talk about how to use beds and other furniture to immobilize your partner and leave them deliciously helpless.

For times when you don’t have furniture to tie to, the hogtie is a great choice. It’s a physically demanding tie, but we’ll look at options for making it more comfortable—or more challenging, if you prefer that. We’ll also talk about how to adapt it to different body types and physical limitations.

The 38 page color handout includes all the class material as well as additional ties to practice at home.

Practical details
This class is most fun if you take it with a partner.
We’ll provide practice rope if you don’t have your own.

Covid policies for 2/8
We will announce the masking policy for this class on 1/11. If you buy tickets for a class before the covid policy has been finalized, please know that masks may or may not be required.

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Module 1: Lashings

Lashings are some of our favorite ties for truly immobilizing bondage because they can lock limbs together better than any other tie. There are many lashings in the world, but we’ve found we only need two: the parallel lashing for binding together parallel limbs, and the square lashing for limbs that cross each other at a right angle.

This square knot has been tied around a gray pole that divides the frame vertically. The knot has been pulled tight around the pole and is neat and symmetrical. The blue rope enters from the left, crosses under then over the green rope, makes a loop that crosses twice over the green rope, the crosses under and over the green rope. The working end of the blue rope lies flat and parallel to the standing part, with both crossing over the loop of the green rope. The green rope is a mirror image of the blue rope, but with its loop, working end, and standing part underneath the blue rope. Both standing parts exit on the bottom of the knot and both working ends exit on the top of the knot.

Square Knot

The right way to tie your shoelaces.
We are looking down at the legs of a seated person in a white bodysuit. The right leg is bent and laid on top of the left leg, with the ankle of the right leg just above the knee of the left leg. The legs are bound together with a square lashing in blue rope. Four strands of rope go around the ankle of the left of the thigh, and another four go around the ankle to the right of the thigh. Six strands of rope go around the thigh above the ankle and right below the knee, and another six strands go around the thigh below the ankle. Put together, all the wraps make a square shape. They are secured by a square knot that lies on top of the ankle.

Square Lashing

The best way to bind two columns at a right angle to one another.
We are looking down at the legs of a person in a white bodysuit. They are seated in a chair and their legs are tied together with a parallel lashing in blue rope. There are five double wraps of ropes wrapped around the legs in a spiral, and a single frapping pass goes around all the wraps in between the legs. The lashing is finished with a square knot that lies on top of the wraps on the left side.

Parallel Lashing

Securely lock two parallel limbs together so they can’t pivot.

Module 2: The Somerville Bowline

A good single column tie is essential for any kind of bondage, and the Somerville bowline is our favorite: it’s secure, reliable, versatile, and fast to tie. It’s a bit more complicated than the basic single column, but it’s worth the effort to learn.

A Somerville Bowline tied in blue rope around the thigh of a person in a white bodysuit, just above the knee. Two double wraps of rope go around the thigh. The tail of the rope enters the frame from the bottom and enters a knot that lies on top of the wraps. A three inch bight of rope exits the knot and lies on top of the thigh, pointing toward the knee.

Somerville Bowline

Tricky to learn, this is the best and most versatile column tie.
A top view of two hands wearing a white bodysuit tied together with a blue rope. We are looking from above. The hands enter the frame from the right and are separated by two or three inches. The hands face each other and are slightly cupped. A two column Somerville Bowline has been tied between them with two double wraps of rope going around the wrists. A knot on the top hides our view of the frapping turns that keep the wrists separate. A two inch bight is visible and the ends of the rope exit the frame to the left.

Two Column Somerville

A two column version of the Somerville Bowline.

Module 3: Tying to Furniture

The way we see it, if you’re going to tie someone up on your bed, you might as well tie them to your bed. We’ve got all the techniques you need to securely tie your partner to your bed, even if your bed is just a mattress on the floor.

P.S.: These techniques work just as well for tying people to other kinds of furniture, or trees, or...

A doubled blue rope is attached to a shiny black rappel ring with a lark’s head. The rope enters from the left of the frame and crosses over the left side of the ring. It the crosses back under the ring and the bight of the rope goes over the standing part.

Larks Head on a Ring

Impress your friends with this clever way to tie a lark’s head.
A one inch aluminum pipe crosses the frame horizontally. A blue rope runs alongside the pipe and makes three eight inch long loops at event points along the pipe. Each loop is secured to the pipe.

Rigging Your Bed

We hear you like bedroom bondage. You should start by upgrading your bed.
A green rope crosses the frame horizontally. A blue rope enters the frame from the left and runs alongside the green rope, just below it. It is tied to the green rope with an adjustable grip hitch consisting of two tight spirals around the green rope and a half hitch on the left side of the spirals. The knot has been pulled into a neat, compact shape.

Adjustable Grip Hitch

Holds securely but can be adjusted while under tension.
A green rope crosses the frame horizontally. A blue rope enters from the left of the frame and is tied to the green rope with a midshipman’s hitch. Two spirals of rope are wedged together on the left side of the knot and a half hitch is on the right. The knot is pulled tight and snug, but looks less tidy than an adjustable grip hitch.

Midshipman’s Hitch

Like the adjustable grip hitch, but better for synthetic rope.
A one inch diameter gray pole crosses the frame vertically. A single blue rope enters from the left and is tied to the pole using a slipped from of two half hitches. The tail of the rope exits the top of the knot next to the pole, and a four inch bight of rope exits the bottom of the knot in the middle.

Slipped Knots

Slipped knots hold securely but are easier to untie.
A one inch gray pole crosses the frame vertically. A blue rope enters from the left and is tied to the pole with a Munter hitch. There are two wraps around the pole and the knot is finished with a half hitch.

Munter Hitch

The Munter hitch is fast to tie, secure, and almost completely jam-proof.

Module 4: The Hogtie

In this module we’ll focus on the hogtie, a classic bondage position that’s great for immobilization. The classic hogtie is quite strenuous, so we’ll look at options for making it more comfortable and adapting it to different bodies.

Along the way we’ll dive into some workhorse techniques including the chest harness and the hair tie.

A person in a white bodysuit is wearing a chest harness tied in blue rope. Four strands of rope come under the left armpit, cross high on the chest, and go under the right armpit. A doubled rope comes over each shoulder, goes under and around the chest wrap, and goes back over the same shoulder.

Chest Harness

Because people don’t come from the factory with handles.
A rear view of a person in a white bodysuit wearing a figure 8 shoulder harness. There is a knot in the center of their back at about the height of their armpits. Four lengths of rope exit the knot, making an X shape. One length goes under the right armpit, up the front of the right shoulder, and then back over the right shoulder to return to the knot. The same thing happens on the left side. The end of the rope hangs loosely down the person’s back.

Figure 8 Harness

A bit fiddly, but provides a good leverage point for a hogtie.
A person in a white bodysuit in a hogtie. They are lying face down on the ground, with their forearms tied behind their back in an antiparallel position by blue rope. They have a blue chest harness. A green column tie around the ankles is tied off to the chest harness, pulling the shoulders and head up off the ground into a mild back bend. The legs are bent at the knees, almost to their maximum capacity.

The Hogtie

A classic bondage position: secure, immobilizing, and versatile.
The rigger is repeating the technique to tie a second half hitch around the base of the tie.

Hair Tie

If your partner has more than a few inches of hair, you can tie to it.
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