Conversio Virium is joined this week by TD, who will be teaching us how to very literally dominate a partner.

Some submissives want to be “forced” to the floor and physically dominated. This can be a challenge. The submissive may be physically sensitive so brute force may be unwise. On the other hand, the submissive may be relatively big and strong so technique is essential. We discuss the gentle art of physical domination culled from jujitsu, aikido, mixed martial arts, submission grappling and wrestling. A man or a women can learn approaches to safely control the body of their lover, take the partner from standing to helpless on the floor, ready for “use” by the dominant partner.

There will be a discussion of why and when to use these approaches followed by a demonstration and, for all who are interested, a short training in the basics of the art form. All are invited to participate or simply to watch.

Erin Houdini joins us again to present an enticing hands-on workshop on how to quickly and effectively use rope to tie up your bottom in the comfort of your own home, apartment, or dorm room! All skill levels welcome.

Tying up your partner is lots of fun. Tying your partner to things can be even more fun! Tie him to a chair! Tie her to that table! Don’t have any furniture? Be creative. Tie her to any fixture you can get your hands and rope on! Screw in some eyebolts and turn any vanilla piece of furniture into a bondage toy! The rope techniques we’ll learn are very quick and easy, and there’ll be plenty of rope to play with and plenty of chances to practice. No experience or knots required. See you there!

Conversio Virium will be meeting this week to enjoy knives, points, and wonderfully sharp things. Come join us to listen to Nick as he discusses the finer points of knife play with his girl, Amy.

Learn how to bring sharpened blades into your play, from a wide range of sensations—pleasure, pain, and lots in between—to sheer, primal fear. We’ll be covering basic safety and hygiene, techniques, some of the psychology of knife play, mental bondage, and even a bit about insertions!

Nick has been playing with knives for more than six years, and they were his first and greatest love in BDSM. He will be joined by his girl Amy, who will be showing the proper way to bottom to a knife—by being as still as possible.

This week Conversio welcomes Angel and Sebastien in presenting on aftercare for doms. Even the tough, angry, sadistic bastards in our lives need a hug.

Aftercare and aftercare classes tend to be geared toward caring for the submissive’s needs. Intense scenes affect the dominant or top just as deeply. This class will discuss some of the emotions that can present for a dominant post-scene, how to take care of yourself while still taking care of your submissive and ideas for dealing with the guilt that many dominants confront as we come into our identity as sadists.