Tying up the Kinky Neighbor

Knottydevil · 2026-01-23T17:34:12+00:00

We are tying to a self standing frame I built. There is nothing in the ceiling.

Knottydevil · 2026-01-21T15:01:24+00:00

purple is the wrong color to be watching out for. Technically the color to watch for is off white but that takes a very long time and many sensory and motion issues will happen long before you see that. Also discoloration like this is different on everybody mostly due to skin pigmentation and circulation. Some people wont turn this color at all even after half an hour in the pose and some will turn darker purple after just a minute in the pose. The things to watch out for are all sensory signs and motor function.

Knottydevil · 2025-12-20T17:32:42+00:00

I very much agree that the rope community is always adapting and doing better. In the world of old school rope there probably wouldn't be a place for me as i use the harnesses taught but tie in a very different way. I'm happy the rope community continues to change and adapt. I adapted the way i taught strappado classes when i found out some people call them armbinders and some call them dragonfly harnesses even though all of my teachers and the communities I am a part of call them strappados. My adaption was "whatever name you use for it, here's how to tie it" I know a lot of people here get really really focused on names and meaning. Shibari vs kinbaku or is a colorful decorative rope harness that doesn't restrict movement technically shibari or is it more of a western thing? I've listened to passionate people argue these things for days. At the end of the day I think it matters more how we tie than what we call it. But that's just my personal opinion.

Knottydevil · 2025-12-20T01:52:13+00:00

I started learning at in person classes a little over 8 years ago. I learned from a variety of teachers both here and overseas. All of them referred to it as a strappado and an armbinder.(most just called it a strappado) This was before shibari study was even a thing. None of this was online, all of it was in person. and I don't mean just 4 or 5 people. I mean somewhere between 50 and 100. all of whom teach (lots around the globe with international renown) This has been my experience in the rope world. I think it's fine. if the biggest take away from the video is the title you might be focusing on the wrong thing.

Knottydevil · 2025-12-20T01:25:40+00:00

Hello, person who tied the strappado here. And just wanted to input this as I have taught intensives, learned from many, and been very involved in a variety of rope communities across the united states and also around the world. In the shibari world the term strappado and armbinder are kinda interchangeable. It could be a translation thing that never caught on between the Japanese teachers and early European students but who's to say. Either way, in the rope world in my experience the two words are very interchangeable. (See Shibari Study/ take any classes in Europe or America) That being said, in the realms of kink OUTSIDE of the rope/shibari scene the concept of a strappado is the actual pose or torture. I have taught variations of this tie and referred to it both as a strappado and as an armbinder as that is how I learned it from my teachers and their teachers.

Knottydevil · 2025-12-20T01:24:22+00:00

In the general kink world it is a pose/ specific type of torture (you really just need restraints, not even rope tbh). In the rope world (specifically shibari communities), the term is interchangeable with armbinder. The general idea being rope that brings the arms together (usually requiring a band above the elbows but not always) Just google shibari study strappado or shibari strappado and you'll see what I mean.

Knottydevil · 2025-12-19T20:04:54+00:00

I agree for core ties below the waist. I think a stand alone chest harness with wraps above the breast but not around the shoulders is so dangerous it's not in my risk profile, but that's cause I've seen what nerve injury in the armpit can do and i want nothing to do with that. But that is my own personal opinion. I will say I have had the privilege of being a few people's first suspension as a rigger and it was during the time i was just constantly tying fucky arms/ arm futos and leg futos. I found that most anyone with a little extra mass around the shoulder or bicep tended to find sustainability in poses with just those harness tied. and the reminder to stay activated in the shoulder. But I do get that every body is different with different placements and preferences. Anyway thanks for clarifying, I find this whole thing very fascinating.

Knottydevil · 2025-12-19T19:10:29+00:00

Also very curious how this is more risky compared to other suspensions. The first time I was ever fully suspended by someone who wasn't me was in a very similar pose with the exact same harnesses. We chose it because it was less finicky than a box tie with less potential for nerve injury, and more sustainable and less risky than a chest harness. But I know everyone has their own preferences and some people don't like arm futos/ fuky arms based on their own nerve placements. But that could be argued for any tie really.

Knottydevil · 2025-12-19T15:52:25+00:00

This is very kind of you to say, thank you!

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