Two weeks ago, I’ve updated the history page of the SHIBARI SCHOOL (you can click here if you want more details) but I didn’t get the time to blog a post. In fact, I wanted to write a little more but, finally, I think it should be useless. After 5 years giving my time to this project, I decided to stop. I got the chance to meet some nice people including my lovely slave Faustine. In one word, I leave the scene to focus my energy on Captive Culture, the bondage website created 13 years ago. That’s all … good-bye !

Today, I would like to write few words about a nice idea from my friend Dr Phil … a new event for bondage lovers in Paris, France. I don’t know if Faustine and I will be able to come but we hope to be there. I know Phil since several years and he’s the best expert in japanese bondage on the national scene. That’s something you shouldn’t miss !

SHIBARI LOUNGE
Date : Saturday, April 20

Today, I write to give you some news. If you follow us on twitter, you already know Faustine and I encountered some health problems in our two families. We didn’t had lot of free time since three months.

That’s why some of you still wait a reply to an email they sent weeks ago. That’s also the reason we didn’t schedule the friendly meeting planned on January. Days are running so fast and there are so many things to do that we decided to give us a break …

I launched the Shibari School in 2008 but I am still very busy with Captive Culture which is my professional activity for 13 years now. I want to preserve my work as photographer even if it implies to prioritize some projects requesting too much time.

Because we need to work on essential things for now, we won’t propose any meeting or workshop before the next summer : it also includes the private rope lessons … if you need a skilled instructor during this break, you should check our directory page.

thank you for understanding,
we’ll be back this summer …

NB : we still get questions about the workshop at Cris et Chuchotements … no, we are not affiliated to this event. we don’t participate anymore to this copy of the Shibari School and we don’t recommend to take lessons with these people. Being a bondage instructor requires a lot more experience than the one you can get taking few lessons with an expert in ropes.

as you know, the Shibari School’s team started an adventure with Les Gouters du Divin Marquis in the beginning of year 2011. We were working at parisian club Cris & Chuchotements for public performance and rope lessons. Last summer, we decided to stop because of several problems and requested a change about the event’s name (we wanted to avoid any confusion with the Shibari School) … that’s how is born the naming Ecole des Cordes. But because Philippe & Oda got problems to find find others riggers accepting to keep the event alive, we accepted to continue this collaboration. We agreed to their conditions and the Shibari School’s team did another season.

Unfortunately, we had not a real control on the event and we were unenthusiastic about the result. I know the organizers did lot of efforts to please everyone but our philosophy is different. We love freedom and quality. We love to see happy participants. I started making shibari meetings in 2009 and I know what to do for making it different from the common stuff you can see everywhere. Moreover now my lovely slave Faustine joined the team … for me, it’s important to show the real side of kinbaku : this unique relationship between the rigger and the one trapped in ropes.

People want to watch something real and intense : a simple performance is useless for newbies and boring for experts … that’s why the Shibari School’s team will not participate to the next season of Ecole des Cordes.

We proposed some changes to the organizers but they declined it. That’s okay for us because we were expecting this end of our collaboration. We wanted to do less sessions to work on our projects which suffered from the rythm of these events scheduled every two months. Diane will be in Japan on August, Ben created his business months ago, Faustine works 60 hours per week and I am still busy with Captive Culture … but we’ll be back soon to propose the kind of meeting you love :)