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	<title>Japanese Shibari Art</title>
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	<description>It is release... through restraint.</description>
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		<title>Japanese Bondage Terms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[•agura: cross-legged position (seated lotus position)
•asa or asanawa: traditional Japanese bondage and torture rope made of hemp
•dojo: literally, “Place of the Way,” or place of learning (e.g. a school)
•dorei: slave
•gakko: school
•gei: artistic skill
•gyakuebi: Japanese hog tie
•hojojutsu: traditional style of military incarceration and torture used in feudal Japan by samurai and police
•jujun: submissive
•kaikyaku kani: crab leg
•karada: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://japaneseshibariart.com/japanese-bondage-terms/commonly-used-japanese-bondage-terms/</link>
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		<title>Misconceptions of Shibari</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are more questions than answers, when it comes to Shibari..!

Is it,or is it not, A Martial Art?!?!
A martial (fighting/warrior) art solely serves martial (fighting) purposes. Shibari is an art of erotic spirituality and NOT a fighting art. Shibari has (some) roots that can be traced down to very ancient martial arts (Bushi Do &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://japaneseshibariart.com/misconceptions-of-shibari/misconceptions-of-shibari/</link>
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		<title>History of Kinbaku Rope</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since cheap cotton took over most of the textile industry, other natural fibers lost their market dominance. The USA-inspired witch hunt on cannabis production brought hemp-farming to a complete standstill in the 1980s. As a result, the modern &#8220;natural&#8221; rope industry produces hardly any 100 percent natural single fiber rope.
For traditional Japanese bondage, use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://japaneseshibariart.com/shibari-history/history-of-kinbaku-rope/</link>
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		<title>Spiritual Shibari</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kinbaku (Shibari) is an integrated concept of body, mind and spirit.
The objective is to unlock erotic energy through trance or trance-like experiences. Trance (a different level of awareness) is being achieved through a refined mix of atmosphere, ritual, meditation, love, techniques and intensity of the situation. Most forms of oriental lovemaking are hardly ever straightforward [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://japaneseshibariart.com/spiritual-shibari/spiritual-shibari/</link>
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		<title>Shibari History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Origin of bondage in Japan:
 The history of Sokubaku or bondage in Japan begins with illustrations in an art form known as: Hojo-jutsu (the martial art of restraining captives) or Baku-jutsu. To understand this better, we must dig a little deeper. 
In the 1700&#8217;s Japan was under the Tokugawa Government, four kinds of punishment were common. These [...]]]></description>
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