New blog post up, written by none other than @MoBights. If you've ever wondered about the life cycle of your shibari ropes or what kind of damage might weaken your ropes and be cause to retire them, read on!
https://shibaristudy.com/blog/post/when-to-retire-your-shibari-rope
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?
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November 13, 2025
in 💬 general-chat
November 13, 2025
Rave Rope with A | Hardbeat Byron CH. IX ⛓️| 🐰Aura Grey 📸Afterdarkmedia.au
Fisherman Harness is OG for me. During this performance we were asked to do an additional set. We hadn’t prepared or rehearsed anything, so decided to just get up on stage and have fun. This harness allowed us to do that.
It’s the first chest harness I learned for suspension and it’s my go to whenever I’m introducing suspensions to someone for the first time.
It’s really versatile and I tend to use it a lot, esp when I want to really enjoy the play / transitions in a sequence and not have to be stressing out so much about nerves, like I might in some other harnesses.
Give it a crack 🤙🖤
(I can’t seem to link the video here this time but you can find it by searching in Shibari study’s catalogue.)
in 💬 general-chat
November 11, 2025
Simple, improvised, effective.
What you can’t see:
There is a line under the armpit that did start moving down - it seems it’s time to start my first basic chest harness.
in 💬 general-chat
November 11, 2025
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Good afternoon from Cantabria north spain
in 💬 general-chat
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)
in 💬 general-chat
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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in 💬 general-chat
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.
in 💬 general-chat
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.
in 🧶 self-tying
November 08, 2025
Those moments when you’re going for your last run of the ladder and realise the gap you’ve left is not gonna get the hand through…
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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.