Wrong Ideas About Shibari

Shibari has become quite popular in the last few years. Every day, there are more people talking and writing about Shibari. But, is everything they say about Shibari correct? It is very important to have a correct idea of what Shibari is. Especially, since there are some frequent misconceptions or misunderstandings around Shibari. So, here are the most common wrong ideas about Shibari.

First, Shibari is NOT a martial art. Martial arts are fundamentally about defending or submitting an attacker. Shibari, on the other hand, is an erotic discipline of communication and play between partners.
Second, many people think that Shibari always requires a partner. Although the most popular form of Shibari is between partners, you can practice some ties in a mannequin, in a chair or even in your own legs. This is because Shibari is about restraint and the feelings and emotions it evokes.

Shibari is not a practice for perfect bodies. Shibari does not require a type of body or elasticity. Anyone can do Shibari, especially if you take minimal care of your body in order to keep it healthy. Shibari is not an acrobatic exercise. Although photos of Shibari scenes look very complicated, with a lot of elasticity and acrobatic knowledge needed, In shibari, you can reach an aesthetically beautiful position in suspension, but they are always the result of a game between two people and never the objective. Although you might be able to end up doing the “acrobatic shibari scene” everyone starts Shibari just tying their partner’s hands.

One of the most common suppositions of Shibari, especially in beginners, is that that Shibari is only about patterns of rope in the body. And although patterns play an important role, they are just the tool of the game, and Shibari means much more than patterns.

Now you know the most common wrong ideas about Shibari.

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