The Art and Craft of Rope Bondage with Monk

Discover the fascinating journey of The Twisted Monk, a business that started as a personal passion and grew into a renowned provider of handcrafted rope for rope bondage enthusiasts worldwide. This episode is part of our Entrepreneur Series. 1:09:04 The Twisted Monk was originally founded in 2004 when Monk began experimenting with rope bondage and made a batch of rope for his own use. The response was so positive that he started making more for others, eventually forming a business and processing hemp in his backyard. In the spring of 2005, after outgrowing the capacity of his garage-based workshop, Monk moved the operation into its current home. "The Abbey" is the workshop where Monk and his growing team of dedicated artisans cut and finish every order by hand. During my healing and growth journey, I wanted to learn how to tie rope bondage on myself and my mannequins Nikko and Marsha. Sir and I attended Rope Bondage for Beginners Sensual Restraint Play and Rope Bondage Intensive at Self-Serve, a local sex-positive alternative to the old-school adult store. I had been following The Twisted Monk, watching their amazing tutorial videos and wanted to purchase quality rope. We purchased my favorite Raspberry Hemp and love it. We discussed: 5:21 1:09:04 The story behind how The Twisted Monk came to be (right place at the right time 1:10:00)

7:10 54:58 Mentors (Midori, James Mogal, Lee Herrington)

9:27 Education/Mechanics of rope tying (Midori 40:00 1:30:35)

6:37 54:45 1:03:57 Evolution of the rope bondage community over the last 20 years (communication and education)

17:09 Rope - There is no wrong way to do it

22:46 Reality vs. perception in photos

24:03 Demystifying kink - Make it yours

4:21 Seattle kink community and small business opportunities

6:03 12:17 1:02:53 1:14:55 1:29:34 Conventions and Conferences

25:42 Dungeons

27:34 47:18 52:50 1:30:35 Language and communication

31:09 Soft skills (negotiations, green flags, mental health, physical health, limitations, disabilities

31:57 Safety - Cut the rope

33:44 Best Advice for someone starting out in rope bondage

35:21 Casting and Receiving

26:26 40:53 45:30 Intent and Desire (Why)

47:18 Negotiations and planning for a scene

53:38 1:48:55 Who buys rope

1:21:56 Sexual shame

1:37:42 Be your true and authentic self

1:40:14 Gatekeeping vs sharing education and knowledge (YouTube)

1:42:06 Inclusion and Representation

1:52:14 1:54:10 Advice for Entrepreneurs

1:49:42 Measure of a business success

2:05:53 Business struggles and successes Episode Resources:

The Twisted Monk: Website: https://www.twistedmonk.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/twistedmonkstudios Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetwistedmonk Curious about getting started? twistedmonk.com/pages/where-should-i-start Want to buy the best rope? twistedmonk.com/collections/rope-kits Books and DVD instruction? twistedmonk.com/collections/books-and-more Learn more about Twisted Monk twistedmonk.com/pages/about-us Kink Your Way: YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Tuk2Pyc3XYM58yIVYYN7Q Linktree: https://linktr.ee/kinkyourway Website: https://www.kinkyourway.com Mentions:

19:54 Smut Lovers: The Conference (Nikki Rome)

1:37:53 Sunny Megatron

1:0023 Books and education resources and recommendations

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