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Hojojutsu

Kinbaku or shibari is an erotic art from Japan that started with hojojutsu. This is the traditional martial art from this country which has its principles in rope restraint. The term hojojutsu means the “art of seizing with help of a rope.” Law enforcement and samurais used it in the Edo era (from 1602 to…
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Unravelling in Shibari: Its Importance

Given that shibari involves tying your partner up in geometric patterns and shapes with rope, which is a very powerful experience, unravelling in shibari is crucial. When practicing this discipline, you create a beautiful decoration on the body of the other person. This action is about feeling empowered and getting in touch with your body—as…
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Shibari in Spain

Shibari in Spain comes from the fascination for Japanese culture and fashion for sadomasochism. Now, this country practices the ancient art of sex with ropes. This discipline combines an ancient Japanese tradition with erotism linked to BDSM (Bondage, Domination, and Sado-Masochism). Shibari in Spain: the Beginnings We can trace its beginning to, at least, two…
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Pain and Pleasure

For some people, pain and pleasure are equals. Physiologically, endorphins and adrenaline are chemicals that make people feel good. Pain and Pleasure: Freud Sigmund Freud developed the pain pleasure principle, which suggests that people make choices to avoid or decrease pain. In contrast, people can make choices that create or increase pleasure. This principle explains…
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Yute Rope (Jupe Rope)

Yute Rope (or jute) is made from soft plant fibre. This kind of ropes is slightly rough to the tact, but it is lightweight and durable too. Yute’s sacred place in the vast world of bondage has its roots in shibari or kinkabu, the Japanese art of rope bondage. Shibari started in Japan a long…
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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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Shibari at The RestelliArtco Gallery

Shibari at the RestelliaArtco Gallery: this art will make a statement through the exhibition of the photographic project by Umberto Stefanelli, Photogeisha. From 26 to 31 October, among the events hosted within the RestelliArtco Gallery, and the occasion of the Rome Art Week, the photographic exhibition Photogeisha, by Umberto Stefanelli, will display. It is entirely…
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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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