Can You Get Out Of My Rope?

In this shibari tutorial, Lief and Icky share a tension-filled rope game called ‘Can You Get Out of My Rope?’.

Tension is one of the most important elements of rope bondage but what exactly does this mean and what does good tension in ropes look (and feel) like? As Lief explains, one of the most common mistakes many riggers make early on in their rope journeys is tying too loosely. In this fun and beginner-friendly rope game, you can start developing a hands-on feeling for tying with proper tension with no knots, no frictions, only one rope, and the challenge: can you get out of my rope?

This exercise is both suitable and recommended for beginners. With both a ‘simple’ and a ‘harder’ version demonstrated, try the variation that best suits your practice until, well, tension comes easy.

* Captions available for this series: English