I found this on Fetlife by Kanso 9 days ago: As Riggers and bottom, the more mindful and educated we are about our craft, the less chances of injuries or mishaps we’ll encounter in this wonderful world of rope. This is a free online course that explores musculoskeletal anatomy of the Upper Limb, and common …
As you might recall, I questioned the old “Mind the Gap” rule of safer rope placement (‘The Gap’ is the dip between the muscles on the outside of my arm above the red dot in the right hand image below) some while ago after blindly believing it myself for many years. I’m now convinced that, whilst …
D/s and protocol can be wonderful instruments for developing submissives in a positive way. A benevolent Dom/me can use them as a tremendous power of good in ways that reach far beyond merely play interaction. It can instil a sense of self-worth, be used to promote a desire to learn, develop self-discipline and punctuality…the list …
This is work in progress but hopefully we can all add to it for a useful resource: VENUES This is by no means exhaustive or any guarantee there will be shows on any given night. Mistress bars usually work on a ‘system’ charging men a high hourly fee, and women little or nothing, which includes …
Until tonight, there was a fascinating thread running on Fetlife’s Kinbaku Group discussing the wrist tie in the TK and specifically Marai Masato’s technique but for some reason, it was closed for further discussion. I say “for some reason” as the stated reason doesn’t seem to justify closing the thread. It appears to be a …
I have never heard much said about using the multiple contact points that rope affords. Although I have long employed this idea, I have recently started to solidify it into my theory. I am not saying all the ideas are new by any means but I have never seen the principles consolidated into a single …
It is good to have one’s thoughts confirmed by others. As the regulars will know, I have drawn constant parallels between dance and shibari. Here is something from ShigonawaBingo, translated by Rida. [private] ダンスDance 感情や意思)の伝達、表現、交流などを目的とした、一定の時間と空間内に展開されるリズミカルな身体)動作。 Rhythmical Body movements performed in a given space and in a give time frame, as a way to exchange, share …
‘Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask’ about the primary tool of our trade, I strongly recommend this article which delves back into its origins, showing amongst other things 3,500 year old rope! [private] In his “History of Rope” Bill Fronzaglia provides some fascinating facts. Well, fascinating to us rope geeks …
I’ll start out with a disclaimer: I am not an engineer or physicist! That said, I have a logical mind and can apply it practically…and there’s Google. I started thinking about rope breaks and it seemed to me that friction is a big factor. It has been speculated, not unreasonably, that the ‘sawing’ action of …
As more and more people are doing bondage performances these days, I thought I’d share some insights from my performance career. Admittedly, there is probably a massive amount I don’t know as I have never had any formal training in that area and becoming a performer happened largely by accident. In fact, getting up in …