SMIRC 2024 PRESENTERS
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AIR
Air is a queer non-binary neurospicy poly switchy shaninstigator of magnitude (yes, all the things). They joined the public bdsm scene in 2016, with a primary focus in Japanese style rope bondage. As an avid self-tier, rigger, and rope bottom, Air has worked with a multitude of highly skilled rope/bdsm practitioners over the years and has presented and performed at both national and international level events. Air’s tying style can be described as skillful, creative, precocious, unique, and often hilariously sadistic.
Air’s greatest joy as an instructor is fostering an environment of inclusion, non-judgement, & possibility, while meeting folks exactly where they are on their magical kink journey. In Air’s classes you will learn new skills, be encouraged to think outside of the box, gain confidence & self awareness, and likely engage in a copious amount of laughter. Air’s skill, enthusiasm, and genuine delight for all things *rope & connection* is inspiring and quite contagious.
Fetlife Profile - https://fetlife.com/users/6409071
Mr O
Mr O is a creative sadist with a love of medical play, a penchant for violent grappling scenes, and a very cute bum. Having spent over two decades as a jiu jitsu competitor and instructor, he has found ways to apply his knowledge of body mechanics to kinky play and shares that in his teaching. Active in the Canadian BDSM scene since 2005, he regularly puts on workshops internationally as well as locally in the Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa areas on subjects including wrestling, grappling and medical play. With an engineering based background and scientific mind, he is known for continually inventing new devices and ways to hurt people “for science”. When he’s not being nice he can be a bit mean. And vice versa
Mr O believes strongly that successful scenes start with careful negotiation, and so teaches workshops and private classes on negotiation and consent.
Fetlife Profile - https://fetlife.com/users/11772
Ropeybunny
Ropeybunny is a playful, energetic and experimental masochist who is an active contributor to the Ottawa and Montreal community.
Starting off with rope, she eventually discovered a love for medical play and all things scary. She often finds herself in painfully sadistic situations and is excited to share her passions with you.
Ropeybunny believes in fostering an atmosphere of open communication where bottoms can share their knowledge along side tops and enjoys teaching (and taking) classes that are co-taught.
Fetlife Profile - https://fetlife.com/users/6049819
R0pe-daddy and AuraLee33
he/him and she/her Indianapolis, Indiana
R0pe-daddy and AuraLee33 have been presenting rope together since 2019 hosting rope jams and sharing their experience in a one sided polyamorous relationship. They are the founders and creators of I.R.E., the Indiana Rope Expo, as well as rope daddy studios which provides a space for not only kink photography but a place to play with and educate about shibari.
R0pe-daddy has an extensive background in educating on HIV/ AIDS awareness and helped open project A.R.I.A for Stand up Harlem in NYC. A graduate of the school for the preforming arts and an award winning director at the short film makers festival in NYC. R0pe-daddy loves to add his theatrical flare to his rope scenes.
AuraLee33 has a background in Healthcare and has been an ace in the sleeve for this pair when researching how rope affects the body. She loves the feel of a single leg futo and will tell you that she is not a masochist.
Besides rope, R0pe-daddy has a background in the culinary arts and AuraLee33 is a foodie.
Fetlife Profiles
~Ropedaddy - https://fetlife.com/users/8965776
~AuraLee33 - https://fetlife.com/users/9396121
MR_Arrow and Subzq
Tampa, Florida
Mr_Arrow and Subzq have had the joy of tying together for more than a decade and teaching together throughout Florida for the last several years.
Mr Arrow focuses his rigging on sensual tying that promotes connection with and intensity for his receiver, using dominant touch and dynamic transitions and suspensions to engage in a conversational scene with his partner.
He is the creator of the Dungeon Pole, an innovative piece of dungeon furniture that facilitates both rope and impact play that enhances the depth and intensity of connection between play partners.
Highly technically adept, he enjoys sharing his skills with other riggers and as a house rigger at monthly Tampa event.
Subzq enjoys sharing her decades long journey through kink and rope, focusing on how rope
receivers can actively communicate and participate in the rope scene, both with their typing
partner and within their own body, mind and spirit to enhance the power and intensity of play.
Mr. Arrow and Subz regularly teach classes together throughout Florida,
Fetlife Profiles
~Mr_Arrow - https://fetlife.com/users/2818844
~Subzq - https://fetlife.com/users/14423459
BondageNexus and Rope_Siren
Columbus, Ohio
Your presenters are life partners, rope tops, and rope bottoms. They love rope from every angle.
BondageNexus has been playing with rope in a sexual way for 48 years. He's made every mistake in the book; some more than once.
Rope_Siren has performed super high suspensions at Trauma and loves to model in rope. Siren seeks out rope education whenever her schedule allows, and has developed a strong interest lately in combining rope with aerial arts.
Fetlife Profiles
~BondageNexus - https://fetlife.com/users/49701
~Rope_Siren - https://fetlife.com/users/8948875
SnappedGinger and CaptainLeviathan
SnappedGinger (she/her) is a feisty good girl, pain slut, and rope enthusiast. When she’s not meeting new people, being bossed around, or off on a tangent about bottoming education, you’ll likely find her playing for catharsis, headspace, and/or service. She enjoys learning about a wide variety of play thanks to her indecisive nature and insatiable curiosity.
SnappedGinger started exploring rope as a bottom before accidently discovering her niche as a self-suspender. Now, she also tops rope, mostly as a service top with a preference for aggressive, sadistic, functional rope. She brings a variety of experiences and perspectives to her classes for the benefit of others.
@CaptainLeviathan (they/them) is a silly and cheerful gremlin of chaos. Their passion for knots was sparked long ago with macrame and has only intensified since they started exploring shibari in 2022. Self-suspension is their current fixation, but they still love to top and bottom with others. CaptainLeviathan finds everything about shibari to be a stimulating challenge and adventure, both intimate and playful. It gives them an outlet for their personal growth and interpersonal interactions. More about them can be found on their FL profile @CaptainLeviathan.
Fetlife profiles
~SnappedGinger - https://fetlife.com/users/8057561
~CaptainLeviathan - https://fetlife.com/users/13974635
Bonds of Steel - https://fetlife.com/users/58535
Over 20 years ago, Brian's passions for kink and metal craft met and Bonds of Steel began.
In the time since, his creations have been well-used and loved throughout the world for home use as well as many well-known events.
Known for innovative, sometimes devious designs, Brian's suspension rigs are his most popular creations. Each is well thought out and heavily tested to be easy to assemble, yet sturdy to allow you to focus on your partner, not the rig.
Another passion is education for metal crafting and dungeon safety, which led to classes in both. Be warned: Keeping people safe and happy while they play is his kink, and he will talk your ear off should you show any interest.
