Having never tried Japanese rope bondage, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I asked someone whose profile I just stumbled across on joyclub. The only thing I knew, was that I wanted to try how it feels to be tied up. But beyond that, the exact technique was somewhat of a mystery. It was hard not to feel nervous, but after the first explanations from my rigger (the person who actually does the knotwork), I was hooked and couldn´t wait to be unable to move. What is Shibari? There are many kinds of rope bondage techniques, but shibari is by far one of my favorites. The word itself translates to “to tie” in Japanese, which makes sense considering that these knots were originally designed to bind captives together. Today, they are often used as an art form (the intricate patterns really take my breath away), but they still serve their original purpose as well; erotic-bondage fans use them regularly. While the term shibari is most often used for all bondages with ropes, there is …