Tag: Kinbaku

Subay

Subay is a shibari artist and founder of Kokoro Studio, the first shibari studio based in Hong Kong. She was 8 years old when she first knew about shibari. She immediately loved the aesthetic and beauty of this ancient art. Moreover, it was an intensely erotic and emotional experience. Subay began practicing at age 18,…
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UbberKinky

UbberKinky is the kinkiest BDSM site in the United Kingdom. Stephanie Taylor founded it, and she is also the managing director of the company. What started as a small mail-order company has grown into the kinkiest BDSM site in the United Kingdom. Back in 1988, AIDS was getting out of hand, so Stephanie decided to…
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Seattle Erotic Art Festival

Seattle Erotic Art Festival takes place in the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, during 3 days. It shows a curated selection of some of the finest erotic art the world has to offer. For beginners and long time practitioners, this festival is definitely the way to go. You can attend either during the day or during…
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Tension Montreal

Tension Montreal is an alternative lifestyle wellness centre with a calming, and dreamlike tying space. It can easily accomodate shibari practices and classes. Likewise, it is decorated with a Japanese inspiration. It aims to provide a calm environment where you can explore rope bondage. It aims to create an environment free of racism, sexism, homophobia,…
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Feelings and Emotions in Shibari

Shibari or Kinbaku sessions are known as power exchange sessions through the use of rope. In Shibari, the rigger builds the scene based on what the person tied inspires and suggests through emotional and physical reactions to ropes. Feelings and emotions in a Shibari session vary greatly. Here, we tell you a bit about what…
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What is a Kinbaku or Shibari Session?

Shibari is a form of rope bondage that originated in Japan. It derives from Hojojustsu, which is the method used by the Samurai for restrain and torture of slaves and prisoners. Shibari then evolved into an erotic practice that involves tying people with rope. That is Kinbaku. So, Kinbaku, although similar, more emotional and sensual than…
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The school of Tantric Ropes

The School of Tantric Ropes is a non-profit organization that puts the human connection in the first place. Their focus is to gather people from all around, and offer them a tantric approach to rope bondage. It is a technique in the tradition of Shibari and Kinbaku. Tantric bondage shares much of the technique and…
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Sadhaka

Sadhaka is a small-scale course organization founded in 2005 by Chandra Patricia Benjamins and Wim Molinello. This center for personal growth is based in the French countryside, in the south of Paris. Here, you can take yoga, shibari and tantra courses in a 4-hectare domain called Le Moulin.  Where is Sadhaka? Sadhaka imparts several courses…
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Rope School

Rope School is a School in Moscow and St. Petersburg that has been teaching rope bondage techniques, Shibari and Kinbaku since 2012. Rope School’s workshops and lessons are focused not only on technique, patterns and knots, but also on interaction, psychology, aesthetics, and many other aspects of Shibari. They believe that any bondage practitioner should…
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BDSM Terminology You Will Need During the Scene

Now that you know some of the most important terminologies for BDSM conversations, practices and gatherings, it is important to learn the terminology you will use before and during the scene. Being a BDSM practitioner requires speaking in the BDSM language. There are a couple of terms and definitions you should know in order to…
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