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[heading]Bondage

[[Image:Nawa shibari 1998 web.jpg|thumb|Shibari from
[url=http://www.bodyplay.com/]fakirart/ Fakier Photo Art[/url] ]] 
[b]Shibari[/b] (literally meaning "tying", from the verb shibaru) is a
Japanese style of sexual [about=bondage]bondage[/about]. Kinbaku (tight
binding) is perhaps the more correct and widely understood term. Outside
the bondage community, the word shibari is understood in a general sense
of tying or weaving, but not as bondage specifically. Shibari involves
tying up the [about=Bottom (BDSM)]bottom[/about] in intricate patterns,
usually with several pieces of thin [about=rope]rope[/about]. Typically,
these ropes will be 'asanawa', which, although it literally translates
as 'hemp rope', is usually jute. Lengths are specifically 7m-8m and
usually 3-ply twisted, between 4mm-8mm thick. Shibari differs from
Western bondage in that, instead of just immobilizing or restraining the
bottom, it is often more about the erotic effects of the process. The
aesthetics of the bound person's position are also important and there
are certain standard key elements or styles. Japanese bondage is
notorious for its use of asymmetric positions and suspension to heighten
the psychological impact of bondage.

Although some of the techniques of Japanese sexual bondage originated
with the military restraint technique of
[about=Hojojutsu]Hojojutsu[/about], sexual bondage techniques are far
gentler, and great care is taken to [about=Bondage: Safety]avoid
injury[/about].


[heading]Development of Shibari

According to several sources, bondage as a sexual activity first came to
notice in Japan in the late Edo period. However, one can reasonably
assume that as soon as it became used as a tool, it found its way into
the bedroom not long after. The public were introduced to kinbaku, in
the late 20s/early 30's, through the seme-e (sadistic) art of Itoh
Seiyu. In the early 50's, Kitan Club published the first nude bondage
photos. In the mid-1960s, a tradition of bondage as a form of
performance art developed in Japan with Osada Eikechi performing to
packed houses. Akechi Denki (deceased) is perhaps the best known of the
great kinbakushi (kinbaku artists). However, many have developed along
aside him or under his example. The current 'premier division', all
Japanese based, includes Nureki Chimuo, Randa Mai, Yukimura Haruki,
Arisue Go, Osada Steve.


[heading]Glossary 


[item] [url=http://www.ds-arts.com/RopeArt/Terms.html]Japanese Rope
Related Terms by Tatu[/url]

[item] [url=http://rare.ropemarks.com/glossary/shibari.htm]RopeMarks'
Shibari Glossary[/url]

[item] [b]kinbaku[/b] (&#32202;&#32283;): strict bondage

[item] [b]nawa shibari[/b] (&#32260;&#32283;&#12426;): rope tying

[item] [b]nawashi[/b] (&#32260;&#24107;): This Japanese term is made up
of two Japanese terms. "nawa" which means "rope" and "-shi" which means
"artist" or practioner of some recognized proficiency (master or
teacher). Historically it referred to a maker of rope. It has come to
mean "rope artist" in the rope bondage world. The commercial Japanese
performance industry will use the term to denote it's professional
bondagers.


[heading]Topics to be covered 


[item] [about=karada]karada[/about] (body harness, a "[about=rope
dress]rope dress[/about]", literally "body")

The following two "Japanese bondage's" are specific Western inventions
that have -NOT- been picked up by, or originated from, the East.

[item] [about=Crotch rope]sakuranbo[/about] ("cherry": [about=crotch
rope]crotch rope[/about])

[item] [about=shinju]shinju[/about] ("pearl": breast harness)


[heading]See also 


[item] [about=Bondage positions and techniques]Bondage positions and
techniques[/about]

[item] [about=Hojojutsu]Hojojutsu[/about]

[item] [about=Fetish Diva Midori]Fetish Diva Midori[/about]

[item] [about=RopeMarks]RopeMarks[/about]

[item] [about=BDSM]BDSM[/about]


[heading]References 


[item] [about=Fetish Diva Midori]Midori[/about], Craig Morey, "The
Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage", Greenery Press, 2001. ISBN 1890159387

[item] Master "K",  "Shibari, the Art of Japanese Bondage", Secret
Publications, 2004. ISBN 9080770620

[item] [url=http://rare.ropemarks.com]RopeMarks Artistic Rope Exchange
(R.A.R.E.) - traditional shibari tutorials[/url]



[heading]External links 

[item] [url=http://www.tokyobound.com/]Osada Steve's blog with lots of
photos and interviews with prominent kinbakushi [/url]

[item] [url=http://www.sugiuranorio.jp/]Photos from Japan's top bondage
photographer[/url]

[item] [url=http://www.artsensual.de/]Zamil's site. Without a doubt, one
of the best shibari artists in the West[/url]

[item] [url=http://www.tokyo.to/fetish/japsm/]Japanese S&M[/url]

[item]
[url=http://www2u.kagoya.net/~park/gay/gana/common/shibari/galshibari.html]Japanese-language
site depicting finished Japanese bondage and tying procedures[/url]

[item] [url=http://www.ropemarks.com]RopeMarks - The True Beauty of
Bondage[/url]

[item] [url=http://rare.ropemarks.com]RopeMarks Artistic Rope Exchange
(R.A.R.E.) - online traditional shibari tutorials[/url]

[item] [url=http://www.ropemarks.com/master_k.htm]Master "K" at
RopeMarks[/url] 

[item]
[url=http://www.immortalshibari.com.br/en_artigo.cfm?ID=16]Master"K" at
Immortal Shibari[/url]

[item] [url=http://www.rope-peer-workshop.co.uk/]Rope Bondage Peer
Workshop[/url]

[item] [url=http://www.shibaricon.com/]Shibaricon site. The biggest
annual rope event celebrating all styles, not predominantly kinbaku. [/url]

[item] [url=http://www.esinem.com/]Esinem's site, probably the largest
free Japanese style bondage site, with extensive galleries, rope sales,
tuition etc.[/url]

[item] [url=http://www.nawashibari.com/]www.nawashibari.com[/url] High
quality pay site (with good preview section) focusing on shibari

[item] [url=http://collaredncuffed.com/bondageandshibari.aspx]The
Beginners guide to shibari[/url]



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