Dan and Renee are conscientious, smart and experienced. They are dedicated to sharing kink in the most authentic and ethical atmosphere. I’m truly grateful to have met these teachers.

Even with experience in the kink community, the class was very good at helping me understand the subtle differences between that and the rope world.

This course was one of the most thorough and well developed courses on communication and boundary negotiation. It exceeded my expectations. If you are new to BDSM or the rope community this course will give you a solid understanding of what to expect and what is expected.

Thank you

All Tied Up San Diego

The beginner class was very informative and educational. I appreciate the tag teaming of you two, plus keeping it fun and engaging!

The orientation was excellent in letting people gain insight in what they are getting into. Laying out what to expect should you go forth into attending future classes/events. Lots of valuable information even for individuals who have experience and would highly recommend!

Renee ran a wonderful 101 course that answered questions I didn’t even know I had. Both Dan and Renee are extremely inviting and made me feel like All Tied Up will be a safe space for an absolute newbie like me to explore and learn. Figuring out which courses are right for me is easy and the online materials provided with the intro class are in depth and super helpful. I’m looking forward to coming to many future events!

The class was so incredibly informative and honestly made my partner and I rethink MANY things we had been doing poorly. It’s crucial for ALL intimate activities, not just rope activities.

Great information presented by two engaging and experienced teachers. Safety, communication, consent, roles, they covered it all. I’m really looking forward to diggng into the rest of the courses they offer.

I cannot recommend ATU enough. The course materials were extremely helpful and covered every detail that I was wondering about, as well as areas I didn’t even think to wonder about. The instructors give very thorough feedback on your work, which is fantastic, and the Slack community is great and supportive.

The Getting Started course is an extremely valuable introduction to BDSM in general, especially with regard to discretion and consent. There is a huge amount of information condensed into a small time frame and all of it is important. The onlone bonus content is great for getting some familiarity with the subject before arriving at a practice or another event; for relatively little attention and practice time, you get conversant enough to feel comfortable beginning in person. It’s a whole lot nicer than a cold start in an unfamiliar setting.