Good afternoon from Cantabria north spain
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
November 10, 2025
Bondage Picnic and Similar Events Around the World
Hey everyone! I'm curious — here in Brazil, we have a strong tradition of hosting shibari events in public parks. We call them Atados no Parque (“Tied in the Park”). These are monthly events held in major Brazilian cities where people from the scene — as well as newcomers — can come together to talk, learn, and even tie.
Usually, more sensual-leaning ties aren’t allowed since the events take place in public spaces, but that doesn’t stop people from connecting and having fun.
As far as I know, these events started in Brazil about 10–12 years ago, inspired by international gatherings like Bondage Picnic. I’m curious — are there similar events happening regularly in other countries?
I’m also posting a picture from one of our events here in São Paulo, Brazil (taken and published with everyone's consent)
November 10, 2025
I wanted try out the new community feature by sharing this tie with Aura.
During our kinky camping adventure at Kinbaku Dreams, I wanted to play with the exploding harness taught by Roxu & Enna in the live classes. (Linked below)
So much fun, can’t get enough of it. Thanks you two! 🙏🖤🥰
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November 09, 2025
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Greetings my fellow rope lovers and spooky rope bats. I go by Ghoul and I am a los angeles rigger that has been tying for roughly seven years now. I mostly started tying under the guidance from there I've been learning different skills under different mentors. Recently I've been working on transitions to lengthen my suspensions, my objective is to improve the head space of my bottom as I want to see them melt in my rope. Additionally I've been really busy trying to learn more predicament and sadistic rope so I would love to get any tips or suggestions of articles that I could read to learn more.
November 09, 2025
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.
November 08, 2025
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Heeey, I'm so excited about this space... It sucks to have your pictures banned from other social media all the time! It will be good to have one to call home. Great idea Fuoco , Anton and all the Shibari study gang!
I'm Aspero (he/him), from Brazil. I'm a rigger, a physical theater actor, and a father of two. My partner in the pictures is Douce, who also happens to be my partner in life. To start, I’ll post some photos from a performance we did when she was five months pregnant — it’s called Red Line. As always, it got our account shadowbanned on other social media.
November 07, 2025
Hi everyone, just wanted to say hi 😊
I was always a bottom, but this year I started to top and I think I'm starting to like it a lot more than I thought I would. 😊
How did you guys get into rope and what does it give you (question is valid for both tops and bottoms)? Would love to hear your answers.
November 05, 2025
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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 ;)
November 03, 2025
Hi everyone! I’m Anoxia, or Nox for short. I’m a they/them human currently living in Chicago, and I’ve been pretty intense about rope since I came across it in 2015. Really excited to be a part of this community space!
A bit about me: I’m a rope switch, and I started out on the tying side of things. While I’ve been tying for a decade, I started bottoming to rope very regularly this last year. I’ve been lucky enough to study with so many brilliant educators from the US, Europe, and Japan. For the last two years, I’ve been making a living teaching rope workshops and private lessons in the US, and working at Shibari Study. On the team, I’m responsible for our partnerships and events— there’s lots of exciting things to come in 2026!
I’m always around for conversations about bodies and anatomy and nerves, and for discussions about running spaces and events. 😊 Lovely to meet you all!