Make shibari Dirty Again: A Sexual Approach to Shibari / Kinbaku

The closer we get to the origins of Shibari/Kinbaku, the more we understand how this discipline is shaped by the erotica and sexuality of Japan.

As westerners trying to understand Shibari/Kinbaku from this point of view, we find that our vision of sex, erotica and "what is taboo" is shaped by our cultural heritage, that is completely different from the Japanese.

During the first part of this class we will talk about some key cultural differences that will allow us to understand the rise of Shibari in Japan and why it developed the way it did. We will comment some masterpieces and see several examples. From the early masters to the recent work of well known figures.

The second part of the class will be focused in how to enjoy Shibari in a sexual way, how to embrace a sex-positive way of tying and discover the endless possibilities of rope play, trying to make Shibari dirty again. We can do it using the most basic ties or the most complex shapes. Expect a lot of examples, pictures and suggestions.

Last part will be dedicated to the SM part of Shibari. Concepts like Shuuchinawa and the Japanese ways of playing with exposure, shame and emotions (and what can we learn and how can we adapt it to our westerner minds).

Zor Neurobashing has been learning shibari since 2005. He has studied with Haruki Yukimura, Akira Naka, Kazami Ranki, Kasumi Hourai, Osada Steve, Ren Yagami, Riccardo Wildties, among others. Photography is one of his biggest passions since he was very young and soon he found out how amazingly it can be combined with Japanese bondage. His personal style has been defined many times as Kuzushi Shibari and is oriented towards creativity, improvisation and asymmetry.

Margout Darko is a rope model and rigger and has been in love with kinbaku since 2014. She has been working for years as an erotic and fetish model (both in video and photography) and has a solid background and knowledge in consent and BDSM practices.

She believes that what makes a rope model great is having a good understanding of their limitations and needs, empathy, a good ability to communicate with their rigger and a desire to open up, surrender and tell their own story. In 2019 she was a model in one of Norio Sugiura’s sets in Copenhagen. She has participated as a model in workshops and private lessons of, among others, Riccardo Wildties, Kasumi Hourai, Kazami Ranki and Yagami Ren and has taught in various workshops in Berlin, Stuttgart and Prague with her partner. She feels a special interest in classical styles that seek to generate an intense emotional and erotic exchange, especially Naka Ryu and Yumikura Ryu.

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