This book is designed to be as useful as possible for someone learning about rope bondage and the fun that can be had with it. It is a guide to the entire process, including: - understanding the "why" of rope bondage, and why people are into it - the safety aspects of rope bondage - finding the right rope for you - customizing the rope to suit your preferences - learning useful bondage ties - explaining how and when to use those ties - tying different parts of the body - finding partners and teachers - negotiating what you want to do with your partner - useful information for the person being tied up - how to plan and carry out your bondage scene - making it sexy and hot - tricks and tips for inescapability - more ideas for what you can do after your partner is tied up - taking hot pictures
and a whole lot more, including real life case studies and examples of how you can apply the knowledge you obtain from this book.
The author, Pete Riggs, has spent the last six years learning, practicing, and refining his knowledge about rope bondage, and has successfully used that knowledge to help out thousands of people via his website, www.ropeconnections.com. Now he's taken that information, added more, and made it into a book.
This is a short, punchy, concise book which condenses years of learning about rope bondage into one easily read package. This book will also save you money by giving you several years worth of "how to" information at approximately half the cost of a single lesson.
* Contains color photographs and clickable links when viewed in the free Kindle app. Pictures are larger on Kindle device.
I hope you find it helpful, and that you have a lot of fun applying it with your lover!
I’ve been tying rope on and off for over 3 years now. We largely prefer floor play over suspensions. For me it is all about using rope to tease, manipulate and dominate Princess. Or for SM. I don’t apply rope as a technical exercise. It is about being one with Princess. Like dancing the tango, sensual and erotic. Workshops, online courses and clips helped form my skills. And books of course. They are all about the technical aspects. One needs to know the building blocks. Exercise, building muscle memory, does the rest. Do I consider myself as an experienced “rigger”? By no means and that is a good thing because I do love the learning process that goes with every skill you want to make your own. It makes you still feel the thrill of finding out something new. There are some awesome websites that learn the art of Kinbaku. Rope Connections, by Peter Riggs, is one I discovered recently. Albeit one can find some interesting articles on the technical aspects of rope, this website, this blog, is more about Peter’s personal journey and his experiences with rope. He ties a lot of people so he has quite some experience with the interaction between a rigger and a rope bunny. Since a few months I visited his site on a regular base reading about his adventures in the world of Kinbaku. So when Peter announced his first book, Rope Bondage The Smart Way, was ready to be published on Amazon I did not hesitate and pre-ordered.
I received the book in my Kindle app a few days ago.
I enjoyed the case studies Peter included in his book. They are very valuable because they help you reevaluate your scenes, the way you do rope. Other parts of the book made me aware of stuff I am taking for granted and forced me to look at them again. Obviously I picked up a few tips and tricks about the tying itself. Based on some case studies I looked into new music to use while doing rope.
For those whom are new to rope this book is invaluable. You won’t learn a bunch of ties, but you’ll look through the eyes of an experienced rigger and learn something more important. You’ll learn how to interact, how to use rope to create a wide variety of emotions when you are tying somebody up. There are don’ts and do’s before, during and after a rope scene that will help make the scene an unforgettable experience for the model. Indeed, most books I read were about how to tie this and that knot or combination. Rope Bondage, The Smart Way, gives you the much needed insight to get the most out of rope bondage. It will increase your ability to do more than just knot and it will help you make your rope bunny feel awesome and happy and safe.
Topics include : – a guide to effective practice – strategies for planning your rope bondage session – case studies to illustrate points and serve as examples – cheat sheets on positions and the best way to apply bondage for those – a practical guide for making the session even sexier – detailed information on “drop” and aftercare – ideas around getting good photos without having to spend a lot on equipment
Rope Bondage The Smart Way is well written and contains useful links and videos. For those into rope bondage this book contains priceless information. Highly recommended for anyone into rope or starting with rope bondage.
This book is awesome, when I first met my girlfriend she introduced me to shibari and I found Pete’s website shortly after that filled with great information and an easy to learn setup. Once I saw he had a book I had to get it immediately and i couldn’t be happier. This is filled with useful information and everything is laid out in a great way to learn and develop the fun skills required for having great rope sessions. I would recommend this book to anyone that is interested in learning the ropes, my favorite part about the book is Pete’s attention to detail and explanation of all the finer details.
Very well written. Useful for both beginners and more advanced riggers. Found the the pictures to be useful in illustrating the what the author was saying.
Great book for beginners and advanced riggers. Well written an picture tutorials are very easy to follow. Thoroughly recommend to anyone interested in rope.
Easy to read, the picture are hot and I like having the pictures because it's easy to see what the text means and then there are all the arrows that help as well. I feel like the instructions are there and I would be able to do the ties with a bit of practice. The instructions make sense, and it all flows. Would def recommend to others.
This book is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to find out about rope bondage or in general any kind of kink. Highly recommend, especially for the information about rope bondage that doesn't include actual tying of rope. Pete covers physical and emotional safety in ways other teachers I have seen have not. The ties laid out here form a skill base that can be used in many many ways, all ties are clearly articulated and well laid out. Having had lessons with the Author I can say that the most valuable part of Pete's instruction have been the lessons that covered safe ways to apply the various ties, as well as practical application of the ties, neat tricks to make things for your partner and you as smooth as possible, and common mistakes to watch out for; all covered in this manual.