Maternity photoshoot for our first daughter, 2023
M: Douce and Aspero
P: Undisclosed
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?
Hi Everyone and Welcome to the brand New Shibari Study Community,This community space is designed with you in mind, a space for you to seek advice, share your photos and stories, keep up to date with Shibari Study News and get to know your fellow Shibari Study students. The team will also be joining you on the community so don't forget to give their profiles a follow (and any of your friends you already know on here)If its your first time checking out the community, please familiarise yourself with the Community Guidelines and introduce yourself in the General Chat Channel. We want to remind you that your "Display Name" on your Shibari Study profile is how you will be seen on the community, so if you need to update it to your scene/preferred name, head over to your profile before your first community post.If you have any questions or feedback please let us know, or DM our Community Manager Mo. We look forward to being able to connect with our community more, set some fun challenges (dont forget for our Student of the Month challenge, you could win a free Quarterly Subscription) to help you develop your rope practice.ThanksShibari Study Team
December 29, 2025
December 24, 2025
Hey y'all I'm new here started this for my beautiful wife and I to explore this new Kink to add to our sex life bring out lil More freak in us both we've been together for 18 years total married for 12 years now I was 19 she 25 when we met now I'm 37 n well she's older by 6 years which I absolutely love because of her confidence n sure what she wants she's been open minded to a lot of new kinks we've tried and continue I was definitely the more pushy one on tryna risky kinks with her n she has grown so much with me n for me n I try to keep her happy as well she's solid as fugg n to her surprise she enjoys the kink we've been building on for years she finally opened up to it and she enjoys it and it's a good lil switch up when we like I don't ever want either of us to get like so many bored unhappy couples n have even suggested to get open n get nasty freaky n the bedroom explore most people who do love the new fire in the pleasure they share by doing so I've always been into kinks and not the typical boring proper missionary sex life so many are taught n think is it so glad me and my beautiful wife are freaks not squares Im open to suggestions or advice resources links education for any furthering of our learning in this newly explored area we are dipping into now also interested in BDSM never thought I'd be but yeah definitely looks like something I want to practice also with her
December 21, 2025
Hi Everyone, I'm new here. I know there was a Discord channel or is there no more discord and just this?
December 19, 2025
• Edited (Dec 19, 2025)
My first suspension!
Based on the Kinoko Maete harness
- Comfort for spidermonkey was 7/10
- she suggested the leg bind to the main line
Notes:
- I notice her hands are quite low, so would change that in future.
- I would make the first shoulder wrap 2 clicks tighter.
Would love to hear something I cannot see in this.
December 18, 2025
• Edited (Dec 19, 2025)
Helluw everyone!
I realized I haven’t introduced myself yet! My name, Anthoni (25, he/him), and I am a gay rope cub/boy from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 ! I discovered shibari about 2,5 years ago during Darklands, where I got tied up for the first time and realized it “clicked” for me.
However, after I came back to the Netherlands, I realized sadly that when it came to tying at events/ kink socials/ rope in general, finding a gay rigger who was into / open to tying plus size/ bigger men was practically untraceable. The body standard was still either thin and aerial ✈️ or looking like you could be model for a fetish shoot.
I was so tired of standing on the side and getting rejected, I said “if I can’t rely on men I’ll do it myself 💅🏼” I decided to learn how to tie under Hua Hua ( who lived in Amsterdam at the time), so I could eventually teach more people that tying inclusive is not rocket science, and can mean a lot to people even if it’s not the most beautiful TK you’ve ever TK’d. eventually, I switched to Shibari study due to its availability of content of all levels and skills and its understanding community without having a partner. Been tying ever since and slowly started doing suspensions over th last year. I’ve also done some deeper studying by working with Gorgone, who could give in depth feedback. The amount of hours invested does not equal the amount of years of experience 😅😅
I occasionally get to bottom but for now I’m walking the path of the bearcub rigger in training , and it suits me well, tying with an open mind and learning new tricks everyday in my local studio, Salon expose Amsterdam. Nice to meet yall, and looking forward to all the new experiences I still get to explore!
December 17, 2025
Does anyone knows the name of this rigger? I found some videos of his performances online and would like to know who he is.
December 15, 2025
Jute
65 %
Hemp
22 %
Nylon
8 %
POSH
14 %
Hempex
1 %
97 votes
December 10, 2025
Wondering if there is a standardized form for shorthand/taking notes on drawings for Kinabaku?
I’m using arrows for rope direction and just putting the notes in each step. I’m betting there are a lot of places to be more efficient and cleaner for notes. Symbols for frictions or common knots/hitches.
I’d appreciate any thoughts the community has to share.
December 08, 2025
Happy to have stumbled upon this community.
I'm Vagevuur, an Antwerp based rope switch who started bottoming and self-tying in 2021 and slowly but surely got into the habit of inviting others in my ropes. My Shibari Study membership just got renewed for the 4th time, so this platform has been a very import source of knowledge and inspiration.