• Enthusiastic consent first!
• Types of rope
  • Nylon/MFP, Hemp, Jute, Cotton – More info here.
• Types of cutters – Always have a cutter handy (Not in the bottom of your bag where it can be harder to find.)
  • Safety Scissors – Blunted tip for easily getting between the skin and rope without cutting the skin.  Designed for limited use but probably the quickest and safest option.  If you use them to cut a few ropes, retire it and keep a fresh one handy.  (Leatherman Raptors are my personal choice.  They last forever and fold up into a holder on the outside of my rope bag.)
  • Rescue Hook – Works for ropes under tension but can be hard to cut through ropes that aren’t pulled tight.  Sometimes applying extra tension when trying to cut ropes off is not a good idea.
  • Knives are never a good idea as it is very easy to cut the person while trying to cut the rope.
• Nerve injury basics – Shibari Study (Free Safety Course), https://crash-restraint.com/ties/1 & https://www.remedialropes.com/
  • Wrists
  • Knees & Elbows
  • Upper arm – radial nerve
  • Upper thigh
  • Warning signs
  • How to check sensory and motor nerves
• Lark’s Head – https://www.theduchy.com/larks-head-knot/
  • Show how it tightens when pulled back and slips/loosens when the direction isn’t reversed
• Half hitch to lock Lark’s head – https://crash-restraint.com/ties/19
• Single column tie –
  • Square knot https://youtu.be/UhzIQCoLjDc
  • Somerville Bowline https://crash-restraint.com/ties/66
• Double column tie –
  • Square knot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKKMTHiI-tw
  • Somerville Bowline  https://crash-restraint.com/ties/69
• Wrists over head to back and tie around chest – https://crash-restraint.com/ties/26
• Extending rope – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en0zbTKvDTk
• Shinju chest harness – https://crash-restraint.com/ties/17
• Happy Baby – Thigh to thigh with rope behind back. https://crash-restraint.com/ties/226
• Gunslinger hip harness – https://vimeo.com/50878662
• Body nets with munters – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFzQuuR7fRY
• Futomomo Spiral – https://vimeo.com/192744108