FUNdamentals of Negotiation

FUNdamentals of Negotiation

Lead by Mr O

This workshop teaches some fundamental principles of negotiations for play. The topics discussed apply whether the scene is a few minutes long, or days long, and covers many styles of play. Time permitting, workshop attendees are invited to participate in mock negotiation sessions.

Topics covered include:

• Some purposes of negotiation: safety, consent, protection, planning

• Opt in vs Opt out consent models

• From the top perspective vs bottom perspective

• Physical, verbal, psychological, sexual, emotional limits

• Risks and pitfalls

• Avoiding misunderstandings: written vs verbal communications

This workshop does not require a membership. Participation has no minimum cost, tickets are pay what you can.

Doors will open 20 minutes before the start of the class. Class will start promptly at 7PM.

Mr O

@mr_O is a creative sadist with a love of medical play, a penchant for violent grappling scenes, and a very cute bum. Having spent over two decades as a jiu jitsu competitor and instructor, he has found ways to apply his knowledge of body mechanics to kinky play and shares that in his teaching. Active in the Canadian BDSM scene since 2005, he regularly puts on workshops internationally as well as locally in the Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa areas on subjects including wrestling, grappling and medical play. With an engineering based background and scientific mind, he is known for continually inventing new devices and ways to hurt people “for science”. When he’s not being nice he can be a bit mean. And vice versa Mr O believes strongly that successful scenes start with careful negotiation, and so teaches workshops and private classes on negotiation and consent.