Services offered by Docvale

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You would like to organize an event with Docvale, here are the services he is offering :

Several new themes coming by summer 2024

– “upside down – Shaking minds as bodies”
A new intensive about my own approach (2 days)

– “The untying power – breathing New Life into your session” (1 day)
– “TK as a communication tool” (1/2 day)

Upside down

Shaking minds as bodies

The most frequent perception of my Kinbaku relayed by the imagery is close to Naka Akira’s Semenawa. Indeed, having been one of the forerunners of this style in the West, my influences are clear. This style, which changed my life and my understanding of ropes, continues to feed my research into Kinbaku and my desire to push my partners to their limits.

At the same time, over the years, I’ve been able to observe the practice of Aibunawa by people I hold in high esteem, and this has questioned me a lot.

Over the last years, I’ve been trying to combine my interpretation of Semenawa with my perception of Aibunawa.

So we’ll talk about the current state of my research and discuss my conception of each of these ways of practising, as well as different ways of interweaving them to make ropes sessions as intense mentally as they can be physically.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who have influenced and continue to influence my vision of ropes, and also the people who have allowed and continue to allow me to do this research and take it forward.

 

 

Upside down temp

Difficulty :
This workshop can fit partial-suspension and/or suspension levels. Exercices will be chosen considering participants level or special request from organizers.

Pre requisite :
This workshop is interpersonal and emotional centered, so participants must be used to tie together and have their limits established.

Duration :
2 days

 

 

Convergences

We often hear that to establish a relationship with our partner we would have to put aside the technique : the bane that is so-called good communication. As for aesthetics, it is often seen on the sidelines of the rest, reserved for the outside perspective (photography, performance).

How can we overcome this belief that we should sacrifice technical and aesthetic to devote ourselves to the relationship with our partner?

What guides my way of tying today is the following observation:
The three concepts (technical, aesthetic, communication) intermingle and depend on each other. And what is most striking is that everything leads to communication.
Each technical or aesthetic choice is a transmission tool to the rope bottom, an opportunity to create an emotion.

This workshop will be an opportunity to work on several technical and aesthetic concepts and to explore how, depending on their particularities, they contribute to create communication.

Convergences by Docvale

Difficulty :
This workshop can fit all practices level. Exercices will be chosen considering participants level or special request from organizers.

Pre requisite :
This workshop is interpersonal and emotional centered, so participants must be used to tie together and have their limits established.

Duration :
2 days

Naka style : Heritage 1 by Docvale
Naka style : Heritage 2 by Docvale

Difficulty :
Intermediate suspension

Pre requisite :
For people tying :

  • To master a proper TK/Gote in any style, but a Naka style oriented gote would be the best.
  • Being conveniant with suspension and being used to upline.

Person being tied must be used to suspension or to demanding partial suspensions.

Duration :
2 days

Naka Style : Heritage
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“Naka style: Heritage” is a series of workshops dedicated to Naka ryu.

Akira Naka (born in 1969) , is today one of the most famous kinbakushi in the world. “He became aware of the world of Japanese bondage at the age of 30, when he discovered a study course (commonly called ‘Kinbiken’) of the great master Chimuo Nureki. From the first moment he observed the bondage master at work, he found himself drawn deeper and deeper into the fascinating sensuality until he had an epiphany – “This is what I want to dedicate my life to.” (Naka Akira’s of1icial website)
His style became known in the West in 2013. Naka Akira then began traveling to perform and teach around the globe. Naka Ryu has become one of the most popular styles in the world. Many riggers are inspired by his work.

Topics :
These workshops will focus on understanding the roots of Naka Akira’s style. What were his own influences? What are the technical and aesthetic particularities of his style? During theses days, we will try to stick as close as possible to what Naka Akira does in order to understand the issues.
I would like to give you the best of what I have learned from watching him tie, discussing with him and let you glimpse the personality of this man and his ropes. We will talk about his freestyle way of looking at kinbaku and his philosophy and will study inconic ties and shapes.

Naka style : Heritage 3 by Docvale

Hashira : Suspension

Hashira in Japanese means vertical beam. Traditional Japanese houses are built with wooden posts and beams. Some of the partitions are sliding doors, so when they are opened the beam become usable.

Directly linked to the imagination of videos and photos of Kinbaku made in these traditional houses, Hashira Shibari has become a specific way of practising Kinbaku.

Whether semi-suspended or suspended, technique and aesthetics on a hashira are very specific. From the point of view of sensations and emotions, it’s also a very special experience for people who are tied up.

In this workshop, we’ll talk about :
– how to create an attachment point on a vertical beam,
– the specific safety requirements for tying on a hashira,
– aesthetic research and techniques used,
– the sensations for the person being tied.

Hashira partial suspension by Docvale

Difficulté :
Ce workshop est d’un niveau intermédiaire.

Pré-requis :
Pour les personnes qui attachent :

  • Avoir un TK/Gote bien maîtrisé, dans n’importe quel style mais idéalement un Gote type Naka style.
  • Etre confortable en semi-suspension et avoir une certaine habitude des lignes de suspension.

Les personnes attachées doivent être à l’aise en semi-suspension.

Durée :
1 jour ou 2 jours

 

Hashira suspension by Docvale

Difficulté :
Suspension intermédiaire et/ou avancée

Pré-requis :
Pour les personnes qui attachent :

  • Avoir un TK/Gote bien maîtrisé, dans n’importe quel style mais idéalement un Gote type Naka style.
  • Etre confortable en suspension et avoir une certaine habitude des lignes de suspension.

Les personnes attachées doivent être à l’aise en suspension ou au moins dans des semi-suspensions compliquées.

Durée :
2 jours

Hashira : Suspension

Hashira signifie en japonais “poteau”. Les maisons japonaises traditionnelles sont construites avec des poteaux et des poutres en bois. Certaines cloisons sont des portes coulissantes, de sorte que lorsqu’elles sont ouvertes, les poteaux deviennent utilisables.

Directement lié à l’imaginaire des vidéos et photos de Kinbaku réalisées dans ces maisons traditionnelles, Hashira Shibari est devenu une manière spécifique de pratiquer le Kinbaku.

La technique et l’esthétique sur un hashira sont très spécifiques. Du point de vue sensations et émotions, c’est aussi une expérience très particulière pour les personnes attachées.

Dans ce workhsop, nous parlerons de

  • comment créer un point d’attache sur une poutre verticale,
  • les conditions de sécurité spécifiques pour attacher un hashira,
  • la recherche esthétique et les techniques utilisées,
  • les sensations de la personne attachée.

 

Others themes

  • Improvisation and deeper into TK 3-4
    Duration : 1 day
    Difficulty : Partial suspension

  • Efficient communication in ropes
    Duration : 1 day
    Difficulty : all levels (can be adapted to any level request)
  • Balance & Imbalance in ropes
    Duration : 1 day
    Difficulty : all levels (can be adapted to any level request)
  • Breathplay with ropes
    Duration : 1 day
    Difficulty : advanced beginner (can be adapted to more advanced level)
  • Power exchange in ropes
    Duration : 1 day
    Difficulty : advanced beginner and more (can be adapted to different request)

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