Hi, my name is Anton and I’m the co-founder and ceo of Shibari Study:) I’m usually working away in the background but wanted to say hi and introduce the idea behind this new feature really quickly. As socials monetise our outrage and hate, amplifying our divisions and systematically eroding our capacity for nuanced thinking and empathy, we built this digital space to fosters community, education and connection.Our mission at Shibari Study is to develop an intuitive platform that supports bondage practitioners of every level, role and identity while nurturing relationships between individuals, educators and rope spaces. We hope that this community feature is a big step into the right direction. Please ask questions, share your experiences and help uplift other fellow rope lovers. We’re stronger, safer and happier together. Personally I’m mostly looking forward to people’s pet pics, some spicy memes and nerdy convos about niche rope stuff. Oh and please feel free to shoot me a DM anytime with questions, concerns or general feedback about Shibari Study or your experience just practicing rope. Always curious and happy to chat or connect, so come say hi- even if I take a little while to reply:) Aaanyways, hope everyone has fun here and remember to be kind and help keep each other safe <3
hi peeps, I'm Enna and I fell in love with rope in 2020. like many, I got so obsessed I made it my life and picked up a job at Shibari Study shortly after. I've been working as the Director of Admin and Ops for a couple years now and hope to make our little corner of the internet feel a bit more connected and human. I'm excited to get to know more of you here, hear your stories, and keep making this space better together :)
Since I got shibari study I've been practicing every day for many hours, and now a few days later I'm noticing my fingers are starting to feel a bit raw from the rope. Nothing visible, but I can feel the skin being quite a bit more sensitive than it usually is.
Now of course I understand this is probably normal and expected, but I wonder if there's any tips or things you guys would suggest, other than just taking a break and letting the skin regenerate a bit. Or even if you've had similar experiences.
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November 05 — 08, 2025
An important component in many suspendable patterns and a versatile tool for improvisation in your floorwork, take a deep dive into the hojo cuff. If you’re a self-tyer, check out the self tied version of this challenge in the #self-tying channel. Bonus points if you share a pic of your creative exploration with the class ;)
Hi everyone! I’m Kahrin, I’ve been running Shibari Study’s socials for about four years now.
When it comes to rope, you could say I’m an armchair rigger/bottom - lots of theory from editing all those class snippets, but not much hands-on practice (yet😁). I actually tried tying for the first time this year, a few half-hitches on myself, and let’s just say my hands couldn’t quite keep up with my brain haha
Hoping to get some inspo from you all to give it another go. And in exchange, I can share some good music recs for your tying sessions🖤
Oooo its time for an intro post... Im Mo, self confessed rope nerd and lover of all things rope related. I always say I started my rope journey back in around 2016 or so, but rope and restraint has been part of my relationship for much longer than that. My partner, who Ive been with for 15 years now, introduced me to a latent kinky side that although I always knew was there I didnt really acknowledge. With trust, communication, exploration she encouraged me to be more open with my kinky side and now I get the pleasure of being the Community Manager at Shibari Study and talk about rope to wonderful people all across the world.
Naturally a top in rope I do also enjoy self-tying, what started as practice actually developed into me enjoying exploring being in rope, but I'm far too much of a control freak and anxious person to be tied by someone else. I joined the Shibari Study team back in 2022 as Community Manager, and now 3 years later I'm super excited that we have an integrated community platform on the website.Outside of rope Im a massive foodie, I love cooking, visiting different restaurants, started to really enjoy travelling (especially if theres good food), and try to burn off all the extra calories by doing martial arts with my family (which involves my wife putting me in arm bars and choke holds... never too far from the spice) If you ever have any questions about the community or concerns then give me a shout, and I highly recommend you go follow some of the other Shibari Study team members to learn more about them
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.
Thanks
Shibari Study Team
Hi everyone my name is Cody (Yorokobi_Domu)
I have been tying on and off for the past few years but really focused over the past year trying to tie everyday.
Something that I have really had a continuous issue with is when tying any type of to my partners hands
Always seem to fall or shift in a way that becomes uncomfortable the arms will drop and cross eachother.
I’ve tried starting with the hands tighter, lose wrapping additional bands for support and I just can’t seem to get there arms to stay “comfortable” in a box tie
On some partners I have found it’s because of flexibility limitations but others that can hold the position themselves it still happens and cuts the play time short. The tk is probably one of my favorite ties in terms of Being aesthetically pleasing so it kills me when this happens and also makes me feel defeated.
Hi everyone,
I’m Zero.
I have been doing rope play for a week. Attending my first class tonight, but once a week is not enough for a real foundational base; or a deep rope special interest (I just really like ropes generally).
Right now, I’m still finding aesthetic finishing tricky - as you can see in the picture, I got to the end of this tie and went 🤷🏻 and just bound the feet.
This was my first tie 🎀 yesterday.
From my perspective, it the communication that is the first thing to work on with partner work.
Being able to communicate through “does the tension feel symmetrical?”, “is there anything that is taking you out of the experience?” *lifts up to mock suspension* “ If we were suspending, where would most of the load be put and would this be too uncomfortable for you?”
Even though this was a platonic lab session, the agency for them to express ‘tighter’, I could see was doing something for them.
So, thanks for starting this community.
Hope to share more as it comes.
Helloo - I’m Michelle and I’ve been part of the Shibari Study team since January (so almost a year now!). I’m the one thinking about how to get the wider world (especially folks who don’t yet know what shibari is) curious about this practice.
When I started at the beginning of the year, I was new to shibari, though not exactly new to niche, sexy, kinky audiences (I used to work for Erika Lust in the past). Since then a lot’s happened: I’ve been tied a few times, went to EURIX this summer and recently started exploring self-tying with our beginner videos.
So... a new shibari enthusiast and enthusiastic lurker in the corner of community. 🦕