The Sweet Spot /  Semenawa I 

 with Roxu + Ena

Semenawa is usually referred to as tormenting rope. Though accurate enough of a translation, we’d like to introduce it as the rope of precision. Because torment is an instrument, never the point itself. 

What we look for is smaller and harder to pin down. It’s the place where pressure stops being something endured and becomes something wanted. Where the body stops bracing and starts leaning in. The sweet spot. It sits somewhere different in every person, and somewhere different in the same person on a different day. Finding it isn't a matter of strength but a matter of attention.

The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes the hardest; that which has no substantial existence enters where there is no crevice.
— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu's water doesn't overpower the stone. It finds the seam, and enters where there was no opening. That's much closer to what we teach than anything involving force.

In our practice, tying is a journey we go on together. We find our way through collaboration, keen listening, and constant attunement to one another. Roxu challenges Ena not to break her, but to lift her, to return her to her own strength and remind her what she's capable of. Semenawa at its best isn't a demonstration of what the rigger can impose, or what the model can take. It's evidence of what two people can hold between them.

In our Semenawa Level I, we'll share the foundations of our own approach, both in theory and practice. Yes, we will move through exercises to demonstrate specific sequences and shapes, but throughout we practice listening and paying attention to our partners. We look carefully at how the body responds and moves, what the model’s change in breath, expression and gestures may signalize. Each sequence and shape will offer some flexibility to either push more, or to yield and soften. Together we look for your unique sweet spot. 

Bottoms are not passengers here. There's a craft to receiving semenawa, and we teach it directly: how to stay present inside sensation rather than disappearing from it, how to keep communicating when words get expensive, how to locate your own edge instead of waiting for it to be shown to you. 

Required level 

This workshop is an entry point into semenawa specifically, not into rope. A solid foundation, both for riggers and models, will allow you to get the most out of this workshop. Other than that, come as you are, whatever your gender, orientation, or relationship configuration. We meet you where you are.

PREREQUISITES

For tops:

• Confident basics: single and double column tie, frictions, uplines and lock-offs
• A working TK 
• Comfort working meticulously, and interest in the why in addition to the how

For bottoms:

• Some experience being tied
• The ability and willingness to be tied in a Gote (or TK)
• Ability to communicate clearly in the moment, and to self-monitor for nerve compression and circulation
• More curiosity about where your pleasure and your discomfort meet than certainty about where that place already is
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EQUIPMENT

A full set of at least 8 jute or hemp ropes, Ø 5-6 mm, 7-8 meters in length. A couple of short ropes in case extensions are needed is always a good idea.

ABOUT ENA AND ROXU

Roxu and Ena Dahl are partners in life, in work, and in ropes. They met at The European Rigger & Model Exchange (Eurix) in Berlin in the spring of 2024 where they instantly connected over a shared passion for long, drawn out teasing in (and out of) ropes. 

From southern Spain, Roxu is a Berlin-based rigger and co-founder of Espacio Takibi. With a background in Semenawa and Aibunawa, he’s known for his precise, seductive style and attuned, deliberate control.

Ena Dahl is an Oslo-born, Berlin-based rope (s)witch, kink educator, bodyworker, author, creative director. She brings her expertise in somatics, storytelling, and embodiment to their shared practice.

Together, they teach and perform across Europe, exploring rope as a deeply intimate, erotic dialogue—slow, teasing, and emotionally charged. Their dynamic is collaborative and curious; each tie is a conversation built on trust, presence, and mutual desire to go deeper.

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SATURDAY & SUNDAY// SEPT 12 & 13, 2026// 11 - 18 (one hour lunch break in between)

150 EUR per pair -> one day// 300 EUR per pair -> two days

75 EUR single -> one day// 150 EUR single -> two days

(If you register as single you will be paired up with other singles in the group / Switching is welcome!)

(Social tickets available for the poor! // Members of our association get a 25% reduction)

REGISTRATION: JANA <jana.felixruckert@gmx.de>

Roxu 

A passionate practitioner and learner since he discovered Shibari in 2016, Roxu has traveled near and far in pursuit of new knowledge and inspiration. Eventually disheartened by the lack of offers in and around his home city of Murcia, southern Spain, he went onto co-founding his own rope studio, Espacio Takibi, where he organizes jams, workshops, and study groups.

Now relocated to Berlin, Roxu blends influences from Aibunawa and Semenawa into a personal style that is as seductive as it is precise. Highly attuned and full of curiosity in his approach, the way he ties is a dance between technical control and erotic intensity, designed to provoke deep emotional and physical responses.

Instagram: @roxu.k / @espaciotakibi
Telegram: t.me/roxuropes

Ena Dahl 

Raised in Oslo and based in Berlin, Ena is a sensualist and multidisciplinary creatrix; a conscious kink educator, author, bodyworker and rope (s)witch. She’s been active in the kink and BDSM scenes since 2017, and with Shibari since 2020, through which she reconnected with her sexuality, causing her to change her career from the commercial to the sensual arts.

With a professional background in communication design, Ena is a creative storyteller regardless of her medium, weaving narrative into her work with kink and sexuality to create content—writing, experiences, workshops and sessions—that are as immersive as they are educational. Motivated by the transformational potential of authentic self expression and the unlimited power found in connecting to our innate sexual energy, she is known for her deeply intimate and intuitive approach, emphasizing connection, observation and communication in ropes.

Website: www.enadahl.com 
Instagram: @enanna_ascends / @ena.dahl
Telegram: t.me/enadahl

Ena and Roxu met at The European Rigger & Model Exchange (Eurix) in Berlin in the spring of 2024 where they instantly connected over a shared passion for long, drawn out teasing in (and out of) ropes and have since been traveling across Europe to tie, give workshops and perform together. Their joint approach, whether in the direction of Semenawa, Aibunawa or something else entirely, is undogmatic and exploratory; each tie together is a conversation based on a desire to dig deeper and uncover more.