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Not All on The Rigger

Rope bondage is not all on the rigger. People usually think that riggers do all the work in shibari, but the rope bottoms play an equally important role. Rope bondage is an experience two people share. Consequently, what the rope top wants from the interaction is only half of the equation. Since rope bondage can…
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Feeling Nervous About Tying?

Feeling nervous about tying can happen to the best of us. It is a thing and it is normal—and there is a simple and easy way to make it go away. Let us explore some of the reasons why you are feeling nervous about tying. For example, this may happen to you because it is…
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Shibari Myths

As it happens with every practice that is fundamentally about dissidence, there are a lot of shibari myths. That is, information that is either totally false or incomplete about this discipline and its workings. Shibari’s Initial Truths Shibari, kinbaku and rope bondage are the different names of an erotic art from Japan. It has gained…
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Emotional Exchange

Shibari is a discipline that, due to its erotic nature, necessarily implies emotional exchange. It has become popular amongst women because it is the most artistic and delicate type of BDSM. This discipline is where you can safely explore your fantasies. For example, some women have the fantasy of someone dominating them in bed. Letting…
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Agustin Tentesion

Shibari is so beautiful and artistic that it has been studied by various photographers—and Agustin Tentesion knows it. In Spain, there are several photographers that are affectionate to this art, such as Tentesion himself. He is one of the most famous shibari photographers worldwide. Originally from Barcelona, he has been portraying fetichism and BDSM scenes…
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Atypical Sex

Atypical sex was first known as sexual perversion. That is, a desire in which you experience intense sexual excitement to “atypical” situations, such as fantasies, behaviors, or objects like rope leather and other artifacts. People now mainly associate atypical sex to BDSM, which stands for bondage, discipline, domination, submission, sadism, and masochism. There are still…
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Shibari Emotional Management

Rope bondage is about the erotics and its aesthetics, but it is also about shibari emotional management. As you might as well know from our previous entries, it is indispensable for anyone practicing shibari to become in contact with their emotions. And to do so in a healthy way. For this reason, we will explain…
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Benefits of Shibari: Four Ways to Satisfaction

Benefits of shibari are endless. In particular, a recent study has provided a classification for bondage—and it is different from any other catalogue before it. The researchers define the benefits of shibari in sight of it being a leisure activity. They say it has innumerable benefits for the mental health of those who practice it.…
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Shibari Aftercare

Shibari aftercare, which is a word borrowed from BDSM, refers to the attitude that the dominant (or, in rope bondage, the rigger) takes towards the submissive (or top-bottom) after any scene. The aftercare is the perfect time to talk about emotions and feelings. In addition, it is the perfect moment where both participants can share…
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Avoiding Injuries (in Shibari)

Avoiding injuries in shibari is crucial to the discipline. People think about shibari or kinbaku and its meaning, “tight binding,” and assume it is something dangerous—and it can be. But the only way it turn into such occurs when you do not have the knowledge and precautions that the scene requires.  Overall, although it has…
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