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Shibari: Everything you want to know about Japanese bondage. Guide in pictures.
Welcome to the beginners guide to Shibari. In this book you will learn about what it takes to safely and confidently perform the Japanese art of Shibari otherwise known as bondage. The secret here is that not all bondage is sexual in nature. While it is obviously associated with that as well, it is also independently considered an art form and is practiced by very serious artists. The main difference is being in the word chosen to describe it. The word Shibari in Japanese is specific to the act of tying, or binding. Whereas Kinbaku is the more sexual side of it, the word associated the BDSM and sex games side of things. If you are referring to a beautiful artistic display that, while erotic, is limited to an artist’s interpretation and not a sex act then you would be speaking of Shibari.
82 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 25, 2017
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June 28, 2019
It's the worst I've read
It isn't particularly Japanese, doesn't speak much about any of the subtopics of anything bondage, and the ties it chooses to poorly illustrate aren't even that interesting. Please spend your money on a real book in the subject; this is a cash grab.
The Two Knotty Boys do a better job of teaching the western bondage that this book spends most of its time discussing (and probably outright copying and pasting its ideas from), Midori offers a nice introduction to Shibari in her book, Lee Harrington has two very good books for beginners, and The Beauty of Kinbaku offers a comprehensive exploration of Japanese Bondage (no ties in it, though). The Guide to Getting Tied up is another book that has been recommended to me that I haven't gotten to yet. Douglas Kent's books are dated but very decent texts. There's plenty if options.
It isn't particularly Japanese, doesn't speak much about any of the subtopics of anything bondage, and the ties it chooses to poorly illustrate aren't even that interesting. Please spend your money on a real book in the subject; this is a cash grab.
The Two Knotty Boys do a better job of teaching the western bondage that this book spends most of its time discussing (and probably outright copying and pasting its ideas from), Midori offers a nice introduction to Shibari in her book, Lee Harrington has two very good books for beginners, and The Beauty of Kinbaku offers a comprehensive exploration of Japanese Bondage (no ties in it, though). The Guide to Getting Tied up is another book that has been recommended to me that I haven't gotten to yet. Douglas Kent's books are dated but very decent texts. There's plenty if options.
February 15, 2022
Don’t Bother
As another reader mentioned this is not helpful at all. The drawn illustrations are confusing. Not worth the frustration which totally defeats the purpose of the act.
As another reader mentioned this is not helpful at all. The drawn illustrations are confusing. Not worth the frustration which totally defeats the purpose of the act.
May 23, 2022
A decent guide, but the pictures are about as easy to understand as an IKEA instruction manual for a KALLAX model.
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