This hands on workshop is aimed at giving you a space to learn how to engage in rougher styles of play in a way which is risk aware. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr Pine who is a doctor of seven years, and a lifestyle dominant with a particular interest in edge play.

A lot of us love to fight for dominance or to physically force our partner's where we want them, but this can be risky if you do not know what you are doing. This workshop aims to teach you the dos and don'ts of rougher styles of play, so that when your scene starts you can feel more confident of the risks and how to best minimise them.

This workshop will have two main focuses: grappling play ("play fighting"), and elements of resistance play including pressure points, physical restraint, and generally controlling your partner's body using your own when they don't want to be controlled.

Topics which will be covered include:

• Take downs (how to take someone from standing to the ground/bed)
• How to grab and move someone around with force, safely
• Some basic hands on grappling techniques
• Pressure/pain points
• How to safely negotiate for this kind of play
• How to set up safewords and safe gestures that won't fail in the moment
• Emergency management

This is designed to be a partner workshop. You will have the opportunity to try some of these techniques under supervision. If you come in a group of 3, you will be able to take turns. It is possible that if you come alone you may be able to find a partner, but this is not guaranteed. You will still be able to learn a lot through observation.

Note that due to the nature of the skills we will be learning and the playstyle we will be discussing, there will be an underlying theme of consensual non consent (CNC).