Articles

Articles on technique, safety, hardware etc.

Is that some chi on your chin?

Tue, 26 November 2013

Flow, movement and shibari

Shibari etiquette

Tue, 26 November 2013

Good manners in Japanese bondage

Shibari is a dance

Tue, 26 November 2013

I have drawn constant parallels between dance and shibari. Here is something from ShigonawaBingo, translated by Rida.

The theory of 3-point rope contact

Tue, 26 November 2013

The use of '3-point rope contact' enhances the sensation and control that you impart in shibari, extending the language of rope as a tool of communication.

Takate-kote double wrist ties

Tue, 26 November 2013

Here we explore shibar master Marai Masato's wrist tie from his Japanese bondage tutoriial 'How to Bind'

Dropped model: A lesson learned

Tue, 26 November 2013

Friction is a double-edged sword. A lesson in how unfamiliar kit can catch you out.

Interviews with the great bakushi

Wed, 20 November 2013

Some great resources with fascinating interviews with some of the grand-masters of shibari.

Muga-mushin: Let The Force be with you!

Wed, 20 November 2013

Muga-mushin one of the components that makes Japanese bondage more than 'just shibari' and into kinbaku. Is it the 'Force' that the rope Jedi must study?

My subjective definition of Kinbaku by Nawa-kun

Wed, 20 November 2013

Trying to pin down Kinbaku is something westerners will never cease to do. Are we chasing rainbows?

Nina's panties: The video

Wed, 20 November 2013

A tutorial video of Nina Russ' rope panties style shibari hip harness for dynamic Japanese bondage suspension

A step by step guide to tying knots

Wed, 20 November 2013

A very clear step by step photographic guide to tying knots, many of which are useful for bondage.

Myth 1: Carabiners are fragile by Geir Hundal

Wed, 20 November 2013

Are carabiners (karabiners) so fragile that they can be weakened by dropping them and they should not be used for suspension bondage after?