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esclave_PP
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http://www.nawashibari.com/techniques/index02.html This Shibari site is really nice! Take a gander. Has tutorials too -- I think there was someone who was asking about that.
Saint_Sinner
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I would appreciate any information I can get on shibari. And i will be posting my list of shibari sites real soon.
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esclave_PP
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I believe wizard has had a thread with a bunch of info -- will try and find that. I don't know if that site is worth $20 a month but thought the tutorial was neat 
Master is coming to visit soon so I am all excited to get tied up -- His shibari work is very nice Mine needs some work (see avatar -- giggles).
Master is coming to visit soon so I am all excited to get tied up -- His shibari work is very nice Mine needs some work (see avatar -- giggles).
Pure
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This sounds interesting:
http://www.sensuoussadie.com/reviews/sadiereviews.htm
[start quote]
This month we present reviews on several BDSM publications we feel will be of interest to all our readers. First off is a CD published, distributed, and most important, written by Hans Meijer, the driving force behind the POWERotics Foundation.
(http://www.powerotics.com) Hans is one of the leaders of the European BDSM scene and a passionate defender of the BDSM lifestyle.
Review of Shibari Fumo Ryu Gakùnen 1 (Shibari Fumo Style - Level One), a.k.a. Shibari, the art of Japanese Bondage, an informational CDRom
By Sensuous Sadie
www.sensuoussadie.com
A few months ago when I’d first started exploring with my partner Griffin, he asked me to do a little research on Japanese rope bondage so that he could tie me up real pretty. I figured it would be an easy trick to find some stuff on the internet, so a surfing I went. After the better part of an evening, I found that while there were lots of fetish photography websites featuring rope bondage, there were only one or two that actually showed how to do it, step by step. And these, I found to my disappointment, were rather mechanical in approach.
So it was with some pleasure that I agreed to review Shibari Fumo Ryu Gakùnen 1 (Shibari Fumo Style - Level One), a CDRom about Shibari, the art of Japanese Bondage. They explain that they offer probably the "most comprehensive source of information on Shibari, currently available." They’re right about that; it’s quite comprehensive and also pleasantly sensible to my very western mind.
One of the things I particularly enjoyed was that the design of the CDRom reflects Japanese beliefs, so for example they offer us (the reader) a gift as an opening to the information to come. Interestingly, I discovered that Japanese Rope Bondage is a martial art, used in history to transport prisoners and for torture purposes. Of course we would be using it primarily for bondage of the BDSM flavor, with safety features clearly delineated.
I found the Shibari information both easy to read and very educational. It’s not something that you’ll do all at one sitting. Rather you might start with level one and slowly try more things as you become comfortable with them. There is also plenty of information on the mind/body/spirit connection. [...]
In addition to some steamy and quite lovely contemporary photographs of Japanese bondage, you will also enjoy the many Japanese drawings of various rope forms.
I admit that on first sitting I wondered if this product would be worth paying for, but in this case at least, you definitely get your money’s worth.
Personal note from Carter:
Let me add my personal endorsement. As most of you know, although I am a dominant bondage freak, my own interest has never run towards rope bondage (the fact that my first (and favorite) bondage magazine is titled "CHAINED" should be a good clue to my own proclivities).
But after studying Shibari Fumo Ryu Gakùnen 1 I have found myself investigating rope bondage. Now that is a powerful piece of writing if it can influence an old pervert like me to change his tried and true way of doing things.
I highly recommend you contact POWERotics
(http://www.powerotics.com/shibari) and buy yourself a copy of what will definitely become a standard must read for all bondage enthusiasts. The CD is priced at $24.95 US. CS
Sensuous Sadie is the author of It's Not About the Whip: Love, Sex, and Spirituality in the BDSM Scene
(http://www.trafford.com/robots/03-0551.html). She is the founder and leader (1999 - 2001) of Rose & Thorn, Vermont's first BDSM group.
visit her website at www.sensuoussadie.com . Sadie believes the universe is abundant, and that sharing information freely is part of this abundance, so she allows reprints of her writing in most venues.
[end quoted excerpts]
http://www.sensuoussadie.com/reviews/sadiereviews.htm
[start quote]
This month we present reviews on several BDSM publications we feel will be of interest to all our readers. First off is a CD published, distributed, and most important, written by Hans Meijer, the driving force behind the POWERotics Foundation.
(http://www.powerotics.com) Hans is one of the leaders of the European BDSM scene and a passionate defender of the BDSM lifestyle.
Review of Shibari Fumo Ryu Gakùnen 1 (Shibari Fumo Style - Level One), a.k.a. Shibari, the art of Japanese Bondage, an informational CDRom
By Sensuous Sadie
www.sensuoussadie.com
A few months ago when I’d first started exploring with my partner Griffin, he asked me to do a little research on Japanese rope bondage so that he could tie me up real pretty. I figured it would be an easy trick to find some stuff on the internet, so a surfing I went. After the better part of an evening, I found that while there were lots of fetish photography websites featuring rope bondage, there were only one or two that actually showed how to do it, step by step. And these, I found to my disappointment, were rather mechanical in approach.
