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Free Shibari Training
A beginner-friendly video lesson library for learning shibari basics, rope care, core knots, single column ties, double column ties, frog ties, chest harnesses, and Hishi Karada.
A structured
beginner course.
The lessons are sequenced so you can learn shibari from zero. You start with rope care and finishing ends, build the four fundamental knots that every rope bondage technique relies on, then progress through single column ties, double column ties, and into full chest and body harnesses.
Each lesson is short, focused, and demonstrated on real bodies. Shibari basics first, harnesses last. You don't need any prior rope experience to start at lesson one and work your way through.
Suspension is explicitly out of scope. Suspension work requires hands-on training and a qualified instructor in person, and the library tells you so clearly. Everything here is ground-based, beginner-appropriate rope.
26 free
video lessons.
Every shibari tutorial in the library is produced by TheDuchy and available free inside the BeMoreKinky app. No subscription, no premium tier, no per-lesson unlocks.
What you'll
learn.
Six core categories take you from raw rope to a full-body harness. A seventh adds inclusivity guidance for different bodies and abilities.
About rope
Rope handling fundamentals. How to store your rope between sessions and seven different finishing methods so the ends never fray.
7 lessons
The four fundamental knots
The core shibari knots: overhand, square, lark's head, and half hitches. Plus advanced half-hitch handling once the basics are solid.
6 lessons
Core single column ties
Three single column tie variations around a single wrist, ankle, or limb. Includes the Somerville Bowline alongside lark's head and square knot shibari ties.
3 lessons
Core double column ties
Double column ties for binding two body parts together. Wrap-and-cinch, lark's head double, and the classic frog tie.
3 lessons
Building blocks and rope handling
Intermediate rope handling. Clean junctions between rope passes, and how to extend rope when a single length isn't long enough.
2 lessons
Basic harnesses
From a waist-level unchastity belt through the Shinju shibari chest harness to the full-body Hishi Karada with two ending options.
4 lessons
Adapting rope for different bodies
A standalone inclusivity lesson covering how to adapt rope work for different bodies, abilities, and needs. Because shibari basics should work for everyone, not just one body type.
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Every lesson in the library, grouped by category and listed in the order you'd work through them.
About Rope
Foundational rope care. How to store your rope between sessions and seven different ways to finish rope ends so they don't fray.
- Storing Rope: Coiling and Hank Methods
- Finishing Rope Ends: Tape
- Finishing Rope Ends: Melting Synthetic Rope
- Finishing Rope Ends: Overhand Knot Method
- Finishing Rope Ends: Wall Knot / Matthew Walker Knot
- Finishing Rope Ends: Tool Dip
- Finishing Rope Ends: Whipping
The Four Fundamental Knots
The core knot vocabulary every shibari tutorial builds on. Includes safety notes on which knots collapse under tension and which weaken the rope.
- Overhand Knots
- Square Knot and Surgeon's Knot
- Lark's Head Knot
- Half Hitches: Core Technique
- Half Hitches: Locking to Hard Points and Straps
- Half Hitches: Advanced Rope Handling
Core Single Columns
Three cuff-style single column tie variations around a single body part. Each lesson includes a circulation-check reminder.
- Somerville Bowline
- Lark's Head Single Column
- Square Knot Single Column
Core Double Columns
Double column ties that bind two body parts together. Wrists, ankles, or ankle-to-thigh, including the classic frog tie.
- Lark's Head Double Column
- Wrap and Cinch Double Column
- Frog Tie
Building Blocks and Rope Handling
Intermediate rope handling skills. Build clean junctions between rope passes and join shorter ropes into a longer working length.
- Building Blocks: Junctions
- Extending Rope
Basic Harnesses
Four harness tutorials from a simple waist belt to a full-body Hishi Karada. Suspension is explicitly out of scope and requires in-person training.
- Unchastity Belt
- Shinju (Chest Harness)
- Hishi Karada: Full Body Harness
- Hishi Karada: Ending Options
Adapting
Inclusivity content for adapting rope work to different bodies, abilities, and needs.
- Adapting Rope for Different Bodies
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