RPM Classes
Rope education program built on Rav’s Progressive Method, a self-paced curriculum in four tiers. Base Basics is a free safety foundation that is required before any other class and can also be watched online.
RPM Classes is a Houston rope education program named after its own curriculum, Rav’s Progressive Method; its pages do not name the instructors or say when the program began. It describes the method as progressive and self-paced: students work through a menu of material at their own speed rather than in fixed course blocks, and instruction is offered to tops, bottoms, switches, self-tyers, spotters and photographers.
Four tiers
Base Basics is the required first step for everyone. It deals with the risks of rope bondage and suspension, including how suspension tying differs from ground ties, nerves, medical limitations and ways to reduce risk. It is free on the first and third Monday evenings, costs $40 per session at other times by appointment, and can be taken online for $10. From the Ground Up, on Tuesday evenings, draws on a menu of more than 50 ties and 35 positions, from chest harnesses and hip ties to furniture and bed ties, and includes a partial suspension check that opens the next tier. Sky’s the Limit, on Thursdays, moves from basic to intermediate and advanced suspensions in a progression loosely modeled on martial-arts belts; entry requires a reliable single column tie, a chest harness, a hip harness and competent line handling. To Infinity and Beyond meets twice a month for group projects, games and improvised tying, for students who have taken at least five suspension classes and can tie a suspension-ready two-rope harness in under three minutes. The three upper tiers cost $15 a class, less with a subscription (prices as listed in November 2026).
Space and community
Classes take place in a warehouse in Houston with soft flooring and at least 12 hard points, which RPM presents as a learning lab and performance practice space rather than a play space. A $5 open lab follows the Thursday class. RPM also lists munches, demos, photoshoots and field trips, requires waivers and ID checks, and says it welcomes LGBTQ+ people, minorities and women. Private instruction, group workshops, weekend intensives, demonstrations and performances are booked through an inquiry form, and video lessons can be bought singly, in packs or by level.