Rope Educators
Teaching rope: how instructors structure a course, run a room and handle what comes up in a workshop.

To Box Tie Or Not To Box Tie? The Big Debate
14 min readUnfairly maligned icon or fallen-from-grace tie from days gone by? If you’re thinking of giving box ties another chance – or cutting them out of your shibari practice completely – read on…
AdviceFuoco
Advice For Future Rope Educators In Far-Flung Places
7 min readWhen established local scenes, reputable shibari educators and organized in-person learning are a literally-distant dream, how can we build rope skills in geographically isolated communities?
CommunityAstrid
How To Throw An Epic Rope Jam
9 min readCo-founder of Embodiment Rope Space in Cape Town, Astrid shares her advice for hosting your first social rope events.
CommunityAstrid
Let’s Talk… Harness Learning In Shibari
18 min readFrom motivation to practice to play, level up your harness game as two rope educators dive deep into a conversation about harness learning in ropes…
AdviceFuoco
Starting A Rope Community Space From Scratch
7 min readThinking of starting a dedicated local rope bondage space in your hometown? Read this for some lessons learned doing exactly that.
CommunityAstrid