my first gyaku ebi and my first time with a stone! I wasn’t expecting there to be so much weight on the chest portion + was expecting it to be more of a backbend, but the rigger said the more of a backbend you make it, the more pressure gets put on the chest. overall a really tough shape but cool (rope & photo by pavese on fet)
During May we spring into action with our Drill's and Skills theme, so this month we pause our student of the month challenge and invite everyone to get involved in brushing up their skills and practice. Our themed category this month is Drills and Games , combining practice and play can really enhance the learning process and we would love you to share photos of your practice, or drop a post with drills and games you use to keep on top of those skills.
Getting to Know You: Top, Bottom, Switch or Self-Tie? How do you identify in rope, are you predominantly a top, a bottom or do you happily switch. Or are you one of those amazingly talent people who does all at once by self tying?
May 07
Pervy Partials: Join Switchmeister and Lil today at 2pm EDT (18:00 UTC) for a breakdown of pervyness, eroticism, shame, and humiliation, and how they incorporate them into tying sessions.
Watch here: https://shibaristudy.com/programs/pervy-partials-stream
in 💬 general-chat
May 05
New to this. Enjoying learning. The patience and empathy of it is really great.
in ♾️ drills-and-skills
May 05
The progress on this has been shining ✨i have been drilling this for a little while now!
May 04
May
1
Challenge
May 01 — 31, 2026
April showers bring May flowers, and May drills bring June skills. This month, dedicate a few minutes every day to a rope handling drill. Pick just one and do it over and over. Circle back to the ones that feel extra sticky and do them repeatedly throughout the month.
At the end of this month we’ll select one lucky winner at random from everyone who completed the challenge. This person will be awarded a free Quarterly membership!
Let us know in Community how you’re progressing!
