Our Favourite Safety Resources

This was originally posted on Fetlife on 21/08/24

We are not medical professionals

We include information on safety in every class we teach, including aspects which are most relevant to the tie being taught. However it can also be useful to look at various resources to better understand the risks of Shibari and your own risk profile.

Safety Resources We Use

These are the resources we use most often and are from sources we know and trust.

• Nerves in Rope Bondage flyer by Anatomie_Studio

• The Rope Bottom Guide by Clover

• Nerve and Circulation Problems (link deactivated) blog post by WykD Dave

• Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy and Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book

  
  

We also use our notes from classes and private tuition from a range of sources including experienced teachers and medical professionals, our personal experience with rope, and KnottyButt ’s knowledge from her degrees and vanilla professional training. However we are still always learning and new information is learnt by the community over time through academic research and groups like the Rope Incident Reports group and the Rope Bottom Network (discord).

Other Safety Resources

These are other resources we use less often but include information we agree with and think is important.

• General Rope Safety video course by Lecia for Shibari_Study

• Rope365 Safety post

• Managing Head and Neck Injuries in Rope and Purple Limbs and Rope Bondage- when should you worry? by MissDoctor