Ma’am Miki Rei

Ma'am Miki Rei (she/her) serves various communities from her home in the Greater Tampa Bay area of Florida. Her lenses and approaches to most things are informed by experiences as a combat veteran, and her existence as a transgender human in the times we live in. She holds escalating degrees in Journalism, Communications, English Literature, and Communications Design Theory. She is the Operations Manager at Deviance Tampa Bay, and a proud member of The Odyssey Leather Society, Women of Leather Florida (W.O.L.F.), and is the covered Head of House of House Arashi, a Mil-Spec Structured Queer Leather Household in Central Florida. She is a direct, strident, and relentless Trans Leatherdyke. Her pronouns are she/her at all times.

Miki began her journey with knives and all manner of sharp things as an Army brat at the age of 6 in Atsugi Japan, primarily through Iaido and Kenjutsu. The results were a joyous and pervasive love affair with all manner of blades and how to use them at the highest possible levels. Eagerly combining her passions, she’s spent many years translating her various skillsets, from both the military and martial worlds, into applicable high risk impact and knife play techniques and considerations. Miki strives to always remain student-minded as she continues to learn, grow, and share her skills as an enthusiastic educator serving her community.

Co-presenter: Kim Rei (she/her)

Presenting:

• Wrapped in Steel 101: 25 Critical Questions & Considerations for Knife Play
  Wrapped in Steel 101 is both an introduction and contextual exploration of knife play basics. Through guided discussion and demonstration of tools and techniques, the class covers a specific range of basic topics and safety considerations for entry-level knife play. This class intentionally avoids overarching “how tos” in favor of a “things to be aware of” approach. The goal is to provide a grounded foundation for initial and continued exploration into knife play.