So it was with some pleasure that I agreed to review Shibari Fumo Ryu Gakùnen 1 (Shibari Fumo Style - Level One), a CDRom about Shibari, the art of Japanese Bondage. They explain that they offer probably the "most comprehensive source of information on Shibari, currently available." They’re right about that; it’s quite comprehensive and also pleasantly sensible to my very western mind.
One of the things I particularly enjoyed was that the design of the CDRom reflects Japanese beliefs, so for example they offer us (the reader) a gift as an opening to the information to come. Interestingly, I discovered that Japanese Rope Bondage is a martial art, used in history to transport prisoners and for torture purposes. Of course we would be using it primarily for bondage of the BDSM flavor, with safety features clearly delineated.
I found the Shibari information both easy to read and very educational. It’s not something that you’ll do all at one sitting. Rather you might start with level one and slowly try more things as you become comfortable with them. There is also plenty of information on the mind/body/spirit connection. [...]
In addition to some steamy and quite lovely contemporary photographs of Japanese bondage, you will also enjoy the many Japanese drawings of various rope forms.
I admit that on first sitting I wondered if this product would be worth paying for, but in this case at least, you definitely get your money’s worth.
Personal note from Carter:
Let me add my personal endorsement. As most of you know, although I am a dominant bondage freak, my own interest has never run towards rope bondage (the fact that my first (and favorite) bondage magazine is titled "CHAINED" should be a good clue to my own proclivities).
But after studying Shibari Fumo Ryu Gakùnen 1 I have found myself investigating rope bondage. Now that is a powerful piece of writing if it can influence an old pervert like me to change his tried and true way of doing things.
I highly recommend you contact POWERotics
(http://www.powerotics.com/shibari) and buy yourself a copy of what will definitely become a standard must read for all bondage enthusiasts. The CD is priced at $24.95 US. CS
Sensuous Sadie is the author of It's Not About the Whip: Love, Sex, and Spirituality in the BDSM Scene
(http://www.trafford.com/robots/03-0551.html). She is the founder and leader (1999 - 2001) of Rose & Thorn, Vermont's first BDSM group.
visit her website at www.sensuoussadie.com . Sadie believes the universe is abundant, and that sharing information freely is part of this abundance, so she allows reprints of her writing in most venues.
[end quoted excerpts]
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thanks for the links as usual Pure
I bought the CD (actually both part 1 and 2) if I remember it was like $35 or $39.
It is pretty long, i only skimmed it over to get a feel for what it was all about.
It was HEAVY into the history and a bit light on the howto in my opinion. It seemed to assume that you knew how to do certain things, and while I think I can figure many of them out, things would be much smoother I think if they had some step by step guides.
Call me clueless but I really want to know that i'm doing things correctly. While this (downloadable CD) is about the closest thing I've seen to what I am looking for, it still isnt' quite it.
There were some things about it that bothered me as well. This is being nit picky I guess, but I think it's fair since I paid for it.
There were some pretty bad typos and broken image links. While this doesn't really matter I guess, it bothers me because they are charging a good deal of money for a few web pages with images. I may have guests who want to read this. Maybe vanilla friends who want to see exactly what I'm talking about when I tell them about japanese rope bondage.
If the errors were on a message board, or even a free website it wouldn't have bothered me in the least. I just feel that if you're charging for something it should be edited and corrected before being sold.
Anyway, I'll be reading it in more detail over the next few days. I know I'll get a lot out of it, I guess it just wasn't exactly what I was hoping for.
I bought the CD (actually both part 1 and 2) if I remember it was like $35 or $39.
It is pretty long, i only skimmed it over to get a feel for what it was all about.
It was HEAVY into the history and a bit light on the howto in my opinion. It seemed to assume that you knew how to do certain things, and while I think I can figure many of them out, things would be much smoother I think if they had some step by step guides.
Call me clueless but I really want to know that i'm doing things correctly. While this (downloadable CD) is about the closest thing I've seen to what I am looking for, it still isnt' quite it.
There were some things about it that bothered me as well. This is being nit picky I guess, but I think it's fair since I paid for it.
There were some pretty bad typos and broken image links. While this doesn't really matter I guess, it bothers me because they are charging a good deal of money for a few web pages with images. I may have guests who want to read this. Maybe vanilla friends who want to see exactly what I'm talking about when I tell them about japanese rope bondage.
If the errors were on a message board, or even a free website it wouldn't have bothered me in the least. I just feel that if you're charging for something it should be edited and corrected before being sold.
Anyway, I'll be reading it in more detail over the next few days. I know I'll get a lot out of it, I guess it just wasn't exactly what I was hoping for.
