Sasúpenshon – suspension, the most spectacular part of any Shibari style. A subject we get many, many questions about. Although it is impossible to provide all the answers, in this section you will at least find a lot of answers. Just like the bondages, suspensions have names, identified by the position of the body. Shibari […]

Ya (The Arrow) is by far the safest Shibari suspension bondage. And actually one of the easiest ones to make and the easiest to recieve. The main characteristic for this position is the fact that the back (and most of the body) is completely straight. Hence there is relatively little strain on the body. Ya […]

This is a step by step example of a Shibari suspension session, with explanation. it shows how the session starts with an overture and ends with a Tóbikomi suspension position, but we’re not there yet. It starts with a romantic, slow beginning. No, this piece of cloths is not a real gag in the sense […]

The most frequently asked question: if I am not supposed to use a tackle, how do I bring someone up. The fact is: you don’t. You change the position. This is what you do. Horizontal positions (belly up or down) Have the recipient stand and tie the main suspension ropes (these will usually be the […]

What kind of equipment do you need? Well, in honesty, not really that much. In fact, let’s start with what you do not need. You do not need a tackle or other hoisting apparatus. This is not used in Shibari suspension and for good reasons. Tieing someone to a tackle or beam and then bringing […]

Panic attacks are not entirely uncommon in active power exchange play. Advanced play, such as suspension, may occasionally bring about a panic attack. A panic attack is what happens when the recieving (submissive) partner suddenly displays what may look to others like unreasonable, illogical fear and complementatry behavior. It may result from a variety of […]

Pictures are usually a very poor source of information, when it comes to suspension! Well over half of what you get to see are clever trick shots and as far as the other half is concerned, many of such photo shoots never lasted more than three or four minutes as a maximum! As long as […]