It’s all online! Spring, 91 rope practice activities, 13 foundational topics that takes you from the 1st basic knot to complex ties with detours in developing core skills and experimenting with different mindsets. There are different ways to build a learning program but I’m very happy with how this has evolved. First some core technique, …
The seven activities for week 2 are now available! This chapter covers seven basic hitches and how to use them to unleash your creativity while drilling and mastering the technique. Day 8: Half Hitch – Create a tie inspired by dreamcatchers Day 9: Clove Hitch – Craft a gag and make an aesthetic column tie using …
I’m struggling with the naming of things. I wanna use the most correct term for everything but how does one decide what is correct and what is not? I’ve never been very attached to naming things correctly until now. As the project grows into a ressource for all, I don’t want my work to propagate …
So my goal this year was and still is to post one chapter a month (7 daily activities). Considering my current velocity, and the amount of free time I have ahead, that will be a challenge but if I push through I believe I can make it. Hopefully as a solid foundation is set, my …
The seven activities for week 1 are now available! This chapter covers all the basics with tutorials to get started with rope and ideas to practice and explore to improve your mastery of each techniques. Day 1: Single Column Tie feat. The Somerville bowline Day 2: Frictions feat. The rope skirt and five different frictions including the …
It’s pretty typical to set goals for the new years, I have an history of setting challenges for myself (and actually doing it). There was the 365 days of rope in 2013, then 52 music opus in 2014. Now is time for a new challenge. My challenge this year will be to post one chapter …
I promised I would post the chapters of Spring by the end of the week, and here we are. Is is ready? I don’t know, take it like a work in progress. A week ago, I though those chapters were nailed. But coming back after almost a year, taking some distance from rope allowed me …
It’s been over another year of writing and it’s time for a project update. The books are still far from done but they are growing, it never stopped moving. I feel constantly challenged between the people who voice their need for this book, the quest to work at a high quality standard and the reality …
It feels like my brain is constantly working on the book, I’m watching something on netflix and then I have to stop and take a note of something to add to a chapter. It’s progressing well, I was hoping to be further along at this point, but the reality is that the project keeps getting …
I’ve been spending a lot of the time during the holiday writing, testing new exercise ideas and taking pictures for the first book. Thanks to all the people who gave me feedback on my work in progress, I have completely revised the section about consent, communication and safety. I have transferred a lot of the information from that …