Source: Papermag.com
USA – While there’s no better time than now to try something new, the inevitable reality is that you’ve probably already tackled everything from baking bread to cutting your own hair. So after a year of quarantine, what else is there to do? Well, if you’re looking for a more erotic or aesthetically stimulating activity, maybe it’s finally time to give Shibari a shot.
If the thought of being tied up is titillating to you at all, chances are you’re likely familiar with the art of Japanese rope bondage. With deep roots in Japan’s rich aesthetic and cultural history, Shibari originally emerged in the late Edo period via erotic imagery and sexual activity. The practice then became extremely popular in Japan during the ’50s thanks to fetish magazines like Kitan Club, as well as when rope bondage began to be featured in live SM shows in the ’60s. However, Shibari as we know it now in the West has since evolved into a very different discipline, and there are also a number of separate reasons why people practice it.
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