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TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH EXPERTISE & PASSION
Where Kink & Creative Learning Come Together
ARE YOU READY TO LEARN FROM LEGENDS?
Top-tier experts to teach essential lifestyle skills, right in your community! Experience unparalleled learning from the best in the field. Enhance your life one class at a time. Join us and discover the joy of mastering new Lifestyle skills from the very best!
FEATURING
THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS NAMES IN KINK
MASTER BLAISE
Teaching: Seiza I & II, Beginning Your Rope Journey,
Caning 101
Owner of Kinbaku Cardinale Dojo which is based in Traditional Eastern Style Shibari Rope. Kinbaku Cardinale Dojo offers Private Lessons and Group Classes which focuses on connectivity and a positive energy exchange. With 11 years experience attending Rope Intensives and Rope Cons. By learning to tie all body types and sizes, his foundation & instruction has successfully developed into positive energy experience by knowing what works with different body types. With Eastern Style of rope being the focus, his style of rope is evident in the photos that capture my work.
Founder of the Jax Rope Bite Chapter in late 2015 which is now reorganized into The Jacksonville Rope Collective with a broader reach into the Jacksonville Community.
Organizer of The Festival of Rope, traditionally held in January. A Fund Raiser Mini Rope Con where volunteer instructors, gather from around the region to teach and share knowledge and traditional techniques.
Fetlife: @Master_Blaise
Master
DHM
Teaching: Forced Compliance, Fierce Conversations, Get out there & Teach, AND MORE
MasterDHM is a proud but humble polyamorous, heterosexual Leather Dominant with a heart for service. He strives to be a leader, an educator, an ally, and a role model our community needs to move forward in a positive direction.
He has been an instructor, curriculum developer, and professional speaker for over twenty-five years, and is a dedicated and passionate presenter who thoroughly enjoys the opportunity to utilize His skill set for the advancement of the community.
His classes are designed to enlighten, educate, entertain, and even make you think a little about your own path. His philosophy is simple - service above self for the betterment of the community. In addition to the many smaller community events for which He has been requested, MasterDHM is honored to have been invited to present at SouthEast Leatherfest, Coastal Carolina Fetish Fair, and Florida Power Exchange.
DEX
Teaching:
Beat Your Bottom: Everything About Floggers, Erotic Performance Art with Dex, What Breed of Cat is the Best?
Dex is a Dominant who began his journey in the leather lifestyle over 20 years ago on an educational and self-reflective path of discovery. He was the leader of an extended leather family for several years, with a home that was well-known for its dungeons and hospitality.
Although he loves variety in kinky dungeon activities, Dex's greatest passion is whip play. Dex has been throwing whips for 20 years in the dungeon and sharing his knowledge for almost as many years.
Dex is the author of the books Whips in the Dungeon: Singletail Techniques for Play & Variations and Vignettes: Advanced Singletail Play.
Dex produces the YouTube Channels: Whips in the Dungeon & The Leather Journey.
OUR EDUCATORS
ESTEEMED EXPERTS YOU'LL LEARN FROM
Ms. Calissi & Dark_W0lf
TEACHING:
Knife Play for Sensual Pleasure, Femdom Magic: the power of tease & denial, & Dungeon Etiquette 101
Dark_W0lf and MsCallissi have been active members of the Florida BDSM community in good standing for decades. Starting with events in S FL during the early 90’s, they have been to fetish events from large to small across the USA as attendees, staff, vendors, and/or presenters. Both are group leaders including local groups where they currently reside in Ocala, Fl. with their service dogs who often attend events with them.
Boy Luis
Teaching: Mental Health considerations with BDSM
Boy Luis LMHC, LMFT (he/him) is a Queer Leather Boy who currently resides in North Port, Florida. He is a licensed counselor that provides clinical services via Telehealth and is building his own private practice called Walk with Pryde counseling services.
He is a service oriented submissive that provides support and service to the communities that he engages in. His four main focuses while supporting leather and kink communities is Service, Authenticity, Growth, and Education.
ImTheSwitch
Teaching: How to Navigate Through Kink 101
ImTheSwitch has been in lifestyle over 10 years. Switch likes to help within the community through classes and events. Switch is part of the Jacksonville Rope collective group.
Fairy
Teaching: Pleasure Mapping
Fairy, sex educator and therapist with the mission to help couples or individuals unlock their potential through different therapeutic practices and life assessments. With over 8 years of experience Fairy has educated the masses with understanding that "Knowledge cums before performance".
Ian Michaels
Teaching: Budget Bondage
Drip, Tease Burn: The Art of Wax Play
Playing with Fire: A sensual Introduction
With over a decade of teaching experience, Ian Michaels (He/Him)
and Trophy Wife (He/Him); have become respected figures in the BDSM community.
Their workshops, predominantly held along the east coast of the United States, delve into various aspects of BDSM, including rope play, fire play, wax play, sensual touch, and knife play.
Their educational programs cater to both beginners and seasoned practitioners, emphasizing communication, consent, and safety in every aspect of BDSM exploration.
They co-founded NJ Rope Bite more than a decade ago and, more recently, launched Beach Bite in their new home state of Florida. In addition to their educational efforts, they own Fetissage – Custom Kinky Candles, the go-to source for all your wax-related needs in the community.
Fetlife: @Ian_Michaels
EXPLORE, PLAY, AND CONNECT AT JAX FET FEST EXPO - FLORIDA'S PREMIER 3-DAY KINK CONVENTION
Immerse yourself in three thrilling days of kink, BDSM, and Lifestyle exploration at Jax Fet Fest Expo! With exciting workshops, hands-on demonstrations, top-tier educators, and unique vendors, this is the ultimate event for those in the kink community. Join us for themed parties, social spaces, and unforgettable experiences with fellow enthusiasts, industry models, and talent. From consent and scene planning to advanced techniques like rope suspension and impact play, there’s something for everyone—whether you’re new to the Lifestyle or a seasoned pro. Don’t miss out on this high-energy, immersive celebration of kink in Jacksonville, Florida!
