Winter Nawa

Rope Artist / Educator / Event Producer

About

Winter Nawa (they/she) is a community organizer, rope performer, and educator. She was staff at the Morpheus Bondage Extravaganza (MBE), an annual international rope performance event based in Toronto that features worldwide satellite locations. As part of MBE she performed internationally and co-produced the Philippines' stage.Winter Nawa also started the Manila Rope group in the Philippines, helped set up the North Bay Rope lab in California, and recently started Nawa Salon in Oregon. These endeavors included organizing munches, creating curriculums and lesson plans, and teaching in group settings.

Lineage

Winter Nawa began studying rope in 2013. She was first taught by Nuit deTokyo a Yukimura Ryu instructor. She formally studied suspension at the Sydney Rope Dojo and has studied with other grandmasters since this time. Her tuition is with Yukimura Ryu (by way of Nuit deTokyo), Akechi-Kanna Ryu (directly with Nawashi Kanna), Milla Reika (student of Saki Kamijoo), and some Kazami Ryu (directly with Kazami Ranki). She is currently researching Yagami Ryu.Her style is connection and sacred rope, some aerial arts, and #ropeisforEVERYbody.

Community

2023 - Present Nawa Salon
Come join us for a monthly social and skill share in Sheridan, OR. Details are also posted on Fet.
2015-2020 - North Bay Rope Lab (former Rope Bite North Bay)
A monthly peer learning rope event.
Winter Nawa helped Tamayo start a monthly peer learning event. It was adopted and renamed by the T-corns in Santa Rosa, CA. It has not resumed since covid.
2013-2020 - Manila Rope
Home of Hitchin' Bitches and Peer Rope Philippines. Winter Nawa stepped down in 2017 and adopted by t0ni in Manila, Philippines. It has not resumed since covid.
2012-2016 Phil Fet
The first educational kink group in the Philippines. Winter established a board and organized a weekly munch and monthly workshop and playparties.Get in touch!

Contact

Reach out via email for inquiries and scheduling

Group classes
Winter currently facilitates Nawa Salon and occasionally presents at Hitchin' Bitches PDX,
and Portland Rope Arts Group.1:1 tuition
Beginner: $50/hr. 2hrs minimum.
Intermediate: $75/hr
Suspension: $100/hr
Kinbaku experience: $200/sessionOther
Photoshoots, collaboration, and teaching at events.

PSA

If you are a rope bottom,
please join Evie Vane's international Rope Bottoms (and switch) Share Group. It's an invaluable resource for vetting tops.If you are a top,
Rope tension and safer body placement are important to learn for tying. Please study rope in person from your local community before using books and videos as a reference.