Bondage and shibari

My shibari practices, restraints, and bondage in Paris

Restraints and bondage are very common practices in the BDSM world and have gained in popularity in recent years. The interest of these practices such as bondage and shibari is that the person tied up has no other choice but to trust the person who ties them up. For dominatrixes, these practices are quite a challenge because they require training and a few years of experience. I host you in Paris to practice restraint play such as bondage and shibari.

My practices of restraints, bondage and shibari:

• Handcuffs;
• Spacer bars;
• Shibari with burlap rope;
• Psychiatric straitjacket;
• Wrapping with cellophane paper;
•  Leather straps;
• Predicament bondage (your muscles will have to defy my equipment and gravity).

Don't hesitate to tell me about your fears and doubts if you want to try restraint practices for the first time. I can easily understand that you are not reassured because these practices can represent a risk. Your limits will of course be strictly respected.

A bit of history: shibari, from Japan to Paris

"Shibari" simply means "to bind" in Japanese. The modern connotation of Shibari refers to an ancient Japanese aesthetic style of rope bondage.

Shibari is derived from Hojo-jutsu, a martial art aimed at restraining prisoners. While local police and samurai used Hojo-jutsu as a form of detention and torture in Japan between 1400 and 1700, the honor of the ancient samurai warriors required that they treat their victims with decency. Therefore, they used various means to bind their captive prisoners, thus demonstrating their dignity and position.

Kinbaku, the art of sensual bondage, emerged in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a new type of erotic Hojo-justu. The art of sensual bondage is now often called Shibari, especially in the West. This is now an erotic art and no longer a martial art.

The shibari constraint uses ropes to create geometric patterns and shapes that contrast well with the natural curves of the human body. The roughness of the ropes contrasts with the smooth skin and curves. The canvas is the pattern, the rope is the paint and brush, and the rigger is the rope artist in Shibari.

Shibari emphasizes sensuality, fragility and power through the artistic placement of ropes and knots on the model's body. The placement of the knots at strategic points stimulates pressure points on the body, much like acupuncture and shiatsu, a type of Japanese massage. According to some, the shibari experience also improves the circulation and transmission of ki energy.

Today, in Paris, you can meet me for a shibari session.

To learn more about shibari, I recommend this excellent article by Grazia.