Kinbaku Miami

Kinbaku Miami is a community rope group whose events take place at Dear Eleanor, a community event space at 148 NE 28th Street in Wynwood. Its founder teaches under the name Arkady; his teacher biography says he has practiced rope since 2001, also created the groups Guerrilla Shibari, Sunday Bound, Shibari Sunday School and Club Kult, and formerly led Miami Munch. In November 2026 the group’s Eventbrite profile listed 22 events in total.

Rope jam

The core event is a monthly rope jam on the last Tuesday of the month in the evening. The organizers describe it as a community-led space for all skill levels and stress that it is not a class: people tie, are tied, watch and learn from each other. Hardpoints for suspension are available along with props such as bamboo and ishidaki, loaner rope is provided, and the group sells unprocessed jute rope, with processed rope available on request. Guests are asked to bring a blanket or mat. Jams were listed for 27 October and 24 November 2026.

Classes and workshops

For beginners, the group ran a Shibari 101 to 103 series on Tuesday evenings in spring 2025; the 101 session introduced the history, basic techniques and safety of rope bondage. Its Saturday Beginner Circle, aimed at people with no experience, teaches single-column and double-column ties, rope handling and tension, and scene negotiation and safety, with rope provided.

Saturday workshops address specific themes. In August 2025 Arkady taught Twisted Pleasure, a semenawa class on creating consensual intensity, with attention to body mechanics, pacing, presence and aftercare; it expected the person tying to know a single column, a double column and a simple chest harness. A workshop titled Hanging by a Thread was scheduled for 24 October 2026. Partners are not required, as participants can be paired on site, and the group says its classes are open to all genders, sexualities and experience levels.