We have been surprised and gratified by the growing popularity of our on-line shibari classes at ShibariClasses.com. In just the past month, we have had a 50% increase in active students so we must be doing something right. In many ways, it shouldn’t come as a surprise since we offer quality tuition, with time to …
As much as I try to resist imported ‘traditions’, I’m going to go along with this one and add to the retail frenzy. We are doing a Black Friday special with 20% off all rope at ESINEM-Rope. This offer is open now and runs until Tuesday 29 November and covers all rope jute, hemp and semenawa …
UPDATE: Now on-line here We will be uploading a new tutorial to ShibariClasses.com very soon. I have just finished the edit for ‘Introductory one-rope shibari techniques’. I’m sticking with ‘one-rope’ as there is endless argument over the Japanese terms. ‘Ippon nawa’ is the technically correct literal translation, although ‘ichinawa’, an incorrect translation, seems to have been coined …
We are swimming in rope, so I’m going to be rationalising my stock and creating some unmissable offers. Watch this space for some amazing Black Friday shibari rope deals from ESINEM-Rope. I have just taken delivery of a very nice batch of Tossa Lite 6mm which I’ll be selling at prices so absurdly low that they …
This latest tutorial, shibari ‘Upper body ties made easy’, demonstrates and further explains ‘ingredients’ familiar from our other classes, e.g. ‘Tying techniques‘, through a variety of simple ‘recipes’. This brings a greater understanding of the engineering and associated aesthetics which develops your creativity safely. – Two M-shape arm ties – Two Teppo (rifle bearer) ties – …
The member’s area is finally getting an upgrade with everything being moved to the cloud, so it should be a heavenly experience once the transfer is complete 🙂 Unfortunately, it has taken longer than it should do to figure out all the behind the scenes connections so I have a backlog of videos to upload. …
In this first tutorial ‘No bar to shibari: Part I’ about tying the less abled, Cabi will share how he has worked with his partner, Kimokawaii, to overcome the challenges presented by a recent stroke. It affected one side of her body creating a range of other issues, e.g. increased pain, breathing difficulties, lack of movement …