Rigging is an art, which must be learned. No art can be taught by rote. Only the concentration, appreciation, and true understanding found in a serious course of study can lead to becoming a truly artful rigger. Polishing the art of rigging to a high level is the only way to ensure that an experienced rescue team has the skills, knowledge and flexibility to adjust to the immense diversity of real rescue situations. Ropes, pulleys and friction devices are the heart of rope rescue. Rigging for Rescue's advances come not from technocratic gadgetry but by finding and reapplying knowledge that has been lost to us since the days of shipping by sail, farming by horsepower and engineering on a human scale that have passed us by. The content may seem revolutionary, but it is primarily the renewal of the knowledge that previous generations found essential for life and their livelihoods.

Rigging for Rescue offers a technical ropework seminar that is renowned for its focus on applying the critical thinking and systems analysis skills required to competently incorporate ropework and rigging into effective rescue systems. The emphasis is on encouraging participants to become knowledgeable in the principles and concepts of rigging techniques rather than just having them learn by rote. "Knowledge provides understanding, skill provides ability, practice provides proficiency, and from these, together with experience, comes judgment."