I know it sounds odd, but what could I do? On the one hand, I am a professor: I studied for years, I’ve accumulated hundreds of teaching hours, and I have over a dozen publications under my belt. On the other hand, since I first learned about Shibari, when I was in college and my…
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Two Knotty Boys is San Francisco’s popular dynamic duo of rope bondage instruction, rigging and performance. It is a non-commercial, adults only, educational site that provides erotic and sexual material. Dan and JD began teaching rope bondage workshops in 1999 in dungeon Castlebar, which is a venue in San Francisco. After Castlebar closed its doors,…
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Fred RX is a professional rigger, photographer, climber, explorer, doctor, and ordained reverend.He began tying several years ago after a long time practising the BDSM lifestyle. Fred began with a mixture of American and Eastern rope which he learned from a variety of teachers and schools. His passion for rope expanded beyond what he could…
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Anya Demure is a rope lover, bondage enthusiast, bondage practitioner, educator and performer. Her passion is to create and embody aesthetically interesting body shapes, and enduring physically challenging rope experiences. Anya is a teacher, a performer, a rigger, and a bottom. She resides in Brooklyn, New York but has travelled around the United States and…
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Helsinki Shibari is a community for all rope lovers. If you are an expert or new in rope, you are welcome. Helsinki Shibari organizes Peer Rope, Workshops, and the famous Helsinki Shibari Festival. Most of the events take place at Esitystaiteen keskus, Sali I in Helsinki. In Helsinki Shibari, you will find safe events where…
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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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