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The Seductive Art Of Japanese Bondage Book By Midori
Douglas Kent, Lee Harrington, and Midori are three well respected resources.
This looks to be from her shoot for Midori’s Japanese Bondage book. Craig Morey was the photographer.
https://www.amazon.com/Seductive-Art-Japanese-Bondage-Midori/dp/1890159387
Check out The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage by Midori
As far as free online videos, Twisted Monk has some very basic videos, and I learned a lot from the Two Knotty Boys videos as well. They're both very helpful when starting out.
For Shibari information specifically, Midori's classic book is a good place to start. After that, I suggest moving on to Douglas Kent's excellent Shibari books, both the first and the second volume.
I can go on for a while about other good rope books if you're looking for more general information, so feel free to ask if you need more info. Of course, sticking your head over in /r/BDSMcommunity is a good move as well.
TL;DR
Here are some great videos to get you started.
Here is a free online class when you have time and want to dive deeper.
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ONLINE RESOURCES - COURSES
Crash Restraint an extensive, free, online rope bondage course. It can be a little tricky to navigate, and you need to make a free account, but once you understand how the site is laid out, it's really an incredible resource. If you wanted just one resource to take you from beginner to expert, this would be a great choice.
The Duchy, a chill rope bondage resource with free content, and paid content that costs $3-$5
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ONLINE RESOURCES - VIDEOS
Twisted Monk's How-To Videos Talks you through the ties out loud, which I find really helpful. (Also on youtube here.)
Two Knotty Boys How-To Videos Great basics, but a lot of the videos don't have verbal instruction, which I personally don't prefer.
Zed Ropework has a handful of good, clear videos on youtube
Watts The Safeword is a little goofy -- but that can be good! And their videos are simple and straightforward.
MorganThorneBDSM has some good beginner bondage videos (and a ton of other non-bondage BDSM content)
Epic Rope is low-key and enjoyable.
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BOOKS
(Note, I linked to amazon but a lot of the books can be found MUCH cheaper elsewhere)
Douglas Kent's Complete Shibari: Land: 1 is my favorite, I think the instructions and photos are the clearest and most detailed, and there are a ton of useful ties.
Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage a beautiful book you could put on a coffee table, with tons of useful stuff, and steeped in history and culture, which I love. The line illustrations are, in my opinion, not as clear as a ton of photos would be.
Green Candy Press Two Knotty Boys Showing You The Ropes, a chill, fun, approachable book. The choice of ties is a little all-over-the-place, and it doesn't feel like an extensive course so much as a small buffet of options.
When I started back in college we used damaged hoisery wrapped around the wrists and then tied off at the legs of the bed.
Bondage requires study, practice, and skill. There are lots of ways to do it wrong, some of which could be very dangerous.
I found this book to be pretty helpful http://www.amazon.com/Seductive-Art-Japanese-Bondage/dp/1890159387/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345232222&sr=1-1&keywords=midori+japanese+bondage
Ignore the more elaborate stuff and focus on the knots. Practice working with rope before trying it on your partner.
Depending on where you are you might be able to find an evening class that will teach you hands-on how to work with rope but also what you need to do to be safe. [example: I always give her the ends of the rope in slip knots so that she can easily escape in an emergency.]
Leather cuffs make this stuff easier but they are a bit pricey. I have a set from years ago and they still work just fine.
Just be thoughtful and thorough and safety conscious. If you are going to tie her up, you must be very focused not drunk or stoned. Much of it will be for her pleasure (even the pain elements because those can be pleasurable).
Best of luck to you.
That certainly works too :-) I like the material because it's easy and safe to work with if you don't have special rope and advanced tying and knot skills (few people have). I used hose to bind college GFs many times. Ideally you have lovely hemp rope, have taken shibari classes, and have spent at least a few hours practicing various ties and knots so that you can execute them flawlessly when the time comes. Sexy is being sure handed and speedy. Fumbling around isn't sexy.
Hemp rope though expensive, is so much easier to handle and tie because the rope lays the way you ask it to and the soft friction make knot tying a breeze. It also feels better on the skin and is more easily untied when the time comes. If you really like playing with rope and tying, there's no substitute for hemp. It's so much easier.
