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Shibari (縛り, literally meaning "bondage") is a Japanese style of sexual bondage or BDSM. Shibari involves tying up the bottom (or uke) in intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope. Shibari differs from Western bondage in that, instead of just immobilizing or restraining the bottom, the bottom gains pleasure from being under the pressure and strain of the ropes, squeezing the breasts or genitals. The aesthetics of the bound person's position are also important: in particular, Japanese bondage is notorious for its use of asymmetric positions to heighten the psychological impact of bondage.
Although some of the techniques of Japanese sexual bondage originated with the military restraint technique of Hojojutsu, sexual bondage techniques are far gentler, and great care is taken to avoid injury.
Many rope artists have derived their own flavor of Japanese-inspired bondage which often mixes some Shibari techniques with other forms of bondage.
Shibari is greatly influenced by the Sengoku period of Japan
Eventually (in 1742) the Tokugawa government created a foundation of crime laws, which included the seven different types of punishment (Labour, slavery, exile, death, etc)and the four kinds of torture (whip, pressing stone, constriction by rope, and hanging by rope). It has to be noted that all four official methods of torture from this period are still considered the mainstream torture patterns in the S&M art today[citation needed].
Book cover for " Shibari, the Art of Japanese Bondage" by Master "K"
Generally, traditional Shibari is practiced with ropes of 7 meters (23 feet) in length. Due to the generally different physique of Western bottoms, 8 meter (26 feet) ropes are commonly used in the West. The rope material is usually hemp or jute (neither sisal nor manila hemp are usually useful), prepared according to specific techniques to achieve a pleasantly soft yet sturdy rope. Other materials are also sometimes used, although most synthetic ropes tend to be too slippery for Shibari techniques.
For historic reasons, Shibari uses very few knots, sometimes none at all, or only a larkshead or an overhand knot. This requires rope with high friction.
According to several sources, bondage as a sexual activity first came to notice inJapan in the late Edo period. Generally recognized as "father of Shibari" is Ito Seiu, who started studying and researching Hojojutsu in 1908 and turned it into an art form. Shibari became widely popular in the 1950s in magazine form (some sources to some extent credit influence from John Willie with popularizing Shibari). In the 1960s, a tradition of bondage as a form of performance art developed in Japan
In recent years Japanese style ropework has become popular in the western BDSM scene.
Glossary
Topics to be covered
Further reading
See also
External links
Eventually (in 1742) the Tokugawa government created a foundation of crime laws, which included the seven different types of punishment (Labour, slavery, exile, death, etc)and the four kinds of torture (whip, pressing stone, constriction by rope, and hanging by rope). It has to be noted that all four official methods of torture from this period are still considered the mainstream torture patterns in the S&M art today[citation needed].
Book cover for " Shibari, the Art of Japanese Bondage" by Master "K"
Generally, traditional Shibari is practiced with ropes of 7 meters (23 feet) in length. Due to the generally different physique of Western bottoms, 8 meter (26 feet) ropes are commonly used in the West. The rope material is usually hemp or jute (neither sisal nor manila hemp are usually useful), prepared according to specific techniques to achieve a pleasantly soft yet sturdy rope. Other materials are also sometimes used, although most synthetic ropes tend to be too slippery for Shibari techniques.
For historic reasons, Shibari uses very few knots, sometimes none at all, or only a larkshead or an overhand knot. This requires rope with high friction.
According to several sources, bondage as a sexual activity first came to notice in
In recent years Japanese style ropework has become popular in the western BDSM scene.
Glossary
- kinbaku (緊縛): strict bondage
- nawa shibari (縄縛り): rope tying
- nawashi (縄師): the person doing the tying, or the rope artist
Book cover for "The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage"
with Dita Von Teese in bondage
with Dita Von Teese in bondage
Topics to be covered
- karada Japanese word for body. (body harness, a "rope dress")
- ushiro takate kote Foundational form for most shibari ties, capturing the upper body / breasts and arms in a "U" shape behind the back
- kikkou - Also known as the "tortoise shell". A body tie that ends with a tortoise shell design in the front upper torso.
- hishi A tie using diamond shapes. When done as a full body tie, it is sometimes also called hishi-kikkou. The hishi has been popularized by manga, or cartoon, art.
- ebi The "shrimp" tie
- agoura a less severe tie similar to an ebi
- tazuki "criss-cross harness"
- tanuki "racoon dog"
- kata ashi tsuri "one-legged semi-suspension"
- tsuri suspension
- gyaku ebi
- Hojojutsu
- Midori (author)
- RopeMarks
- Master "K"
- Drachenmann
- Nawashi Tatu
Further reading
- Midori, Craig Morey, "The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage", Greenery Press, 2001. ISBN 1890159387
- Master "K", "Shibari, the Art of Japanese Bondage", Secret Publications, 2004. ISBN 9080770620
See also
External links
- Shibari on the Wipipedia the BDSM Wiki
- ShibariCon: Annual Shibari Educational and Community Conference in Chicago
- Nawashi Tatu's Japanese Rope ARt - Free Tutorials
- Nawashi Tatu's Glossary of Japanese Rope Terms
- RopeMarks - The True Beauty of Japanese Bondage / Shibari
- RopeMarks online traditional shibari tutorials
- RopeMarks Artistic Rope Exchange bondage glossary
- Japanese S&M
- Guide to Japanese bondage -- warning: note that some of the pictures on this site contain nudity
- Japanese-language site depicting finished Japanese bondage and tying procedures
- Master "K" at RopeMarks
- Master "K" at Immortal Shibari
- History of Shibari
