Hi Everyone

I am Brian.

I’ve been tying for about 8 months. I mostly self tie or work with a dojo doll as I don’t have a rope partner.

As I self tie and work into self suspension, I’ve found some chest and hip harnesses that work for me. I am struggling with a futo that works with my limited flexibility and doesn’t fall apart (moves too much towards my knee) in suspension.

Thank you for creating this space that is so supportive of us newbies and includes such a diversity of instructors and models.

Here is my attempt at Kinoko’s Maete Harness with added crotch rope to use up excess rope.

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.

Hi!

What a wonderful introduction to the ShibariStudy team! I began exploring Shibari about a year ago, and ShibariStudy has been an invaluable resource throughout my learning journey. At first, slightly intimidated by the sheer breadth and depth of the content, but now I enjoy letting curiosity guide me — sometimes seeking out a specific tie, and other times simply letting myself be surprised.I truly appreciate the calm, clear instructions and the excellent camerawork that supports it.

Love rope, its intention, all the possibilities, the technique, the esthetics, the feel of it. Somebody could have warned me that it also might be slightly addictive 😉

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 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.

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