ShibariClasses has some new shibari tutorials: The Maksim Kalahari Collection. The course includes his interpretation of teppo shibari (rifle-carry position), a beautiful example of connective floorwork (newaza), an arm tie which uses familiar ingredients and an advanced agura suspension with a transition to an inversion.
Who is Maksim Kalahari?
We met Maskim at Ropefest in St Petersburg, Russia, back in 2016, which I think was their first or second event. We were immediately impressed with his ability. His style is strongly influenced by old-style techniques and extremely neat. Whether your interest is in dynamic suspensions or connective floorwork, this is a man to watch.
If you want to follow him on Instagram, you can find him here or Fetlife members’ can see his profile here.
More about his tutorials
Teppo shibari
The teppo shibari tutorial shows not only the fundamental tie but also a way to further reinforce the position, plus different conclusions to the tie. The problem often faced with this position is that the upper arm can fall forward, so it fails to be truly restrictive. You will learn some tricks to ensure this won’t happen.
Arms in front shibari tie
This will teach you a very effective, yet simple, arms in front tie. It uses ingredients with which you will already be familiar, so will be easy to learn and will show you how the basic components of shibari can be repurposed.
Newaza session
In this tutorial, you will see Maksim doing a newaza (shibari floorwork) session. This is a tutorial where you steal knowledge by observation, which is how a lot of learning was traditionally done in Japan. A student would quietly watch his sensei at work, absorbing the nuances. Whilst, you can see every step of the ties, you should focus more on how he applies the rope and manipulates his partner.
Agura suspension sequence
This tutorial features an advanced shibari suspension which transitions from an agura (seated) position to a full inversion. The latter stage can be seen in the header image of this post.