Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé

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I remember being a beginner. I had so many questions: How do I learn to tie? What rope should I get? How much rope? How long? Begin your Shibari journey by tying your partner’s wrists and ankles. This foundational practice allows you to establish a sense of comfort and trust before moving on to more complex ties. Additionally, consider using “columns”– tying your partner to a chair or a piece of furniture. Look around your bedroom with a rope master’s eye to find suitable anchor points. Safety As a beginner, don’t dive into intricate patterns right away. There are numerous resources, including books and online tutorials, that offer guidance on basic knots. Begin with simpler knots that are easy to learn and execute. Remember, the primary goal at this stage is to explore if bondage appeals to both you and your partner. Wrists and Ankles

A bunny conjures up images “of a small helpless creature”, notes Kok. “We want to mess around with [the word]. [The title] Bunny is a campy reference to, I dare say, queer culture – we offset the regular binary between masculine, feminine, strong and weak.” It can be very gentle, as well as really hard,” agrees 39-year-old Singaporean Kok. “There is a whole range of emotions that are as flexible as the material itself … a sense of communication through rope.” I realize I'm both the guy selling you the rope and also the guy recommending you buy more rope. However, I'm writing kink books and selling rope out of love, not for money. If I wanted to get rich, I'd have written a fad-diet book. Get enough rope so you can reach your full potential. Get enough rope so that your partners can experience how amazing you are.

Bunny will premiere in Australia at Campbelltown Arts Centre on 22 and 23 January, 2016. Photograph: Bernie Ng/Substation There is a great art to the act of tying,” says the softly spoken George, 37, stirring his coffee in a Sydney Potts Point cafe. “It is this incredibly ascetic experience.” The pair learnt shibari in Australia (George divides his time between Melbourne and Brooklyn, New York). The underground erotic art remains largely clandestine in its native Japan; finding teachers was tough. The repercussions for the performer, he says, are huge. “The kind of person we spend our daily lives working on improving might temporarily need to be shelved. It becomes a sublime and massive task for me as an artist.”

Shibari, a form of bondage, is a beginner-friendly kink that allows you to explore your creativity and attitude with minimal risk and a low budget. In this guide, we’ll cover the essentials of Shibari for beginners, helping you embark on this exciting journey. RopesIn Bunny, Kok poses an ethical question: “When a group of people gather, how much concession, agreement, how much of a common denominator do we share?” The former is typically a petite, small-framed woman. However, in their production of Bunny, both rigger (Kok) and bunny (George) are male and gay. As a teenager growing up in rural Tasmania, George came out when homosexuality was still illegal (it was only decriminalised in 1997), when connections with men were secretive, when the only choice was “having dodgy hook-ups in strange places”.