Category: Riggers

Hitchin’ Bitches

Hitchin’ Bitches is a community of female riggers and rope tops founded in 2011 in London. This group offers a safe space to learn and share rope experiences. It is exclusively for women who are into rope. It all began with the fact that in Shibari or Rope Bondage, the ones tying are mostly men,…
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Common Myths About Riggers

A rigger is the person who applies functional or artistic rope bondage to another persons body. This technique can be used for different purposes like photography, performance, artistic, spiritual, educational or sexual. There are many common myths about riggers. There are many myths about the riggers, as well as the certain mould that Bondage riggers…
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Sam Jay

Sam Jay is a recognized rigger. He discovered Shibari in 2012 and began with the practice, where he recognized and appreciated the artistic aspects of Shibari. He practiced in private for many years to develope his craft. Now, he explores the physiological, psychological and emotional aspects of Shibari. Sam conducted Shibari Life Drawing in Melbourne…
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Marika Leila Roux

Marika Leila Roux is a professional Shibari model and rigger, who performed and teaches worldwide. Marika discovered bondage by accident during a photoshoot as a model in 2011. Then, she started in the world of Japanese rope bondage, learning and practicing. Eventually, she became a model, performer, rigger and teacher. After many years of exploring…
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Rope Shadow

Chris Shaghal aka Rope Shadow is a Greek photographer, short film director and Shibari artist that was born in 1979. He is a bondage photographer, alternative filmmaker, and rigger in Shibari who resides in Athens, Greece. His real name is Christos Tsakalos, but he uses Chris Shaghal as a photographer and Rope Shadow as a…
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Garth Knight

Garth Knight is a famous Australian artist. His creations, performances, and photographs offer a unique explorations of the human body. Garth began his career in 1999, after he graduated with a diploma in Photography. Later, he had an encounter with a BDSM Shibari performance. For Garth, watching a Shibari scene for the first time was…
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Alexis D

Alexis D is a bondage artist and BDSM performer who is based in Athens. He was the first one to perform in public Shibari in Greece in 2008. He is currently one of the most skilled riggers in Greece. Alexis D started in Shibari since he was a teenager. It all started when he watched…
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Chimuo Nureki

In the heart of Asakusa, Tokyo, a luminary was born in 1930 – Chimuo Nureki. However, his indelible mark on the world of Shibari transcends time, etching him as a revered Bondage Master, an acclaimed Shibari artist, and a prolific writer delving into the realms of SadoMasochism. Although he departed on September 9th, 2013, his…
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Unnamedminor

Unnamedminor is a shibari artist, performer, and rigger in Thailand. Her name is Phetcharada Pacharee, but friends know her Minor, and professional connections call her Unnamedminor. Shibari is a traditional form of artistic rope bondage that originated in Japan. Although there is much Japanese cultural influence in Thailand, shibari was little known there due to…
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CoCo Katsura

CoCo Katsura was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is a choreographer, installation artist, shibari workshop master, rope bondage, and fire performance and body suspension performer. Initially, Katsura started to work as a body modification performer in the underground scene in Tokyo back in the year 2000. CoCo Katsura After the 2000s Afterwards, CoCo Katsura moved…
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