Shibari Fumo Ryu - Japanese bondage books and movies
Japanese Bondage Books Reviews
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Review by SM News -"Sensuous Sadie"
Picture: "Shibari Fumo Ryu" author Hans Meyer and Selena performing
This month we present reviews on several BDSM publications we feel will be of interest to all our readers. First off is a CD published, distributed, and most important, written by Hans Meijer, the driving force behind the POWERotics Foundation. Hans is one of the leaders of the European BDSM scene and a passionate defender of the BDSM lifestyle.
A few months ago when I’d first started exploring with my partner Griffin, he asked me to do a little research on Japanese rope bondage so that he could tie me up real pretty. I figured it would be an easy trick to find some stuff on the internet, so a surfing I went. After the better part of an evening, I found that while there were lots of fetish photography websites featuring rope bondage, there were only one or two that actually showed how to do it, step by step. And these, I found to my disappointment, were rather mechanical in approach.
So it was with some pleasure that I agreed to review Shibari Fumo Ryu (Shibari Fumo Style), a downloadable CDRom about Shibari, the art of Japanese Bondage. They explain that they offer probably the "most comprehensive source of information on shibari, currently available." They’re right about that; it’s quite comprehensive and also pleasantly sensible to my very western mind. One of the things I particularly enjoyed was that the design of the CDRom reflects Japanese beliefs, so for example they offer us (the reader) a gift as an opening to the information to come. Interestingly, I discovered that Japanese Rope Bondage is - in part - a martial art, used in history to transport prisoners and for torture purposes. Of course we would be using it primarily for bondage of the BDSM flavor, with safety features clearly delineated.
Nawashi and Shibari Fumo Ryu author Hans Meijer during a Shibari bondage art performance.
I found the Shibari information both easy to read and very educational. It’s not something that you’ll do all at one sitting. Rather you might start with level one and slowly try more things as you become comfortable with them. There is also plenty of information on the mind/body/spirit connection. They write that, "Shibari encompasses more than just the bondages. these are just an - albeit important - part of Shibari Do, which also encompasses lifestyle elements, spirituality, meditation, physical and mental training and most of all understanding." You can see this reflected in their review of the body Chakras which Griffin tells me follow the Hindu style. He added that he thought this unusual, as perhaps the Chinese Chakra style would be closer (culturally speaking) to Japan.
In addition to some steamy and quite lovely contemporary photographs of Japanese bondage, you will also enjoy the many Japanese drawings of various rope forms.
I admit that on first sitting I wondered if this product would be worth paying for, but in this case at least, you definitely get your money’s worth.
Personal note from Carter Stevens (owner/publisher of SM News and renowned BDSM video-producer)
Let me add my personal endorsement. As most of you know, although I am a dominant bondage freak, my own interest has never run towards rope bondage (the fact that my first (and favorite) bondage magazine is titled "chained" should be a good clue to my own proclivities). But after studying Shibari Fumo Ryu I have found myself investigating rope bondage. Now that is a powerful piece of writing if it can influence an old pervert like me to change his tried and true way of doing things. I highly recommend you contact POWERotics and buy yourself a copy of what will definitely become a standard must read for all bondage enthusiasts. CS
Fetish Engine Review
Hans Meijer, known by many lifestylers (including me) for his truly great efforts being one of the very first persons outside of Japan to export and spread the joyful and erotic art of traditional Japanese bondage (AKA: Nawa Shibari or Kinbaku) to the rest of the world. And we are forever grateful for that!!
Review by The Chrystal Bridge
For the first time ever Shibari (Japanese bondage) knowledge is being made available in a systhematic way as E-books, so people can actually learn how to do it and incorporate it in their power exhange or their lovelife.
Maybe even more importantly - it is the first time ever Shibari is approached through one of the different traditional Shibari styles (you didn't know there were different styles, right ).
The E-books concentrate on the Shibari Fumo style, which is the relatively easy to learn erotic and spiritual style.
There is a lot to say about this unique set, but why not just check out the information for yourself.