Language

The Lexicon

The Lexicon preserves the language of the Lifestyle — its words, concepts and traditions. It records meaning; it never prescribes practice. Where usage varies between Houses or lineages, each is set down with equal respect.

Safety

Safety Culture

The shared community norms and expectations that hold rope practice to standards of care.

Definition

Safety Culture refers to the shared expectations, practices and conversations by which a community holds itself to standards of care in rope. It encompasses teaching, mentorship, event policies, peer feedback and the willingness to name unsafe practice.

Discussion

Safety Culture is not fixed; it develops through ongoing dialogue, and different communities are at different stages of that dialogue.

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