If shibari interests you at all, I found this book to be very helpful for learning some basics. The pictures are excellent too: http://www.amazon.com/The-Seductive-Art-Japanese-Bondage/dp/1890159387
Shibari can be any way you want it. It doesn't have to get extreme as you may have seen in some porn.
Hey,
Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage by Midori is a delicate way to introduce someone to the pleasure of rope bondage especially if they have no prior experience in kink. The techniques introduced in the book are easy to follow and honestly, the style of the author is truly enjoyable and erotic. The ties are fairly simple so if you know how to tie a double column tie you probably will get more benefits of the next book.
Essence of Shibari: Kinbaku and Japanese Rope Bondage by Shin Nawakari provides a less entertaining but way more professional/technical focused approach. It still starts from the real basics but by the end of the book, intermediate ties are introduced. I recommend this book from my heart to someone who already knows that they are into shibari.
The static picture-based guides might be hectic in the beginning but luckily https://crash-restraint.com/ has plenty of high-quality videos for free.
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For intermediate and above progression I was studying from https://vimeo.com/ondemand/shibaristudy. Superb content with advanced techniques and bondages mostly for suspension. (In this level, it might be also good to join your local shibari community and learn directly from more experienced people.)
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A good book like
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1890159387/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473544221&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=midori+bondage&dpPl=1&dpID=51eKfzx%2BdjL&ref=plSrch
Or
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZLWOGWK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473544262&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=bondage+basic&dpPl=1&dpID=51Tx0dtuINL&ref=plSrch
Gives a good grounding in techniques, safety and understanding the "why".
I'm a fan of recommending Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk on how Your Body Language Shapes who You Are to help submissives-that-would-be-dominant start getting into the swing of things - it might be a useful 20 minute diversion for your lady as well.
In general, I highly recommend she read through the entirety of /r/BDSMfaq and then come here with more specific questions to us. I'd also recommend checking the resources of /r/FemdomCommunity.
Midori is a well regarded female top who writes books and even recently gave a live course on showing women to be more dominant in the bedroom. BDSM for Beginner's with Mistress Kinky could possibly be helpful, but I have not read it or heard it mentioned before, just found it searching just now.
If something must be considered AUTHORITATIVE in terms of BDSM in this community, it will be in the /r/BDSMfaq. In general we try to stay away from telling you how to do BDSM because your idea and practice of BDSM is probably different from mine. The only thing we all agree on is informed consent and safety are the most important things, followed by fun (don't forget about that one) for all players involved.
Bondage? Bondage is awesome! Such an amazing way to make the bedroom more intimate and fun. There are plenty of great resources out there to help.
Firstly I would highly encourage you to check out /r/BDSMcommunity and read through some of the posts. It's a very positive, helpful group of people that want to make sure everyone is have safe, sexy fun.
For some more specific bondage things, some books on Amazon that are great are: Two Knotty Boys 1, Two Knotty Boys 2, Better Built Bondage, Erotic Bondage, Japanese Bondage, Shibari, Complete Shibari Volume 1: Land,
For websites these are fantastic: Two Knotty Boys, Twisted Monk, The Duchy, Bondage Positions
Midori has one of the best websites and books on Shibari available http://www.amazon.com/The-Seductive-Art-Japanese-Bondage/dp/1890159387
also her website: http://www.shibarilover.com/MidoriDojo.htm
One of my favorites.
And another real good one.
And one of the classics.
You want a basic chest harness. Twisted Monk gives a good start. You could also get Midoris Book or Jay Wisemans Book. As you progress, you can also put her into predicament bondage that allows her to vary the pressure and angle she feels. I have a nose hook I'm looking forward to using in conjunction with my anal hook.
It sounds like you need more. What I suggest is that you both start digging into some resources specifically for rope. Might I suggest Kinbaku and Shibari?
There are a vast many resources for fans of rope. I would also look locally for rope events, cause they seem to be everywhere.
Good Place to start
Most shibari books are based on this:
http://www.amazon.com/Seductive-Art-Japanese-Bondage/dp/1890159387/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301628159&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Seductive-Art-Japanese-Bondage/dp/1890159387/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301923223&sr=1-2
The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage
Just a fun book on the subject.
http://www.amazon.com/Seductive-Art-Japanese-Bondage/dp/1890159387
Midori is really fun, if you ever get a chance to catch one of her lectures it's worth it even if you don't get into shibari.