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Shibari Emotions

During Shibari sessions, emotions are a priority. In this discipline, the emphasis is not placed on the binding itself, but on the intention the rigger has when handling the rope and binding their partner. The rope becomes an extension of their hands and helps create an intimate relationship quickly. Japanese bondage focuses more on the…
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Seiu Ito

Seiu Ito was born in Asakusa Tokyo in 1882. He was a Japanese painter and the creator of Kinbaku, known in the world as Bondage or Shibari. On imagination, he conjures scenes difficult to imagine—and much more difficult to recreate. In a society as hermetic and mysterious as the Japanese, where it is complex to…
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Miss Eris – Clean Alternative Shibari

Miss Eris: Precocious, Enthusiastic, Introverted, and Extroverted Miss Eris is an artist and educator dedicated to shibari of Brazilian origin based in Barcelona. She is, too, a tireless traveler. Shibari is an ancient technique of ties through ropes of Japanese origin. This practice has a special emphasis on aesthetics and anatomical mastery. Young Miss Eris…
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Nabuyoshi Araki

The career if Nabuyoshi Araki has encountered countless accusations by feminist groups who call him a misogynist. These groups call him so because of his photographs of naked women. In particular, those in which these females appear tied with ropes, emulating the well-know Japanese practice of Shibari. Araki studied photography at the University of Chiba…
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Osada Eikichi (Master Shibari Sensei)

The great Osada Eikichi is the godfather of modern Japanese Rope Bondage (or, as we know it here, Shibari). People widely credit him with becoming a pioneer of live SM acts and performances in Japan from the 60s onwards. He spent the last eight months of his life in a home for the elderly. This…
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Shibari Rope Care

In this entry we will explain Shibari rope care. Hemp ropes are the most common for the practice of rope bondage. Their life span depends entirely on how you maintain and take care of yours. You need to keep them safe and increase their shelf life. Preservations Methods In order to properly store your ropes,…
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Early Japanese Slavery

To understand the real origins of Japanese bondage, also known as Shibari or kinbaku, we have to understand early Japanese slavery. For this, we will have to travel back in time to the 3rd century AD. This is when Japan had an official slave system during the Yamato period. At this time, masters referred to…
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