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 – …
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 …
UPDATE 1 Nov, 2016: Part I is now online here Shibari ‘Performance Techniques’, our latest course to be released in the next few days, is for everyone and is designed to improve your performance in both senses of the word. Whether you are on stage or tying your lover, firstly, is always a it performance …
The inverted ‘Y’ connection for hooking into the two wraps of the box-tie (takate-kote), taught by the likes of Osada Steve, seems to be used pretty much universally. I much prefer the version where the line is locked into a short bight thus avoiding ‘burning the bight’. This is a definite improvement over the way …
I was reminded, by a Fetlife thread by my friend MasterMHatter, of a video that I watched some while ago which led me to the surprising revelation that I didn’t know the right way to tie my shoelaces. That’s something we all think we mastered shortly after discarding the services of our mother, isn’t it? We …
Our latest shibari tutorial for ShibariClasses.com is the fourth part of ‘Tying techniques‘, in which you will develop the skills and discover how to use the ‘ingredients’ from the preceding classes. You will learn how to produce your desired results, by using them coherently according to the situation and with fluidity. Rope is a language …
Our latest shibari tutorial for ShibariClasses.com is far more than a simple ‘paint by numbers’ futo momo, not only does it explore numerous forms of this versatile tie but it also teaches a wealth of tying techniques applicable to many situations. You will find familiar ‘ingredients’ being re-used which will reinforce and broaden your knowledge to allow …
I was listening to Nina coaching a private student this evening whilst she introduced the very first steps towards suspension. When she had guided him through the stages of setting up a floor based suspension with MaYa, she began to quiz him on the possibilities and the potential effects on her. How will this change …
One of the main problems I find with riggers is that they often become ‘knot focused’. By this I mean two things, firstly, they confuse kinbaku with knot tying and, secondly, they become focused on the knots to the exclusion of their partner. So let’s deal with those two issues. Kinbaku does involve a couple …
The Shibari Suspension Techniques: Level I bundle effectively gives you the specific ties used in these tutorials, Nina’s hip-harness and Contemporary gote for free when you subscribe to all the first three parts of Shibari Suspension Techniques. It is not intended to be an ‘everything you need to know about’ suspension since this subject deserves proper …